Skeleton car with long travel cushioning characteristics for transporting freight containers

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR HANDLING FREIGHT COMPRISING A RAILROAD CAR BODY INCLUDING A DECK HAVING A WIDTH SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT HIGHWAY VEHICLE CHASSIS, A RACK CARRIED BY SAID BODY, MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID RACK ON SAID DECK FOR MOVEMENT LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID BODY, SAID RACK BEING SUBSTANTIALLY CENTERED ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID CAR BODY AND COMPRISING SPACED SILLS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID BODY AND JOINED TOGETHER BY SPACED CROSS TIES TO HAVE A HIGHWAY VEHICLE CHASSIS LONGITUDINAL FRAME MEMBER SPACING, SPACED BRACKET MEANS SPACED LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID RACK FOR RELEASABLY MOUNTING A FREIGHT CONTAINER ON SAID RACK BY SEATING SAME SOLELY ON SAID RACK SILLS, SAID BRACKET MEANS BEING MOUNTED ON SAID SILLS AND A CUSHIONING DEVICE OPERATIVELY INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID CAR BODY AND SAID RACK, SAID CAR BODY CARRYING FIFTH WHEEL STAND MEANS FOR SECURING HIGHWAY VEHICLE CHASSIS THERETO, WHEREBY, BOTH FREIGHT CONTAINERS AND HIGHWAY VEHICLE CHASSIS MAY BE CARRIED BY SAID BODY, WITH THE CONTAINERS RESTING ON SAID RACK AND THE CHASSIS BEING SECURED TO THE BODY BY SAID STAND MEANS AND HAVING ITS WHEELS DISPOSED ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID SILLS.