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US 7,731,459 B2Granted
Container for oversized cargo
AssigneeBNSF Railway Company
InventorWarren J. Bell
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Abstract
A transportation container includes an upper section having a plurality of sidewalls defining a space dimensioned to receive oversized cargo for transport and a base section adapted to mate with a standardized interface of a transportation vehicle for supporting the upper section.
Claims6
A container for transporting oversized cargo comprising:
- a base section dimensioned to interface within a standard well of a standardized transportation well railroad car, the well railroad car having first and second lateral sides spaced apart to define a standardized width;
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- an upper section coupled to the base section and defining a space adapted to receive oversized cargo, the upper section having first and second lateral edges spaced apart at a width exceeding the standardized width defined by the first and second lateral sides of the well railroad car.
A transportation system comprising:
- a container comprising:
- a base section dimensioned to be received within a standard well of a well railroad car, the well railroad car having first and second lateral sides spaced apart to define a standardized width;
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- upper section coupled to the base section and defining a space adapted to receive oversized cargo, the upper section having first and second edges spaced apart at a width exceeding the standardized width defined by the first and second lateral sides of the well railroad car;
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- the well railroad car including the standard well which is for receiving the base section of the container.
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