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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331295 | Railcar door operating mechanism with piston lock A railcar door operating mechanism with piston lock used for opening, closing and locking a railcar door. The railcar door operating mechanism may include a hydraulic piston, a piston lock, a lock drive, and a lock drive piston. To open a railcar door the lock drive... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7252309 | Containerised handling of bulk materials and apparatus therefor A freight container (10) has a base (20) or a portion thereof that can be opened to discharge its contents. This container (10) has a top which can be opened in similar manner as the base. Another container having at least one compartment, each ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7234401 | Lock assembly for a gate assembly of a railroad hopper car A lock assembly for a railcar gate assembly including a frame defining a discharge opening, a gate mounted on said frame for sliding movements along a predetermined path of travel between open and closed positions and relative to the discharge opening, and a drive m... | 06/26/2007 |
| 6899038 | Railroad hopper car discharge gate assembly A discharge gate assembly adapted to be secured in material receiving relation relative to a standard opening toward a bottom of a railroad hopper car. The gate assembly of the present invention satisfies AAR requirements and specifications and includes a rigid fram... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6604469 | Apparatus for controlling operation of railroad hopper car discharge doors An apparatus for controlling discharge of commodity from a railcar hopper car having a centersill and two laterally spaced door assemblies arranged in registry with two transversely spaced discharge openings on a hopper of the car is disclosed. The doors ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6263803 | Gate assembly for a railroad hopper car A gate assembly for a railroad hopper car is disclosed. The gate assembly includes a frame defining a discharge opening, a slidable door mounted on the frame for movement between a closed position, wherein the door closes the discharge opening, and an ope... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6257150 | Rapid discharge railcar door A rapid discharge railcar door consisted of a plastic main body reinforced by an aluminum frame, and which provides sufficient strength against load-bearing forces and withstands changes in temperature. The main body of the door is made from a polymer in ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 5829359 | Railway hopper car discharge gate assembly A discharge gate assembly for a railway hopper car that satisfies the new AAR requirements and specifications and includes a frame defining a generally rectangular discharge opening with a gate slidably mounted on the frame for endwise horizontal movement... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5671684 | Railway car outlet gate assembly with automatic lock An outlet gate assembly for a hopper type railway car includes a frame adapted to be mounted on an outlet opening in the rail car and a plate in the frame. An integrated rack and pinion drive moves the plate between open and closed positions on the frame.... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5613446 | Railway hopper car gate valve and operating assembly A gate valve assembly and a frame assembly for mounting the gate valve assembly on the discharge opening from a railway hopper car. The gate valve assembly includes an operating assembly for movement of a valve member within the gate valve assembly betwee... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5601032 | Apparatus for opening and closing railroad hopper car discharge doors An apparatus for opening and closing the discharge doors of a railroad hopper car is described comprising a mounting frame secured to the hopper car forwardly of the discharge door and having a pivot frame pivotally secured thereto which is interconnected... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5507235 | Gravity outlet A gravity outlet (10) for discharging lading from a railway car (C). An outlet assembly is attached to a discharge opening in the railcar. The assembly includes an upper end attached to the discharge opening, and sidewalls (14a, 14b) and endwalls (16a, 16... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5353713 | Apparatus for controlling operation of a railcar discharge gate assembly having a lost motion mechanism for unlocking the gate prior to movement An apparatus for controlling operation of a railcar discharge gate assembly including a frame defining a discharge opening with a gate slidably arranged on the frame for movement along a predetermined path of travel between open and closed positions. The ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 4843974 | Hopper car with automatic discharge door mechanism A railroad hopper car having bottom discharge doors, an elongated beam assembly along the bottom of the car, door operating levers to open and close the doors connected to the beam assembly and doors, and lost motion timing connections in the beam assembl... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4358238 | Collection, storage and disposal system for refuse, trash or any other applicable materials A train of tandem arranged, wheeled, refuse receptacles, pulled by a prime mover along a path, are successively moved over a dump chute to drop their contents when their discharge doors are successively tripped, the contents falling downwardly through the... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4284011 | Restraint assembly for the hopper door actuator of a rapid discharging railroad hopper car A restraint assembly for the door-actuating means of a railroad hopper car. The door-actuating means is shifted by the piston of a fluid cylinder between door-closing and door-opening positions. The restraint mechanism comprises a first bracket mounted on... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4262603 | Door locking arrangement for railway hopper car A door locking arrangement for a railway car hopper includes a latch element and keeper assembly having camming surfaces which during gravitational opening of the door lift the latch element to a disengaged position. The locking is controlled by a longitu... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4224877 | Railway hopper car closure actuating mechanism An apparatus for pivoting and locking a door on the bottom of a rail hopper car includes a locking mechanism for locking the door when closed and a lever mechanism for pivoting the door between closed and open positions. The locking mechanism and lever me... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4207020 | Hopper car door latching arrangment An open top railway hopper car is provided with longitudinal center dump discharge openings closed by hinged clam shell type of doors. The doors include an arm and linkage arrangement pivoted to the hopper car structure for continually urging the doors to... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4163424 | Hopper door locking and actuating mechanism Both an operating link and a locking hook member are secured on a shaft rotatably mounted on a hopper door. The hook member cooperates with a locking lug fixed relative to the hopper for securing the door closed. The operating link is both pivoted and pus... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4132177 | Rapid discharging hopper car automatic door latch Automatic latch means for the door-actuating beam of a hopper car of the type having a plurality of hopper doors arranged in opposed pairs and swingable between a closed position and a downwardly depending open position when the door-actuating beam is shi... | 01/02/1979 |
