Method and apparatus for securing a tank to a tank car sill

Details Method and apparatus for securing a tank to a tank car sill Method and apparatus for securing a tank to a tank car sill

1994-07-29

1995-11-21

Le, Mark T.

Railway rolling stock

Special car bodies

Freight

B61D 4900

Patent

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054677190

ABSTRACT:
A method for attaching a head brace to a tank car includes cutting a portion of the draft sill near the position where the head brace is to be located in order to create an access opening. The interior of the head brace is welded to the draft sill assembly and front sill pad through the access opening. The exterior of the head brace may also be welded to the draft sill assembly and front sill pad. An apparatus for attaching a portion of tank to railway car includes a head brace and draft sill formed with an access opening.

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patent: 5351625 (1994-10-01), Culligan et al.
Trinity Industries, Inc. Drawing B-120002 of a Head Brace (circa 1980).
Trinity Industries, Inc. Drawing D-140213 of a Draft Sill (circa 1980).
Photographs of a prototype car built by Trinity Industries, Inc. (circa 1980).
Union Tank Car Publication (date unknown) p. 381.

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