Abstract: A kit for lining the inside of the bed of a pickup truck is made of plywood liner sections, including side panel liner sheets that are outwardly bowed and captured between the truck bed floor and an inwardly extending shoulder of the upper rail of the side panel. The side panel liner sheets are held in outwardly bowed position to more closely conform to the outward curvature of the truck side panels by wheel well liner boxes that cover the wheel wells. The boxes are forced outwardly against intermediate sections of the side panel liner sheets and fixed to the wheel wells. Tail box liner sections, also of plywood, cover the truck body tail light boxes, are fixed to the tail light boxes, and hold the rear edges of the side panel liner sheets in position.

Abstract: A process and composition for adhering a rubber compound to a fluoroplastic and/or to metal. The invention contemplates the use of separate, sequentially applied adhesive layers to the fluoroplastic or metal substrate. The last applied layer, a rubber cement, allows the metal or fluoroplastic to be adhered to the uncured rubber compound which is subsequently vulcanized. The invention finds particular utility in securing a fluoroplastic and a rubber lining to steel or other metallic surfaces. A typical use is the lining of the interior of a railroad tank car, providing protection from corrosive or hostile environments experienced when the tank car is transporting acids or other caustic materials. Other uses include the lining of chemical process vessels and piping.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a disposable liner comprised of a thin sheet plastics material formed into a long tube having left and right sides and a top and bottom. The tube is closed at each end by end panels formed by folded end flaps of the tube. One end panel has located therein an inlet port and an outlet port formed of reinforced plastics sheet material in the form of tubes attached to the panel. Each port surrounds an aperture in the panel. Upper hook fasteners are located at least at the left and right top corners of the liner at both ends thereof and a lower fastener is located along the bottom edge of the liner at one end thereof. The interior surface of the end panel of the liner opposite the inlet port is protected with a flap made of reinforced plastics material.

Abstract: A railcar for transporting coal includes steel sheets metallized with an aluminum coating on the interior surfaces thereof normally engaged by coal lading. A coating thickness of substantially 0.006-0.009 inch significantly extends the service life of the railcar by inhibiting corrosion and abrasion of the steel sheets by the coal. The method includes the steps of cleaning all interior surfaces of the railcar sheets prior to a metallizing operation and followed by application of a seal coat.

Abstract: A wheel supported open top receptacle such as a railway car is provided with a liner arrangement comprising a plurality of belt members arranged between the end walls of the car with the sides of adjacent ones of the belts overlapped in the direction between the end walls, and with each belt overlying the side walls and bottom wall of the car. One end of each belt member is attached to the upper end of the corresponding one of the side walls and, by upward displacement of the other end, each belt is adapted to be displaced upwardly relative to the car. Material in the car is progressively unloaded laterally outwardly of the car by sequential displacement of the belts in accordance with the pattern of overlap.

Abstract: A liner kit for pickup truck beds or other vehicle carrier beds. The liner is in the form of a panel wherein a shock absorbant material is molded to conform to the sidewall cavity and also to the front panel and floor of the vehicle bed. Plate metal panels are then secured to the opposite surface of the shock absorbant material. The panels are then connected in place within the vehicle carrier bed by suitable adhesives.

Abstract: The interior wall construction of a passenger railway car is provided with carpeted decorative panels which are fabricated before assembly with the interior wall construction. The attachment of the panels to the wall is provided by extrusions of rigid and resilient shape which permit the panels to be installed by snap-fit interengagement.

Abstract: The invention relates to a ceiling component which is formed by a curved panel and has a support which supports a layer of sound-proofing and heat insulating material. The support is made in one piece and is constituted by a metal sheet whose edges are bent back on itself and then to form a flange projecting from one surface of said panel. The bent edges alone provide the rigidity necessary for the panel without requiring the use of ribs and girders.

