Lifting hook arrangement for railway tank car

Details Lifting hook arrangement for railway tank car Lifting hook arrangement for railway tank car

B - Operations, Transporting

61

D

B61D 5/00 (2006.01) B61D 5/06 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2049732

Abstract of the Disclosure 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 means 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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