Coil car cover
AssigneeProform, Inc.
InventorsRobin L. Berg, Marvin A. Luger, Neil C. Olsen
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Abstract
A lightweight removable cover for railroad coil cars and the like, having a cover shell made of fiberglass reinforced plastic, with external reinforcing ribs having stacking brackets integrally formed therewith, thus permitting stacking of the covers when they are not in use on a car. A reinforcing box member around the bottom of the cover and extending outwardly from the shell cooperates with the external reinforcing ribs to protect from damage the handrails and other hardware attached to the outside of the shell. In a preferred embodiment, latches are provided for securing the cover to the car, and a centrally positioned lifting cage is connected to automatically release the latches when engaged by a lifting hook.
Claims14
A removable cover for a railroad car comprising a fiberglass reinforced plastic cover shell including a domed top and side and end walls stepped inwardly from the bottom up, a plurality of hollow reinforcing ribs attached externally to said shell to extend outwardly therebeyond, and stacking brackets formed integrally with said external reinforcing ribs, whereby covers may be stacked one on top of another for storage.
A removable car cover, comprising:
- a. a fiberglass reinforced plastic shell having a base for fitting on a car and having an upper portion;
- b. said shell including hollow reinforcement ribs;
- c. a lifting member connected centrally of said upper portion of said shell;
- d. latch means connected to said shell along the base thereof for attaching said cover to a car;
- e. means associated with said lifting member and said latch means and traversing one of said hollow ribs for causing said latch means to unlatch from the car when a lifting force is applied to said lifting member.
A removable car cover, comprising:
- a. a fiberglass reinforced plastic shell having a base for fitting on a car and having an upper portion;
- b. said shell including reinforcement ribs therein;
- c. a lifting member connected centrally of said upper portion of said shell;
- d. latch means connected to said shell along the base thereof for attaching said cover to a car;
- e. means associated with said lifting member and said latch means for causing said latch means to unlatch from the car when a lifting force is applied to said lifting member, wherein said lifting member comprises a lifting cage attached to said shell and adapted to receive a lifting hook, and said lifting cage is pivotally mounted for limited pivotal movement when a lifting force is applied thereto.
A removable car cover comprising:
- a. a fiberglass reinforced plastic shell having a base for fitting on a car and having an upper portion;
- b. said shell including reinforcing ribs having a stacking bracket formed therein;
- c. a lifting member attached centrally of the upper portion of said shell, said lifting member attachment adapted to allow limited movement when a lifting force is applied;
- d. latch means connected to said shell near the base thereof for attaching said cover to a car;
- e. an elongated housing attached to said shell extending from near said lifting member to near said latch means;
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- f. a latch linkage member disposed in said housing and connected to said lifting member and said latch means for causing said latch means to unlatch when the cover is lifted from said lifting member.
A removable cover for a railroad car comprising a fiberglass reinforced plastic cover shell including a domed top and side and end walls stepped inwardly from the bottom up, a box member integral with said shell along the bottom thereof and extending outwardly therefrom, a plurality of hollow reinforcing ribs attached externally to said shell to extend outwardly therebeyond, and stacking brackets formed integrally with said external reinforcing ribs, whereby covers may be stacked one on top of another for storage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.