Railway rolling stock – Special car bodies – Freight
Patent
1975-03-03
1976-11-30
Spar, Robert J.
Railway rolling stock
Special car bodies
Freight
B61D 500
Patent
active
039942392
ABSTRACT:
A tank car head shield assembly is provided including a tank car head shield and structure for fastening the base of the head shield to the stub sill or center sill at the ends of the tank car. A pair of longitudinally extending supports connect the upper portion of the head shield on opposite sides of the car with portions of the tank car support structure located longitudinally inwardly from the tank head shield, for example, to the end sill, side sill, or to the bolster caps. The supports are connected to the head shield on the outboard side of the head shield. The supports may pass through openings in the head shield or the support members may be bent around the shield to the outboard side. A pair of supports or a single support having bends on either end of the shield may be used. The support(s) are attached to the shield by welding or mechanical fasteners. The support(s) are connected to the tank car support structure by a weldment, a clevis and/or a tube within a tube.
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"Pressure-Type Tank Cars Studied for Puncture-Vulnerability Problems" Railway Locomotives and Cars, Dec. 1974-Jan. 1975, pp. 16, 17.
Baker Forrest L.
Niggemeier Joseph F.
Rollins Dallas W.
ACF Industries Incorporated
Cummings Henry W.
Reese Randolph A.
Spar Robert J.
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