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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7427089 | Apparatus and method for securing a hatch cover to a hatch port A hatch cover assembly for covering an opening in a vessel wherein a hatch port extends outwardly about the opening includes a hatch cover hingedly attached to the hatch port, and at least one latch assembly for fastening the hatch cover to the hatch port. The latch... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7341685 | Block forming method A block forming apparatus is provided. The block forming apparatus includes first and second jackets detachably secured to a base pallet. The first and second jackets may be removed from the base pallet during the curing period of a block for use with a second base ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7264296 | Feed truck compartment lid control system A feed truck compartment lid control system. The system includes coupled feed compartment lids on an upper surface of a feed truck trailer and includes cylinders in proximity of the lids such that the cylinders require much less force and power, and thus much less a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7140211 | Tamper detection security for a tank trailer This invention relates to a security system aimed at closing and locking a cover of an opening of a tank trailer to avoid any tampering of its content and to prove that the content of the tank has not been tampered. The security system comprises a locking member mov... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7003850 | Railroad car hatch cover hinge structure and method for connecting a hatch cover to a railcar A hinge structure including a universal adapter located toward one end of and for allowing the hinge structure to be pivotally connected to different stationary brackets having differing pivot axes. The universal adapter defines multiple openings disposed in spaced,... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6968970 | Ammunition shipping and storage container and method A container system and method for shipping and storing an item is provided. The container system may comprise a storage vessel with an interior compartment, and an access opening at one end. A removable end cap may be releasably and mechanically coupled to the stora... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6929144 | Apparatus for locking a pressure vessel The invention provides an apparatus for locking a pressure vessel. A locking pins-receiving member is installed on the front portion of said chamber, with locking pins-receiving holes being formed vertically through said locking pins-receiving member. A side of each... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6112762 | Top operated bottom outlet valve assembly A bottom valve assembly is provided for a tank car having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a manway disposed in the top portion. The assembly includes a valve seat disposed in the bottom portion of the tank car and defining an outlet opening and a plu... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6095365 | Pivoting hatch cover assembly A hatch cover assembly for an access port includes a hatch which is adapted to cover the access port and a mechanism for applying a generally vertically-directed force to the hatch to raise it upwardly off the port, while maintaining the hatch in a genera... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6039362 | Cam-operated single acting hatch cover lock A hatch cover locking mechanism for securing a roof member onto a hatch opening of a railway hopper car is provided. The hatch cover lock utilizes camming engagement between an operation handle and a keeper member in order to rotate the keeper member and ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5785362 | Cam-operated hatch cover lock A hatch cover locking mechanism for securing a roof member onto a hatch opening of a railway hopper car is provided. The hatch cover lock utilizes camming engagement between an operation handle and a keeper member in order to lock or unlock the keeper mem... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5738396 | Universal latch system for railroad car hatch covers A latch system for retaining hatch covers on railroad cars can accommodate any hatch cover type made by any car builder. The latch has a universal arm with a custom-made hinge adapter at one end for pivotally connecting the arm to any hatch design or cove... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5732844 | Safety hatch for tanks, washing machines and industrial machines and plants in general A safety hatch for tanks, washing machines, industrial machines and the like comprises a frame and an arm having a first end pivotally connected to the frame. A second end of the arm has a surface portion provided with a hole having a circular section com... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5715965 | Hatch seal A hatch in road or rail tanker (2) includes a hatch cover (7) mounted in a flange (8) of a compartment manhole (9). In order to prevent leaks from the hatch cover (7), a band (13) is welded to the top of the tank (2) around compartment manhole (9). The ba... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5697121 | Railroad car hatch cover lock A double hinge locking system mounts and secures a series of two-way opening covers or similar members. Each hinge/lock component of the system provides a combination hinge pivot and associated lock that operate on a common axis, and includes a locking de... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5517925 | Railroad car hatch cover system A hatch cover system for a railroad car employs a longitudinally extending series of end-to-end main hatch covers wherein each adjacent pair of covers has proximate, concave ends defining a circular port that permits access to the interior of the car when... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5488911 | Compactable self-ejecting refuse car A structurally reinforced railroad car is provided which interfaces with the output of a typical refuse compactor and is capable of being thus forcibly filled with compacted refuse which efficiently fills and conforms to the interior, making maximum volum... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5438935 | Railroad car hatch cover mechanism with dual latch positions for safely venting hatch A railroad car hatch cover assembly includes a ring which defines an opening in the railroad car body and a peripheral seal which is attached to the ring. There is a hatch cover for closing upon the ring and seal to close the car body opening. The hatch c... | 08/08/1995 |
