Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
321 words
A railway car for supporting highway vehicle means comprising: an intermediate frame structure including a pair of longitudinally vertically extending laterally spaced main support beams, reinforcing members extending laterally and connecting said beams, a platform supported on said beams and extending upwardly from the center of said car for supporting vehicle hitch means at the center portion of the car, end structures each including a stub center sill connected to a respective opposing end of said intermediate frame, each stub center sill comprising a box-like structure and overlapping a respective outer end of the intermediate frame structure in extending between said beams whereby an over-lapping region between each end structure and an outer end of the intermediate structure is defined, shear means connecting each of said stub center sills with longitudinal end portions of the beams at respective over-lapping regions, each end structure further including a pair of long-itudinally extending vehicle wheel supporting treadways, each treadway being disposed on an outer side of a respective stub center sill and being positioned below the upper edges of said respective stub center sill, said treadways each having a portion spaced laterally outward of a respective main support beam and first laterally and vertically extending bearing means supporting respective laterally outward portions, each said first bearing means being connected with and having its outer portion extending laterally outwardly of the end of the associated main support beam at the overlapping region, means reinforcing each said treadway including longitudinally extending support means connected to an underneath surface of the respective treadways, outwardly projecting bolster bearer means and end bearer means longitudinally spaced along and connected to respective stub center sills and supporting said treadway reinforcing means, and each of said end structures having longitudinally extending side sills laterally outward of the stub center sill and connected with the laterally outer ends of said respective bolster bearer means, end bearer means and the first bearing means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
321 words
A railway car for supporting highway vehicle means comprising: an intermediate frame structure including a pair of longitudinally vertically extending laterally spaced main support beams, reinforcing members extending laterally and connecting said beams, a platform supported on said beams and extending upwardly from the center of said car for supporting vehicle hitch means at the center portion of the car, end structures each including a stub center sill connected to a respective opposing end of said intermediate frame, each stub center sill comprising a box-like structure and overlapping a respective outer end of the intermediate frame structure in extending between said beams whereby an over-lapping region between each end structure and an outer end of the intermediate structure is defined, shear means connecting each of said stub center sills with longitudinal end portions of the beams at respective over-lapping regions, each end structure further including a pair of long-itudinally extending vehicle wheel supporting treadways, each treadway being disposed on an outer side of a respective stub center sill and being positioned below the upper edges of said respective stub center sill, said treadways each having a portion spaced laterally outward of a respective main support beam and first laterally and vertically extending bearing means supporting respective laterally outward portions, each said first bearing means being connected with and having its outer portion extending laterally outwardly of the end of the associated main support beam at the overlapping region, means reinforcing each said treadway including longitudinally extending support means connected to an underneath surface of the respective treadways, outwardly projecting bolster bearer means and end bearer means longitudinally spaced along and connected to respective stub center sills and supporting said treadway reinforcing means, and each of said end structures having longitudinally extending side sills laterally outward of the stub center sill and connected with the laterally outer ends of said respective bolster bearer means, end bearer means and the first bearing means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The railway car in accordance with Claim 1, wherein each of said longitudinal main support beams is of I-shaped configuration and has upper and lower flanges.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
The railway car in accordance with Claim 1, wherein said vehicle hitch means includes trailer hitches each having a top plate, a vertical support leg and a diagonal leg connected to said top plate, and transversely extending beams connected to said longitudinal main support beams for supporting each of said legs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
The railway car in accordance with Claim 3, wherein each top plate has a closed gathering opening, said opening including sides converging toward a king pin receiving jaw, said jaw including a socket, and said jaw being rotatable from an open to a locked position upon receipt of a king pin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
68 words
The railway car in accordance with Claim 2, wherein said shear means has upper, intermediate, and lower shear plates for each stub sill, each stub center sill having upper and lower horizontal plates each connecting respective upper and intermediate shear plates, the upper and lower shear plates connecting respectively with the upper and lower I-beam flanges and the intermediate shear plate connecting with the I-beam intermediate its flanges.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The railway car in accordance with Claim 1, wherein said reinforcing members connecting said beams extend diagonally in criss-cross fashion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
The railway car in accordance with Claim 1, wherein said shear means includes shear plates, one plate being connected to upper portions of said beams and said stub center sills, and another plate being connected to a lower portion of said stub center sill and a portion of an associated main beam.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
The railway car in accordance with Claim 7, wherein each said stub center sill includes vertically spaced horizontal plates and horizontally spaced vertical plates connected to form a box-like structure, and said shear plates being respectively connected to said horizontal plates.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
97 words
The railway car in accordance with Claim 1, wherein each said bolster bearer means includes a bolster part attached on each side of the respective stub center sill and a center plate means connected with an underside of the stub center sill between the bolster parts, each bolster part including upper and lower flange means and web means therebetween, a diagonal support plate means connecting with a respective bolster part and connecting with a respective upper part of the stub center sill and the lower flange means and supporting the lateral inner edge of the associated tread-way.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The railway car in accordance with Claim 9, including flange cap means connected with the treadway and the diagonal support plate means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The railway car in accordance with Claim 1, wherein each treadway has a portion spaced laterally inward of a respective mean support beam.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The railway car in accordance with Claim 1, wherein said longitudinally extending support means includes stringers.