Vehicular body for hauling hot slag and other materials
First Claim
1. A vehicular body for hauling hot materials comprisingan external skeletal frame of metal members forming the primary load-transmitting structure of the body,a removable metal lining supported by said skeletal frame and forming the interior surface of the body for containing loads of hot material, the exterior surface of said lining being exposed to the ambient atmosphere through the openings in said skeletal frame for dissipating heat from loads of hot material, andcoupling means securing said lining to said skeletal frame while permitting relative movement between said lining and said frame so that said lining and said frame can expand and contract differentially without stressing each other said coupling means comprises a plurality of retaining elements fastened to said lining and extending outwardly therefrom to engage an adjacent portion of said skeletal frame to hold said lining capative on said frame, said retaining elements permitting relative movement between said frame and said lining.
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Abstract
A vehicular body for hauling materials, comprising an external skeletal frame of metal members forming the primary load-bearing structure of the body; a metal lining supported by the skeletal frame and forming the interior surfaces of the body for containing loads of material, the exterior surface of the lining being exposed to the ambient atmosphere through the openings in the skeletal frame; and coupling devices securing the lining to the skeletal frame while permitting relative movement between the lining and the frame so that the lining and the frame can expand and contract differentially without stressing each other. The lining of the vehicular body is preferably detachably coupled to the skeletal frame to facilitate removal of the lining for maintenance or replacement purposes.
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17 Claims
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1. A vehicular body for hauling hot materials comprising
an external skeletal frame of metal members forming the primary load-transmitting structure of the body, a removable metal lining supported by said skeletal frame and forming the interior surface of the body for containing loads of hot material, the exterior surface of said lining being exposed to the ambient atmosphere through the openings in said skeletal frame for dissipating heat from loads of hot material, and coupling means securing said lining to said skeletal frame while permitting relative movement between said lining and said frame so that said lining and said frame can expand and contract differentially without stressing each other said coupling means comprises a plurality of retaining elements fastened to said lining and extending outwardly therefrom to engage an adjacent portion of said skeletal frame to hold said lining capative on said frame, said retaining elements permitting relative movement between said frame and said lining.
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12. A vehicular body for hauling materials comprising
an external skeletal frame of metal members forming the primary load-transmitting structure of the body, a metal lining supported by said skeletal frame and forming the interior surface of the body for containing loads of material, said lining covering the openings in said skeletal frame, and coupling means for detachably fastening said lining to said skeletal frame so that said lining can be removed from said frame for maintenance or replacement purposes, said coupling means comprises a plurality of retaining elements fastened to said lining and extending outwardly therefrom to engage an adjacent portion of said skeletal frame to hold said lining capative on said frame, said retaining elements permitting relative movement between said frame and said lining.
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17. A vehicular body for hauling materials comprising
an external skeletal frame of metal members forming the primary load-transmitting structure of the body, a metal lining supported by said skeletal frame and forming the interior surface of the body said covering the openings in said skeletal frame for containing loads of material, said lining being formed by a plurality of metal plates which are free to expand and contract relative to each other, and coupling means for detachably fastening each of said lining plates to said skeletal frame said coupling means comprises a plurality of retaining elements fastened to said lining and extending outwardly therefrom to engage an adjacent portion of said skeletal frame to hold said lining captive on said frame, said retaining elements permitting relative movement between said frame and said lining.
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