Bridge plate

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1986-08-01

1988-01-26

Stodola, Nancy J.

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Wheeled, load-transporting type vehicles and means for...

14 711, 105458, B61D 4900, B65G 6700

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047214260

ABSTRACT:
Bridge plate for moving automobiles between railroad auto-rack cars characterized by an intermediate upright trues and two bracing trusses joined thereto of inverted trapezoidal cross section. A bottom plate joins the bracing trusses, secured by mechanical fasteners, and struts are interposed between the bottom plate and the intermediate truss to transfer a load on the intermediate truss to the bottom plate. The intermediate truss presents a flat top for one set (left or right) of the automobile wheels.

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patent: 3572254 (1971-03-01), Slager
patent: 4119042 (1978-10-01), Naves et al.
patent: 4634145 (1987-01-01), Humpe

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