Class 105/377.01 - Movable cover

Subclass of Class 105 - Railway rolling stock
Definition: Subject matter wherein the uppermost space bounded by the
No. of patents: 37
Last issue date: 09/29/2009

Number	Title	Issue Date
7594474	Open-top rail car covers and open-top rail cars employing the same An open-top rail car cover is defined by a frame having dimensions sufficient to fit an open-top freight car designed in accordance with the Association of American Railroads, a roof and a pair of end walls. A latch disposed about a side of the frame includes a firs...	09/29/2009
7278546	Removable cover assembly with pivoting covers and hoisting pins A removable cover assembly for a refuse container has a frame with pivotable plastic covers and retractable hoisting pins, which can be utilized using the same hoisting apparatus as is used for the refuse container. ...	10/09/2007
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
7243515	Locking mechanism A locking mechanism which includes a locking member which is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, a retaining device which is movable between a first position at which movement of the locking member from the locked position to the unlocked pos...	07/17/2007
7083375	System and method for transporting and handling bulk quantities of bulk feed A system and method for handling and transporting moist bulk grain by-products include a rail car having an aluminum car body carried by a plurality of trucks for engaging rails. A flexible top cover, supported by a plurality of breakaway curved ribs, is positioned ...	08/01/2006
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
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
6952996	Remotely operated manhole cover for a tanker A remotely operated manhole cover for a tanker, trailer, or other storage unit is provided. The manhole cover includes a hollow neck which is welded in place in the shell of the tanker or trailer. The neck defines an opening which allows access to the interior of th...	10/11/2005
6884325	Sealable lid for vacuum distillation apparatus A sealable lid assembly for a vacuum distillation apparatus has a lid pivotally and telescopically mounted to the vacuum distillation apparatus. Spaced-apart wheels are rotatably mounted to the lid. Tracks are disposed on the vacuum distillation apparatus in a posit...	04/26/2005
6374750	Structural panel system A panel system includes a first skin, a second skin, a web core constructed from sheet material for securing the skins together in a spaced, sandwich relationship, and a connecting means for affixing the web core within the skins. The web core includes a ...	04/23/2002
6286438	Baffle plate assembly A baffle plate assembly for reducing the amount of corrosive liquid contained within a railroad car from contacting a pressure relief valve connected to the railroad car. The baffle plate assembly includes a baffle body having one end connected to an uppe...	09/11/2001
6250233	Slidable cover assembly for gondola railroad car An extendable and retractable cover for use on gondola railroad cars, preferably provided as a kit for retrofitting existing cars, including elongated runners for attaching to the top of longitudinal walls of the gondola railroad cars, the runners includi...	06/26/2001
6092471	Curved rail cover actuator An actuator automatically opens and closes the covers of a railroad hopper car as the car enters a loading/unloading station. The opening actuator includes a support frame disposed along a railroad track at the station that extends upwardly above the rail...	07/25/2000
6076471	Tank car manway cover assembly A manway cover assembly to cover an opening of a tank car, defined by an upstanding manway nozzle. The manway cover assembly comprises a manway cover housing, a safety vent and a manway nozzle gasket. The safety vent includes a body mounted on the manway ...	06/20/2000
5785078	Safety vent housing A safety vent for a railroad tank car has a housing mounted about an opening on the top of the car. The housing body defines a cavity which contains a surge protector and a rupture disk. The rupture disk is designed to open at a known pressure and allow c...	07/28/1998
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
5619930	High speed transportation system A transportation system for transporting vehicles between destinations, including a self-supporting tunnel connecting automated loading and unloading yards, and a non-wheeled tubular vehicle including a ram drive. The vehicle is provided with anti-frictio...	04/15/1997
5456188	Open-top rail car cover construction having bucket lip and forklift tine engaging members Fabricated metal hooks are attached to the cover of an open top rail car for receiving the lip of a bucket loading apparatus for lifting the cover from the rail car. Each hook has an elongated slot with a lip-receiving opening facing the side of the rail ...	10/10/1995
5355808	Battenless railcar hatch cover assembly A battenless hatch cover assembly for railcars. The assembly includes a series of hatch covers aligned end to end to cover an opening in a railcar. Each of the hatch covers is hinged along one side to the railcar, with this one side being common among the...	10/18/1994
