Coil car with shiftable trough assemblies

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1981-12-09

1984-05-29

Reeves, Robert B.

Freight accommodation on freight carrier

Particular article accommodation

Grouped

410 47, 410 49, B60P 712, B60P 714, B61D 316

Patent

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044511884

ABSTRACT:
A railway car adapted to convey cylindrical objects such as coils includes a plurality of fixed trough members and sections of shiftable inclined trough assemblies disposed atop a support deck. By selectively laterally displacing the shiftable trough assemblies the car is alternately configured to provide single/triple or double troughs, or a combination thereof, in order to achieve maximum lading capacity in any one car regardless of the diameters of the coils. Positioning elements on each shiftable trough assembly alternately mate with a fixed trough member or separate positioning elements on the support deck to specifically define the various trough modes. A lock assembly is operable to engage a retainer element carried by each shiftable trough assembly when located in either mode.

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patent: 3628466 (1971-12-01), Lyons et al.
patent: 3658195 (1972-04-01), Fantin

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