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US 9,260,117 B2Granted
Composite roof conversion
AssigneeTrinity Industries, Inc.
InventorJerry W. Vande Sande
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Abstract
A method comprising removing a roof from a railcar, the railcar comprising a plurality of top chords, coupling an outer portion of a replacement roof to one or more of the plurality of top chords, the outer portion comprising a frame and a first plurality of panels, and coupling an inner portion of the replacement roof to the frame of the outer portion of the replacement roof after coupling the outer portion to one or more of the plurality of top chords, the inner portion comprising a second plurality of panels.
Claims11
A method comprising:
- removing a roof from a railcar, the railcar comprising a plurality of top chords;
- coupling an outer portion of a replacement roof to one or more of the plurality of top chords, the outer portion comprising a frame and a first plurality of panels;
- and
- coupling an inner portion of the replacement roof to the frame of the outer portion of the replacement roof after coupling the outer portion to one or more of the plurality of top chords, the inner portion comprising a second plurality of panels.
1 more element
A method for constructing a railcar roof comprising:
- coupling an outer portion of a railcar roof to one or more of a plurality of top chords of a railcar, the outer portion comprising a frame and a first plurality of panels;
- and
- coupling an inner portion of the railcar roof to the frame of the outer portion of the railcar roof after coupling the outer portion to one or more of the plurality of top chords, the inner portion comprising a second plurality of panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.