B - Operations – Transporting – 61 – D
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
61
D
105/172
B61D 5/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1310542
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A combination bottom outlet saddle and sump is provided for a railway tank car. The saddle member comprises an upper surface which conforms to the underside of the tank body and is attached thereto in surrounding relationship with an outlet opening formed in the tank body. An opening is formed through the saddle member in fluid communication with the outlet opening. A sump is recessed into the upper surface of the saddle member longitudinally spaced a short distance from the saddle member opening in fluid communication with the outlet opening. A bottom outlet valve is mounted to the lower surface of the saddle member in fluid communication with the saddle member opening. A recessed channel may be provided in the upper surface of the saddle member to permit fluid communication between the sump and the saddle member opening. A skid assembly surrounds the entire saddle member.
608051
Croson Walter T.
Dalrymple Thomas H.
Daum Philip J.
Finlayson & Singlehurst
Union Tank Car Company
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