A railway tank car including a protective structure for the top of its cargo tank and surrounding a valve group mounting nozzle and a pressure relief safety valve nozzle, to protect the associated valves against damage resulting from the car being overturned, particularly while the railcar is moving along a railway. The protective structure includes an upstanding wall of metal plate that surrounds and is located at a radial distance outwardly apart from the tank top valve group mounting nozzle. A reinforcing band is attached to an upper portion of the upstanding wall to enhance its strength. Also disclosed is a method of protecting fittings mounted on a nozzle on the tank top of a railway tank car by providing and mounting such a protective structure to surround the tank top nozzle and associated fittings.


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    Title :

    Protective structure for tank top fittings


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    Publication date :

    2016-06-07


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B61D Einzelheiten oder Arten des Wagenaufbaus von Eisenbahnfahrzeugen , BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES / B23K Löten , SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING / B65D Behältnisse zur Lagerung oder zum Transport von Gegenständen oder Materialien [Container], z.B. Säcke, Beutel, Fässer, Flaschen, Dosen, Kästen, Büchsen, Schachteln, Packkörbe, Tonnen, Gläser, Flüssigkeitsbehälter, Trichtersilos, Transportbehälter , CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS



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