TRANSPORTATION OF LARGE-SIZED AND SUPER LARGE-SIZED GLASS BY RAIL Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC B61D3/16 B60P7/08 B65G67/02 B61D45/00 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to railway transport, particularly, to transportation of large-sized glass by rail. Large-sized and super large-sized glass is carried in railway cars with at least two U-like sections telescoping along car frame and making the sealing coverage of the car inner space. Proposed method consists in that after sequential shift of said car body U-like sections glass units are loaded from front end into railway car to make glass stacks to be levelled and locked as required. Glass is secured to stationary A-like pyramid with supports arranged at its both sides, vertical posts and lower thrusts arranged on pyramid ends and furnished with damping ply of rubber. U-like car bodies are locked. Car is unloaded in reverse sequence.

EFFECT: lower labour input at loading and unloading, increased flow of traffic.

4 cl, 3 dwg