Abstract: A flexible liner for pickup truck beds formed of a monolithic sheet of rubber or vinyl or the like having suction cups on one side or gripping the surface of the truck bed and foldable flaps for protecting the inner surface of the walls and tailgate. The liner flexible enough that it may be rolled up for storage.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a structure for mounting and interconnecting adjacent windows in a railway passenger vehicle. Windows are mounted in resilient sealing gaskets which are held with a locking clamp that is mounted in a wall attached, resilient seal member. Interconnecting the interior adjacent windows is a framing member having an inside, peripheral end that fits within the locking clamp encircling the windows and has an outside periphery held in place by a rigid, plastic, snap-on sealing mask which interconnects the outside edges and holds each securely in place between the adjacent windows.

Abstract: An elongated plate-like body portion is arranged to stand on its bottom edge on the floor panel of a vehicular load carrying area and be releasably secured to the inner surface of the metallic side panel of the load carrying area. Releasable securement of the body portion to the side panel comprises an adhering surface portion integral with the body portion and of a type arranged to adhere releasably to the side panel. Such adhering surface portion may comprise magnetic strip material, Velcro or the like. The body portion has one or more hand holes for ease in handling and a bottom recess to fit over wheel wells. Such body portion has a lightweight but tough construction to protect the side panels of the load carrying area from load damage.

Abstract: A wall lining sheet, particularly, but not exclusively, for lining the interior end walls of freight railway cars. The wall lining sheet comprises a metal sheet having a plurality of spaced-apart attachment tabs each defined by a configured slot extending through the sheet. Each of the tabs has a bendable free end portion whereby the bendable free end portion may be displaced outwardly from the plane of the sheet. The wall lining is particularly useful in relining the interior surface of corrugated end walls of freight railway cars after the end wall has been deformed and reshaped substantially to its original state.

Abstract: A vehicle body or intermodal container whose sidewalls comprise modular steel, aluminum or plastic panels bonded to plywood and whose roof comprises a continuous metal or plastic sheet substantially coextensive with the body bonded to plywood. The construction is economical, structurally sound, esthetically attractive and not prone to occasional damage, water-tight and reparable in the field without resort to welding.

Abstract: A door post for a grain door of a freight car. The post comprises hollow two-piece metal sections forming the door edge. The sections are contoured to hold a nailing strip made either of wood or metal slotted construction. The nailing strip serves as a backing for the post and custions blows against the metal sections of the post longitudinally of the car by cargo being passed through the doorway.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a load bearing, post-free sidewall for an over-the-road trailer or the like. A bottom rail of the sidewall is attached to the floor of the trailer and secures the sidewall thereto. Each of the sidewalls comprises a pair of substantially parallel, vertically extending, horizontally spaced and load bearing plastic panels having foam insulation disposed therebetween. The bottom rail member transfers loads thereon substantially equally to each of the panels of each sidewall.

Abstract: A liner constructed of pliable material and which is suitable for use with a container of the type which may be tipped in order to discharge a load of particulate material, the liner comprising at least one aperture through which it may be loaded with particulate material, at least in the region of the base of the liner an inner skin and an outer skin the inner skin being perforated to allow passage of gas, and at least one entry port through which gas may be introduced into the space between the inner and outer skins, in use gas introduced into the space between the inner and outer skins escaping through the perforations and causing fluidization of the particulate material thereby assisting discharge of the material from the liner.

Abstract: Structural front and rear frames, and a rear bulkhead mounted on the rear frame, mount and securely retain a flexible bag as a liner within a freight container, truck trailer or the like, to adapt the container for bulk cargo transport. The front frame retains the front end of the liner bag in generally rectangular configuration and transmits stresses on the bag to structural members of the container, thus supporting the front end of the bag against displacement and possible damage or rupture. The rear frame and a curved bulkhead mounted thereon support the rear end of the bag and similarly prevent its rupture or collapse during loading and tilt-unloading. The laterally curved rear bulkhead also acts as a funnel to completely evacuate the bag contents during tilt-unloading through an opening therethrough. The arrangement is inexpensive and easy to install and, although all of its components may be disposed of after a single use, at least the frame components can be reused.

Abstract: A cargo container having opposed horizontally elongated vertically extend side walls, a floor, and a roof, and pre-assembled panel constructions comprising vertically corrugated sheet metal walls surrounded at top, bottom and both ends with extruded edge caps. The ends of the top and bottom caps carry adjustable corner abutment bolts which are advanced into contact with corner posts present on the container and are welded in place. The corrugated walls of the panel are bolted to the walls of the container to provide a substantially unitary wall-panel combination. The panels are provided with a multiplicity of openings for receiving the ends of removable restraint bars.

