Lifting hook arrangement for railway tank car

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5076173
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07572698

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An improved bolster assembly (21) is for use on a railway tank car (T). The assembly comprises a vertical web member (23) the upper end of which is formed to fit about the outer surface of the shell (S) forming the tank. The member has a lifting hook opening (41) formed therein adjacent the outer end of the member. The size and orientation of the opening conform to the Association of American Railroads (AAR) design specifications for devices used in vertically lifting the car. Reinforcement plates (45a, 45b) are attached to at least one side of the web member, at the upper end thereof, to reinforce the member. The reinforcement plates are spaced from the opening and not adjacent thereto.

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ACF INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED A CORP OF NJ3301 RIDER TRAIL SOUTH EARTH CITY MO 63045-1393

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baker, Thomas B County of St. Charles, MO 4 16
Krug, John A County of St. Charles, MO 17 338

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