Railway rolling stock – Car framing and structure – Underframes
Reexamination Certificate
2008-11-25
2010-12-28
Morano, S. Joseph (Department: 3617)
Railway rolling stock
Car framing and structure
Underframes
C105S413000, C105S247000, C105S251000, C105S245000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07856931
ABSTRACT:
A center sill for inclusion in a center sill assembly of a railroad freight car. The center sill includes a first main structural member of metal plate bent to a three-sided shape including a bottom cover and a pair of side web portions, and a top cover plate fastened to the side web portions to form a box beam structure. Horizontal filler plates that may be of thicker material are fastened to the bottom cover portion at the ends. Stub sills may be attached to the ends of the center sill to form a center sill assembly for a freight car such as a hopper car.
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Chernoff Vilhauer McClung & Stenzel LLP
Gunderson LLC
Morano S. Joseph
Smith Jason C
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