| 4944233 | Hatch arrangement for covered hopper cars A hatch cover assembly (1) for a railway car (C). A hatch cover (7) is hingedly mounted to a roof (R) of the car for pivotal movement of the cover to open and close a hatch. The axis about which hinging movement occurs is perpendicular to the center line ... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4889056 | Cover and latching mechanism for rail car loading hatch A generally circular cover for closing a hatch opening in a railroad car hopper is connected to a diametral support bar for limited pivotal movement to provide uniform gasket loading between the cover member and the hatch coaming. One end of the support b... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4840126 | Railroad hatch cover having an integral holddown bar therefor A hatch cover arrangement for a railroad car or the like and method of making the same as well as a railroad car utilizing such hatch cover arrangement are provided, the hatch cover arrangement comprising the combination of a hatch cover and a holddown ba... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4690070 | Hatch cover structure A plastic hatch cover is secured over a hatch opening by a hold-down bar extending across the hatch opening above the hatch cover. The hold-down bar has one end pivotally connected with a hinge bracket on the upper deck and another end engageable with a l... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4684418 | Method of making a holddown bar for a hatch cover of a railroad car A holddown bar for a hatch cover of a railroad car or the like and having opposed ends one of which is adapted to be pivotally mounted to the car and the other of which is adapted to be releasably latched to the car while a medial portion thereof intermed... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4644874 | Hatch cover for hopper cars The present invention relates to a hatch cover for hopper cars, the hatch cover being made substantially of polymeric materials. The hatch cover of the invention comprises a lid having an inside and outside surface, a rim defining the edges of the inside ... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4622902 | Hatch cover and locking structure The hatch of a cargo vessel, such as the hopper of a covered hopper car, is sealed by a hatch cover having a locking arrangement which prevents the hatch cover from being blown open by pressure within the hopper upon unlocking the lock. An over center loc... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4602569 | Railroad hatch cover having an integral holddown bar therefor A hatch cover arrangement for a railroad car or the like and a railroad car utilizing such hatch cover arrangement are provided, the hatch cover arrangement comprising the combination of a hatch cover and a holddown bar for the hatch cover. The holddown b... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4570816 | Hatch cover and locking structure The hatch of a lading container, such as the hopper of a covered hopper car, is sealed by a hatch cover having a locking arrangement which prevents the hatch cover from being blown open by pressure within the hopper when the locking arrangement is unlocke... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4441431 | Railway hatch cover and strap safety tab latching assembly A pivoting hatch cover and strap assembly has an overcenter latch assembly which is pivotably mounted upon the car roof at a location opposite the common hatch cover and strap pivot axis. This latch assembly includes a bifurcated overcenter locking handle... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4388873 | Railroad vehicle A closed railroad hopper car for solid commodities is loaded through hatches at its top. A pivoted lid or cover on each hatch is held shut by a single quick-acting cam lever. A catch prevents pressure in the car from throwing the hatch cover open when the... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4365832 | Hold down latch assembly for hatch covers In accordance with the present invention a hatch cover hold down arrangement is provided including a handle which pivots about a first mounting pin. The handle includes an elongated locking slot. A locking member includes an extension which in one positio... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4262604 | Railway car roof hatch cover lock A mechanism for locking the lock straps of railway car hatch covers includes a pivoted lever which is clamped over the tongue of a lock strap. The clamping is achieved by means of a pivoted keeper member having a mouth portion engaging the ends of the lev... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4250601 | Plastic sheet support clip A plastic sheet support clip is provided for use in conjunction with a plastic sheet which performs the function of a protective seal to inhibit the passage of water into the cargo compartment of trucks having a door that is not adequate for water protect... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4248160 | Railway hatch cover and strap latching assembly A small hatch cover is provided which is pivotably mounted upon a hatch cover mounting bracket attached to a car roof. A hatch cover strap is also pivotably mounted upon the hatch cover mounting bracket. The hatch cover strap engages the cover at the cent... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4179999 | Hatch cover closure system A hatch cover closure system for use on hopper cars. A flexible resilient strap is used to secure a hatch cover, the strap and hatch cover being coupled together by a floating link and raised and lowered as a unit about a hatch cover hinge. A slidably mou... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4132327 | Hatch cover opening and closing assembly In accordance with the present invention a hatch cover opening and closing assembly is provided including a locking handle having a yoke pivotably mounted about a vertically extending shaft located in the center portion of the cover. The shaft extends dow... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4126094 | Combination hatch cover having supplemental locking arrangement In a combination hatch cover for railway car roofs,including a large cover having a smaller cover mounted thereon, each having their own separately operable latch, a supplemental locking arrangement is provided to maintain the small cover in closed positi... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4073239 | Closing means for a hatch cover A hatch cover having a locking mechanism comprising a single hand wheel with a shaft threaded to the cover for limited up and down movement as the hand wheel is turned. A locking strap is hinged on one side of the hatch cover, releasably locked on the oth... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4057020 | Cam operated hatch cover holddown A hatch latch mechanism for a railway hopper car having a longitudinally extending handle pivotally and slidingly linked to a hopper car roof which can be upwardly and rearwardly rotated to extend entrappingly across an outboard projection of a hatch cove... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4040363 | Combination hatch covers In accordance with the present invention a combination hatch cover design is provided in a railway hopper car roof wherein a smaller hatch cover is entirely mounted upon a larger, preferably elongated or continuous hatch cover and wherein the smaller hatc... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4021067 | Hatch cover locking mechanism for covered hopper cars A lock-down mechanism for a hinged hatch cover having a lock strap with an arm portion projecting laterally over a hopper car roof on the side of the hatchway opposite the hatch cover hinge. An operating lever is pivotally mounted at one end on an upstand... | 05/03/1977 |
