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US 12,662,172 B2Granted
Large plate tilt railroad car
AssigneeGunderson LLC
InventorsDaniel Schuller, Peter L. Jones, Christof Hettiger
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Abstract
A large plate tilt railroad car including a plate support assembly having a plurality of spaced-apart plate supporters including a plurality of plate holders simultaneously movable from loading positions in which one or more large steel plates can be loaded on the railroad car to transit positions in which one or more large steel plates can be transported using the railroad car.
Claims23
A large plate tilt railroad car comprising:
- a frame;
- a deck connected to the frame;
- a plate support assembly connected to the deck, the plate support assembly including a plurality of spaced-apart pivotable plate supporters including a first plate supporter positioned adjacent to a first end of the deck and a last plate supporter positioned adjacent to a second end of the deck;
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- a first plate blocker supported by the first plate supporter, the first plate blocker connected to a first plate holder of the first plate supporter, the first plate blocker including a base connected to the first plate holder, a first bulkhead connected to and extending outwardly from the base, and a gate connected to the first bulkhead, wherein the first bulkhead is configured to be engaged by an end of a steel plate supported by the plate support assembly to prevent substantial longitudinal movement of the steel plate.
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A large plate tilt railroad car comprising:
- a frame;
- a deck connected to the frame;
- a plate support assembly connected to the deck, the plate support assembly including a plurality of spaced-apart pivotable plate supporters including a first plate supporter positioned adjacent to a first end of the deck and a last plate supporter positioned adjacent to a second end of the deck;
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- a first plate blocker supported by the first plate supporter, the first plate blocker including a gate configured to be engaged by part of a steel plate supported by the plate support assembly to prevent substantial transverse movement of the steel plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.