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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7063023 | Railway car and bogie for railway car A subframe 50 is connected via a vibration isolator 40 to a floor 11 of a railway car body 10, and the subframe 50 has a center pin 60 protruding downward therefrom and connected to a bogie 30. The subframe 50 ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7044062 | Dropped deck center beam rail road car A center beam car has a main deck structure extending laterally from a main center sill, a laterally extending top truss structure, and a central vertically oriented central beam structure. The center beam so formed defines bunks upon in which to carry cargo. The up... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6360166 | Apparatus and method for removing logs from a forestry site An apparatus and method for removing logs from a forestry site. The apparatus and method includes a primary mobile machine having means attached to a rearward portion thereof for holding a first end of a first log cluster. The apparatus and method also in... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6237506 | Center beam car with deep upper beam structure A center beam car has a main deck structure extending laterally from a main center sill, a laterally extending top truss structure, and a central vertically oriented web work structure for carrying vertical shear loads between the top truss and the center... | 05/29/2001 |
| 4958844 | Load bearing structural member and frame structure A load-bearing structural member (5, 6) comprising a least two hollow extrusions (12, 13) of light metal alloy each formed with two surfaces mated together with a layer of adhesive therebetween by relative linear movement of the extrusions in a single dir... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4930427 | Railroad gondola or hopper car, particularly a coal car A railroad gondola car having improved side sills, internal horizontal tension braces and diagonal braces with cast metal connectors at the ends of the braces and doubler plates on the side wall post flanges for reinforcement purposes where posts are conn... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4922833 | End structure for railway car An end structure for a railway car, and more particularly a covered hopper railway car, is disclosed which has side sill extensions extending diagonally inwardly from the ends of the side sills to the center stub sill for transmitting substantially all of... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4771705 | Shear plate structure for gondola car A gondola car for hauling bulk cargo has a stub sill for receiving longitudinal loads. A shear plate is connected with the stub sill, and longitudinal side sills and connected as by welding to side portions of the shear plate. Side walls extend upwardly f... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4696238 | End structure for railway car An end structure for a center stub sill railway car is disclosed in which diagonal side sill extensions incline inwardly from the side sills to the center stub sill side for transmitting the longitudinal train loads between the stub sill and the side sill... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4506908 | Load supporting beams The invention relates to load bearing beams, and has for its object the provision of such beam of high strength and hence high load carrying capacity with relatively low weight, such as would be suitable for use in vehicles. The objective is met by a cons... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4373447 | Rail vehicle passenger body The rail vehicle body is constructed such that the base, roof and a centrally located bearing frame define a unitary bearing section member. The bearing frame may be composed of pairs of vertically stiffened walls, rows of vertically disposed posts, and o... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4348962 | Railway hopper car bolster assembly A railway hopper car is disclosed which includes a car body defined by opposite arcuate side sheets having a side sill extending longitudinally along the lower margin of each side sheet and at least a first end slope sheet partially defining an end hopper... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4275663 | Corrugated vehicle underframe A load carrying vehicle such as a truck trailer or a railroad car has a generally flat, horizontal loading surface which is supported by an underframe which in turn is mounted to and carried by wheel assemblies, kingpin-saddle plate arrangement and the li... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4274776 | Depressed center spine piggyback/container railcar The railcar includes a low profile skeletal frame having a depressed midsection with supporting surfaces extending therefrom and a four point truck suspension. Vertical loads are applied to the frame so that opposed bending moments are established with re... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4262961 | Container lift pad A removable L-shaped lift pad for a trailer or cargo container has its legs interconnected by a rub rail. One leg has fastener means to facilitate attachment to traverse beams on a container. The pad provides a flush bottom on a container without welding.... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4230048 | Railroad car A railroad car has an elongated cylindrical car body formed of thin cylindrical longitudinal walls and closed at each end by a respective end wall, a coupler at each end of the car body for coupling the car to other cars, a truck at each end of the car bo... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4226465 | Load supporting frame assembly A load supporting frame particularly suited for use as a road trailer is disclosed. The frame comprises a pair of longitudinally extending transversely spaced main beams, a plurality of central transverse members extending between said main beams and a pl... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4194451 | Railway car center sill A reinforcing structure for a railway car having a fishbelly type underframe including a center sill having tapered transition sections connected between the center section of the sill and each end section. At each transition section a pair of longitudina... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4180228 | Pipe clamp A vibration accommodating clamp for securing pipes which carry brake lines and the like to the underframes of railway cars. The clamp is initially mounted by placing a U-shaped bolt over the pipe and through holes in a mounting bracket and permanently sec... | 12/25/1979 |