5336027	Vehicle for carrying coiled rolls A trailer assembly designed to transport rolls of rolled material, such as rolls of coiled steel. The assembly comprises a floor pan, one or more bunks, each of which comprises two opposed inclined members of a size and configuration to hold the roll off ...	08/09/1994
5311824	Hatch cover hinge and lock assembly having safety interlock for hinge A bi-directionally openable hatch cover hinge and lock device for hatch covers which close the hatches on top of railroad cars and which are openable from either side of the car, utilizing a minimum number of component parts and including a passive captiv...	05/17/1994
5271336	Railroad car with retractable cover having cable supported fueling tube for tarpaulin A railroad car is provided with a retractable cover for transporting material such as speciality lumber requiring dry conditions or kraft pulp requiring dry ventilated conditions. The retractable covering provides complete protection for the load from all...	12/21/1993
5239772	Railroad car pesticide device holder A pesticide device holder for railroad cars has a frame resting in a hatch coaming. The frame has a gas-permeable underside support sheet and an impervious upper membrane. Pesticide devices, such as fumigant packages, rest between the support sheet and me...	08/31/1993
5054402	Removable cover for gondola cars with lightweight composite panel construction A lid for gondola cars or the like comprises a rectangular frame approximating in geometry and size the open top of a gondola car and supporting therein a plurality of lightweight panels. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the lightweight panels a...	10/08/1991
5036775	Covered gondola car A cover for a railroad gondola car comprising a central panel, a first end portion extending downwardly from one side of the central panel, a second end portion extending downwardly from the other side of said central panel, a handle connected to the top ...	08/06/1991
4796945	Agricultural wagon protective cover An agricultural wagon protective cover as set forth formed of relatively rigid material such as reinforced fiber glass. The invention maintains its geometric integrity throughout its working environment. Formed with a single open hatch or alternatively of...	01/10/1989
4739711	Heat saving cover A torpedo car for carrying molten iron has a cover to prevent loss of heat from the interior of the car. The cover is supported on a frame mounted at one end of the car and is slidable across the pouring latch to prevent heat loss. the cover is maintained...	04/26/1988
4602568	Holddown bar for a hatch cover of a railroad car A holddown bar for a hatch cover of a railroad car or the like is provided, the holddown bar having opposed ends one of which has a hinge unit that is adapted to be pivotally mounted to the car and the other of which has a latch unit that is adapted to be...	07/29/1986
4455947	Covered hopper car A railway hopper car includes an angular roof having a roof sheet provided with lateral edges each connected to the top of the car side sheet by an elongated top chord. Each top chord includes a substantially rectangularly-sectioned tube member affixed to...	06/26/1984
4444123	Curved roof hooper car A railway hopper car includes a curved roof having a roof sheet provided with lateral edges each joined to the top of a car side sheet by a top chord assembly. Each top chord assembly includes a top chord fully disposed within the car interior and having ...	04/24/1984
4385856	Apparatus for transporting planar materials A trailer apparatus for transporting planar sheets of material in a substantially vertical position. The trailer includes a plurality of A-frame members symmetrically disposed in parallel spaced-apart relationship along the longitudinal vertical midplane ...	05/31/1983
4385563	Roof support for a railroad car roof A roof support for a partitioned, covered hopper railway car having a longitudinal roof hatch which supports the roof between the end partition and an end wall without interfering with the hatch opening and transfers a portion of the roof load to the side...	05/31/1983
4368674	Hatch cover for railroad hopper cars A hatch cover for railroad hopper cars and a method of constructing same. The hatch cover includes a main panel and a stepped periphery, both of which are constructed of polyester resin impregnated with glass fiber reinforcement. Stiffening ribs on the pa...	01/18/1983
4275662	Railway hopper car roof support structure A roof structure for covered hopper cars has roof sheets with curved sections disposed on each side of a continuous trough hatch opening. A hollow, beam-type side plate connects the outer margins of the roof sheets to the side wall unit and includes an ou...	06/30/1981
4046082	Trough hatch locking device A locking device for railway hopper cars having continuous trough hatch openings and a plurality of associated hinged covers arranged end-to-end. Hold-down arms, also pivotally mounted, are positioned to overlap and seal adjacent hatch cover ends. Each ho...	09/06/1977
3994240	Coil car cover A lightweight removable cover for railroad coil cars and the like, having a cover shell made of fiberglass reinforced plastic, with external reinforcing ribs having stacking brackets integrally formed therewith, thus permitting stacking of the covers when...	11/30/1976

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