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US 2023/0257005 A1Published application
Large plate tilt railroad car
AssigneeGunderson LLC
InventorsDaniel Schuller, Peter L. Jones
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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.
Claims18
A large plate tilt railroad car comprising:
- a frame;
- a deck connected to the frame;
- and
- a plate support assembly connected to the deck, the plate support assembly including:
- a drive assembly, and
- a plurality of spaced-apart plate supporters that include a plurality of spaced-apart plate holders operable to simultaneously move from plate loading/unloading positions to plate transit positions, each plate supporter including a jackscrew connected to the drive assembly and to the plate holder of that plate supporter.
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A large plate tilt railroad car comprising:
- a frame;
- a deck connected to the frame;
- and
- a plate support assembly connected to the deck, the plate support assembly including:
- a drive assembly connectable to a powered external drive actuator that is not part of the large plate tilt railroad car, and
- a plurality of spaced-apart plate supporters connected to the drive assembly and that include a plurality of spaced-apart plate holders operable to simultaneously move from plate loading/unloading positions to plate transit positions via forces provided by the drive assembly.
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A large plate tilt railroad car comprising:
- a frame;
- a deck connected to the frame;
- and
- a plate support assembly connected to the deck, the plate support assembly including:
- a drive assembly, and
- a plurality of spaced-apart plate supporters that include a plurality of spaced-apart plate holders operable to simultaneously move from plate loading/unloading positions to plate transit positions, each plate supporter pivotally supported by spaced-apart first and second pivot members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.