Abstract: A railway car door includes an operating mechanism having a pair of pipes and cranks rotatably secured to the door. By their rotation, the door is movable into and out of a door opening. The car is equipped to have internally-projecting lading restraining members removably attached to the inside car sidewall and filler members removably attached to the inside of the door. Pipe stops are provided for selectively increasing or decreasing the amount of rotation of the pipes and cranks possible so that when the filler members are attached to the door, the door can be moved laterally out of the opening a first greater distance and thereby permit the filler members to clear the sidewall or adjacent door of the car. When the filler members are removed, the door can be moved a second, lesser distance out of the opening and clear of the sidewall or adjacent door of the car.

Abstract: Means for providing protective cover walls on carrier racks used by the railroads to carry automotive vehicles, and including panel wall sections made up of lengths of corrugated sheet metal retained in overlapped and interlocked edge relation by channel sectioned members engaged over the ends thereof, and with clamping means for holding the channel sectioned members on the ends of said panel wall sections and the panel wall sections in turn therewith to the vertical frame members of the carrier racks.

Abstract: Structural front and rear frames, and a rear bulkhead mounted on the rear frame, mount and securely retain a flexible bag as a liner within a freight container, truck trailer or the like, to adapt the container for bulk cargo transport. The front frame retains the front end of the liner bag in generally rectangular configuration and transmits stresses on the bag to structural members of the container, thus supporting the front end of the bag against displacement and possible damage or rupture. The rear frame and a curved bulkhead mounted thereon support the rear end of the bag and similarly prevent its rupture or collapse during loading and tilt-unloading. The laterally curved rear bulkhead also acts as a funnel to completely evacuate the bag contents during tilt-unloading through an opening therethrough. The arrangement is inexpensive and easy to install and, although all of its components may be disposed of after a single use, at least the frame components can be reused.

Abstract: A nailable door post for a freight car in which the post comprises a pair of upright metal members which tightly embrace a wooden nailing strip which is held captive between a transverse wall of the outer member and a transverse offset portion in a longitudinal wall of the inner member, the post being flanked on its inner and outer sides by the longitudinal walls of the inner and outer members, the longitudinal wall of the inner member being provided with nail holes aligned with the wooden strip.The strip is held along the edge of the post remote from the door edge and there being a hollow in the post structure between the door edge and the wooden strip so that if the metal members are distorted, if struck by a heavy object, the strip will remain intact. The offset in the inner member longitudinal wall provides a pocket in which is secured a vertical lading strap anchor disposed in non-obstructing position inwardly of the plane of the inner side of the side wall of the freight car.

Abstract: A pair of elongated anchors possessing a Z-shaped cross section each have one flange embedded in one side of an elastomeric block and its other flange welded to the metal surface of the truck box to be protected. The sides of each block are angled so as to form a converging slot between blocks. An elongated strip, also of elastomeric material and somewhat softer than that of the blocks, is pressed into each slot to create a generally flush relation with the blocks.

Abstract: A coke oven discharge device for the closed discharge of coke from a horizontal row of coke ovens into a receiving bunker located alongside the ovens comprises a support frame which is mounted on an undercarriage for movement along a path alongside the rows of coke ovens. The tank is made up of a plurality of heat resistant metal plates which are suspended in loosely adjacent layers from strips and they overlap their adjacent plates. The tank includes a bottom with openable door means for selectively opening and closing a bottom discharge for discharging the coke into a receiving bunker. A separator and washer is connected to the tank for withdrawing gaseous dust and odors and for subjecting them to a washing and a removal of the dust. The tank carries a sealing sleeve which is engageable between the exterior of the tank around the bottom discharge and a bunker to seal the space therebetween during the discharge.

Abstract: A method of lining a steel wall surface with an elastomeric material which involves applying a layer of elastomeric material against said steel wall surface and holding said elastomeric material against said steel surface with a plurality of bolts and washers, said bolts being butt welded to said steel surface.