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Method and means for manufacturing a modular railway car

CA 1115127 A · Owner: Budd Company (The) · Inventors: Bauer, Horace P.; Mcqueston, James C.

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A modular railway car comprises components adapted to be built in different lengths to form different lengths of cars without major changes in the overall design. Side frames include sections each including one of a plurality of uniformly spaced windows. The floor and roof include uniformly spaced transverse beams, with a predetermined number of the beams corresponding to the section length between the windows.

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  • Granted December 29, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 29, 1998.
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FiledAugust 21, 1979
GrantedDecember 29, 1981
Term endedDecember 29, 1998
Patent numberCA 1115127 A
Classification (IPC)B61D17/00 +1 more

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1980198219841986198819901992199419961998Application filedAug 21, 1979Patent grantedDec 29, 1981Term endedDec 29, 1998

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