Adapter for railcar truck

- Nevis Industries LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right perspective view of an adapter for railcar truck showing a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top, front, left perspective view of an adapter for railcar truck showing a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines showing the remainder of the adapter for railcar truck are for environmental purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The adapter for railcar truck is shown with a symbolic break in its length and height. The appearance of any portion of the article between the break lines forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an adapter for railcar truck, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D762521
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 5, 2014
Date of Patent: Aug 2, 2016
Assignee: Nevis Industries LLC (Wilmington, DE)
Inventors: Erik L. Gotlund (Green Oaks, IL), F. Andrew Nibouar (Chicago, IL), Jon R. Jeambey (Naperville, IL), James A. Pike (Fairview, PA), Jason C. Bryant (Erie, PA), Jonathan A. Stull (Erie, PA), William A. Kurtzhals (Erie, PA), Roshan Narayanan Manibharathi (Des Plaines, IL)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Ania Aman
Application Number: 29/511,088
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bolster Or Bearing (D12/47)