Reinforced railcar side stake

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10737705
APP PUB NO 20180086354A1
SERIAL NO

15715578

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A reinforced railcar side stake configured to be mounted to the underframe of a rail car and extend upwardly therefrom, the side stake comprises: a main body which is a U shaped channel that includes a flat back generally parallel to the side wall and a pair of legs extending generally perpendicular to the back and the side wall structures, the legs of the main body having cutouts at a lower portion thereof; a connection plate coupled to the side sill main body within the cutouts wherein the connection plate surface is flush with the upper ends of the legs above the cutouts; and a reinforcing plate within the interior of the main body near the coupling of the side stake to the underframe wherein the reinforcing plate overlaps the area of the connection plate by extending both below and above the cutouts in the legs.

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  • JAC OPERATIONS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kress, Michael H Armagh, US 15 18
Ling, Stephen T Johnstown, US 2 2

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