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US 4,068,411 AGranted
Door track construction
AssigneePullman Incorporated
InventorsDonald C. Bodinger, Paul A. Tombers, Richard C. Snyder
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Abstract
A box car door track support includes a continuous structural support member which is supported on the side sill of the car beneath the door opening. A track is mounted on the continuous track support and a plurality of spaced gussets reinforce the support structure.
Claims7
A railway box car having a wall including a door opening,
- a side sill construction below said door opening including a longitudinally extending side sill,
- a floor supported on said side sill,
- a threshold plate supported on and projecting outwardly from said side sill,
- a door supported on said car for sliding movement between open and closed positions relative to said door opening, the improvement of a door track construction positioned below said door comprising;
- a track support including bracket means having a continuous horizontal web member extending the width of said door opening, and to one side thereof,
- means connecting an inner side of said web member to said side sill,
- a door track coextensive with said web member,
- means connecting an outer side of said web member to said track
- said track member having an upper inwardly extending door supporting surface, and
- a plurality of gusset members supported on said side sill and connected to said web members substantially throughout the length thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.