Railway rolling stock – Safety bridges
Patent
1995-08-11
1997-01-28
Le, Mark T.
Railway rolling stock
Safety bridges
B61D 4900
Patent
active
055969364
ABSTRACT:
A bridge plate assembly for use in moving vehicles between rail cars for loading and unloading has sufficient length to span the space between adjacent rail cars and has sufficient width to accommodate vehicles of varying wheelbase. The plate assembly includes two relatively movable telescoping load bearing members, each of which includes a plurality of spaced tubular members and a support member at each end of each plate member joining the tubular members together.
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Bullock Bruce M.
Bullock Robert L.
Le Mark T.
Standard Car Truck Company
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