Bulk material transport system

A bulk material transport system for transporting bulk material on a rail car and on a truck transport vehicle and for transferring the bulk material from one to the other of said rail car and truck transport vehicle, each said rail car and truck transport vehicle being arranged to be transported by a self propelled motorized vehicle, comprising;

• a first support frame for being permanently secured to the rail car;
• a second support frame for being permanently secured to the truck vehicle;
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• a bulk material carrier comprising a flexible sheet material suspended from a pair of spaced elongated supports and forming a sling having opposing edge regions at which the supports are secured, the sling for receiving the bulk material, each support having opposing first and second ends, the support ends for releasable selective mating with and supported by said first and second frames, the frames and ends being arranged for releasably securing the supports in fixed position to the frames to preclude horizontal displacement of the secured supports relative to the frames.

A bulk material transport system for transporting bulk material on at least one transport vehicle comprising;

• at least one carrier supporting frame adapted to be permanently secured to the at least one transport vehicle;
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• a bulk material carrier for receiving the bulk material to be transported by the at least one transport vehicle;
• the carrier comprising a pair of elongated supports, each support having opposing first and second ends for mounting on the at least one frame, and a flexible sheet material forming a sling having opposing edge regions;
• the supports being secured to the sling at the opposing edge regions, the ends of the supports and support frame being arranged to releasably mate for releasably securing the sling suspended in fixed position to the frame to preclude horizontal displacement of the secured supports relative to the at least one frame during transport of the loaded carrier;
• the supports comprising hollow beams having a first length, the sling having a second length shorter than the first length, the supports for protruding beyond the sling at each said ends for releasable mounting on said at least one frame at each said ends.

A bulk material transport system for transporting bulk material on at least one transport vehicle comprising;

• at least one carrier supporting frame adapted to be permanently secured to the at least one transport vehicle;
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• a bulk material carrier for receiving the bulk material to be transported by the at least one transport vehicle;
• the carrier comprising a pair of elongated supports, each support having opposing first and second ends for mounting on the at least one frame, and a flexible sheet material forming a sling having opposing edge regions;
• the supports being secured to the sling at the opposing edge regions, the ends of the supports and support frame being arranged to releasably mate for releasably securing the sling suspended in fixed position to the frame to preclude horizontal displacement of the secured supports relative to the at least one frame during transport of the loaded carrier;
• the frame comprising a cross member for receiving thereon the ends of the supports and for supporting the ends by the force of gravity, further including an element protruding from the cross member for receiving at least a portion of the support ends and for restraining the supports from displacement in a horizontal plane.

A bulk material transport system for transporting bulk material on at least one transport vehicle comprising;

• at least one carrier supporting frame adapted to be permanently secured to the at least one transport vehicle;
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• a bulk material carrier for receiving the bulk material to be transported by the at least one transport vehicle;
• the carrier comprising a pair of elongated supports, each support having opposing first and second ends for mounting on the at least one frame, and a flexible sheet material forming a sling having opposing edge regions;
• the supports being secured to the sling at the opposing edge regions, the ends of the supports and support frame being arranged to releasably mate for releasably securing the sling suspended in fixed position to the frame to preclude horizontal displacement of the secured supports relative to the at least one frame during transport of the loaded carrier;
• the at least one transport vehicle comprising a rail car, the frame comprising a plurality of spaced cross members on which the ends of said supports can be mounted for dividing the rail car into a plurality of carrier receiving compartments, each compartment for receiving a different corresponding bulk material carrier.

A bulk material transport system for transporting bulk material on at least one transport vehicle arranged as a self propelled motorized vehicle comprising;

• at least one carrier supporting frame adapted to be permanently secured to the at least one transport vehicle;
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• a bulk material carrier for receiving the bulk material to be transported by the at least one transport vehicle;
• the carrier comprising a pair of elongated supports, each support having opposing first and second ends for mounting on the at least one frame, and a flexible sheet material forming a sling having opposing edge regions;
• the supports being secured to the sling at the opposing edge regions, the supports and support frame being arranged to releasably mate for releasably securing the sling suspended in fixed position to the frame to preclude horizontal displacement of the secured supports relative to the at least one frame during transport of the loaded carrier;
• the supports comprising tubular members with planar sides normal to adjacent sides, a plate, and a plurality of fasteners for attaching the plate to one of said planar sides with the sheet material of the sling sandwiched between the plate and the one side.

A bulk material transport system for transporting bulk material on at least one transport vehicle arranged as a self propelled motorized vehicle comprising;

• at least one carrier supporting frame adapted to be permanently secured to the at least one transport vehicle;
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• a bulk material carrier for receiving the bulk material to be transported by the at least one transport vehicle;
• the carrier comprising a pair of elongated supports, each support having opposing first and second ends for mounting on the at least one frame, and a flexible sheet material forming a sling having opposing edge regions;
• the supports being secured to the sling at the opposing edge regions, the supports and support frame being arranged to releasably mate for releasably securing the sling suspended in fixed position to the frame to preclude horizontal displacement of the secured supports relative to the at least one frame during transport of the loaded carrier;
• the at least one vehicle comprising a rail car and a truck each having a cargo receiving body, the at least one support frame comprising a first frame for attachment to the rail car body and a second frame for attachment to the truck cargo body, the frames each being arranged to receive and secure the pair of supports and sling;
• the first and second frames each including a cross member having an identical support receiving element for restraining the horizontal displacement of the received support.