US 12,291,246 B2
Railroad car having multiple penetration resistant and protective structures
David I. Scott, Frankfort, IL (US); Pedro T. Santos, Houston, TX (US); and Robert Thomas Scott, Shorewood, IL (US)
Assigned to CNGMOTIVE, INC., Frankfort, IL (US)
Filed by CNGMOTIVE, INC., Frankfort, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/491,653.
Application 17/491,653 is a continuation of application No. 16/214,531, filed on Dec. 10, 2018, granted, now 11,142,224.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/656,019, filed on Apr. 11, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/597,783, filed on Dec. 12, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0041191 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. B61D 5/06 (2006.01); B61D 5/00 (2006.01); B61D 5/02 (2006.01); B61D 15/06 (2006.01); B61D 17/06 (2006.01); B61D 17/08 (2006.01); B61D 17/10 (2006.01); B61D 17/12 (2006.01); B61G 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC B61D 5/06 (2013.01) [B61D 5/00 (2013.01); B61D 5/02 (2013.01); B61D 15/06 (2013.01); B61D 17/06 (2013.01); B61D 17/08 (2013.01); B61D 17/10 (2013.01); B61D 17/12 (2013.01); B61G 7/14 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A railroad car comprising:
a first truck;
a second truck;
a underframe supported by the first truck and the second truck;
a first end bulkhead connected to the underframe, the first end bulkhead including a first cylinder rack receiver;
a second bulkhead connected to the underframe, the second end bulkhead including a second cylinder rack receiver;
a center bulkhead connected to the underframe, the center bulkhead including a third cylinder rack receiver and a fourth cylinder rack receiver;
a first cylinder assembly connected to the first end bulkhead and to the center bulkhead, the first cylinder assembly including a plurality of elongated first cylinders, a first cylinder holder rack received by the first cylinder rack receiver, a second cylinder holder rack received by the third cylinder rack receiver, and a plurality of spaced apart first cylinder force spreaders, each first cylinder force spreader positioned between two of the first cylinders; and
a second cylinder assembly connected to the second end bulkhead and to the center bulkhead, the second cylinder assembly including a plurality of elongated second cylinders, a third cylinder holder rack received by the second cylinder rack receiver, a fourth cylinder holder rack received by the fourth cylinder rack receiver, and a plurality of spaced apart second cylinder force spreaders, each second cylinder force spreader positioned between two of the second cylinders.