Open top rail car end cap

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the open top rail car end cap showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
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Patent History
Patent number: D387308
Type: Grant
Filed: May 13, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 9, 1997
Inventors: William G. Dahlin (Fargo, ND), William S. Pladson (Fargo, ND)
Primary Examiner: Nelson C. Holtje
Law Firm: Burd, Bartz & Gutenkauf
Application Number: 0/54,375
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D12/42)
International Classification: 1216;