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Trainline arrangement
Assignee: Pullman Standard Inc
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Filing: 1964-09-21
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Granted: 1965-12-21
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Expires: 1984-09-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth J Austgen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 19:38
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L27/00; F16L27/12; B; B61; B61G; B61G9/00; B61G9/12; B61G9/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
224 words
A TRAINLINE ARRANGEMENT FOR A RAILWAY CAR OF THE TYPE HAVING A PAIR OF SILL SECTIONS, EACH OF SAID SILL SECTIONS BEING MOVABLE RELATIVE TO THE OTHER AND RELATIVE TO AN UNDERFRAME PORTION OF SAID CAR, A PAIR OF CONDUITS FORMING A PART OF THE TRAINLINE AND BEING CARRIED BY EACH OF SAID SILL SECTIONS, EACH CONDUIT BEING FIXED RELATIVE TO THE ASSOCIATED SILL SECTION TO WHICH IT IS JOINED FOR MOVEMENT THEREWITH, AND MEANS TELESCOPICALLY JOINING EACH OF SAID CONDUITS TO THE OTHER TO PERMIT MOVEMENT OF SAID SILL SECTIONS RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER WHILE MAINTAINING CONTINUITY OF SAID TRAINLINE, SAID MEANS TELESCOPICALLY JOINING SAID CONDUITS INCLUDING AN OUTER TUBULAR MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID CONDUITS AND FLEXIBLE BOOT MEANS FLUID-TIGHTLY JOINING THE CONDUITS, SAID TUBULAR MEANS HAVING ONE END FIXED WITH ONE CONDUIT AND HAVING THE OTHER END RECIPROCABLY DISPOSED ABOUT THE OTHER CONDUIT, SAID OTHER CONDUIT HAVING A PORTION THEREOF EXTENDING WITHIN SAID TUBULAR MEANS, SAID FLEXIBLE BOOT MEANS HAVING ONE END PART CONNECTING WITH THE ONE END OF THE ONE CONDUIT AND HAVING THE OTHER END PART CONNECTED WITH THE CONDUIT PORTION, THE OTHER BOOT END PART BEING FOLDED OVER ON ITSELF IN AN INVAGINATED POSITION TO DEFINE A VARIABLY INVERTIBLE BOOT SECTION STORED AND GUIDED BETWEEN THE OTHER END OF THE TUBULAR MEANS AND THE PORTION OF THE OTHER CONDUIT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
224 words
A TRAINLINE ARRANGEMENT FOR A RAILWAY CAR OF THE TYPE HAVING A PAIR OF SILL SECTIONS, EACH OF SAID SILL SECTIONS BEING MOVABLE RELATIVE TO THE OTHER AND RELATIVE TO AN UNDERFRAME PORTION OF SAID CAR, A PAIR OF CONDUITS FORMING A PART OF THE TRAINLINE AND BEING CARRIED BY EACH OF SAID SILL SECTIONS, EACH CONDUIT BEING FIXED RELATIVE TO THE ASSOCIATED SILL SECTION TO WHICH IT IS JOINED FOR MOVEMENT THEREWITH, AND MEANS TELESCOPICALLY JOINING EACH OF SAID CONDUITS TO THE OTHER TO PERMIT MOVEMENT OF SAID SILL SECTIONS RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER WHILE MAINTAINING CONTINUITY OF SAID TRAINLINE, SAID MEANS TELESCOPICALLY JOINING SAID CONDUITS INCLUDING AN OUTER TUBULAR MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID CONDUITS AND FLEXIBLE BOOT MEANS FLUID-TIGHTLY JOINING THE CONDUITS, SAID TUBULAR MEANS HAVING ONE END FIXED WITH ONE CONDUIT AND HAVING THE OTHER END RECIPROCABLY DISPOSED ABOUT THE OTHER CONDUIT, SAID OTHER CONDUIT HAVING A PORTION THEREOF EXTENDING WITHIN SAID TUBULAR MEANS, SAID FLEXIBLE BOOT MEANS HAVING ONE END PART CONNECTING WITH THE ONE END OF THE ONE CONDUIT AND HAVING THE OTHER END PART CONNECTED WITH THE CONDUIT PORTION, THE OTHER BOOT END PART BEING FOLDED OVER ON ITSELF IN AN INVAGINATED POSITION TO DEFINE A VARIABLY INVERTIBLE BOOT SECTION STORED AND GUIDED BETWEEN THE OTHER END OF THE TUBULAR MEANS AND THE PORTION OF THE OTHER CONDUIT.
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