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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7823515 | Rail car cover system A rail car cover system including a rail car, a first cover section and a second cover section. The rail car has an opening. The first cover section is operably attached to the rail car. The first cover section includes a first hinge mechanism and a first cover mate... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7117879 | Rain cover for hay enclosures A rain cover (10) to protect bales of hay (200) within a hay enclosure framework (100) having horizontal top (101) and bottom (102) framework segments connected to one another by vertical support struts (103) wherein, the ra... | 10/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7025402 | Vehicle structure A vehicle structure, especially a vehicle structure for utility vehicles such as motor vehicles and rail vehicles, wherein a covering frame is supported on a loading platform, covering a loading area. A roof skin can be placed on displaceable cross members of the co... | 04/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6010176 | Reversible cover for trucks, trailers and other vehicles A reversible soft cover for trucks or other vehicles. The cover contains a central upper portion, and front, rear, and side portions extending from the central portion to completely enclose a bed or cargo area. Each of the front, rear, and side portions m... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5860547 | Open top container swinging roof bow A roof bow for an open top container, which comprises a first end pin which extends from a first end of said roof bow, wherein said first end pin is insertable into a hole of a first container wall bracket, a second end pin which extends from a second end... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5762002 | Cover for open top rail car An open top railroad car is equipped with end caps that allow air to flow into and out of the car chamber. A tarp extended between the end caps covers the open top of the car. A roll tube is secured to one longitudinal side of the tarp. A manually operate... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5181474 | Wood chip railway car constructed by converting a standard box car and method of conversion A gondola rail car for hauling wood chips and the like having a pair of side walls, an end wall, a floor, an open end and an open top. A door assembly is pivotally mounted for swinging movement adjacent the open end. A ledge is provided to enhance access ... | 01/26/1993 |
| 4854633 | Roof bow locking system A locking arrangement for securing roof bow members of a trailer unit wherein several bow members are mounted at one side wall of the trailer for vertical pivoting and are simultaneously latched at an opposing side wall to prevent vertical movement thereo... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4842323 | Tarp handler This invention pertains to an apparatus for handling tarpaulins for load hauling vehicles. More particularly, this invention pertains to an apparatus which can roll up the tarpaulin used for load hauling tractor-trailer systems, the handler being of adjus... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4823707 | Apparatus for covering an open-topped vehicle An open-topped vehicle, such as a freight vehicle, is covered by a single-use covering which includes a cage having a standard length and adjustment elements for taking up the difference between the cage length and the length of the vehicle. The cage incl... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4823708 | Method for covering an open-topped vehicle A method of applying a cover to an open-topped vehicle, such as a freight vehicle, includes steps of applying a single-use covering which includes a cage having a standard length and adjustment elements for taking up the difference between the cage length... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4625654 | Cover for coal car A railway freight car adapted particularly for transporting coal or like granular materials where a flexible cover is adapted to be draped over the materials so as to protect them from the elements when the car is being transported from one place to anoth... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4523784 | Latch construction for locking a cover to a platform of a lorry A latch construction for locking a cover to the platform of a lorry or the like. The latch construction comprises a profile rail bolted to the side members and back member of the platform; several latch units along the rail including latch elements for re... | 06/18/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4172614 | Tarpaulin cover for freight carriers A tarpaulin cover for open top freight carriers having another opening at one end closed by a pair of movable doors, the cover comprising a main body portion for covering the top of the carrier secured by ties to the carrier sides and a flap portion exten... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4171061 | Contamination-preventing closure A closure including a rigid thermoplastic member with a horizontally extending first portion occupying a major portion of the cross-sectional area within the loading aperture which is surrounded by the loading member of the hopper car, a second portion ex... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4060273 | Vehicle body covering device A covering device for an open topped vehicle container, the covering device being movable laterally of the container to one side to uncover the open top, the cover being preferably flexible and anchored along said side of the container so that the cover f... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4013018 | Pneumatic shipping enclosures Air inflated covers for protecting merchandise, including glass, lumber and other building materials, during transportation on carriers such as open railroad cars and trucks; with means for connecting sections of the covers together and for anchoring the ... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4003301 | Vacuum relief system for tarpaulin covered hopper trailers An elongated hollow tube extending between the forward and after ends of a hopper trailer serves as a ridge pole for a protective tarpaulin covering a commodity, such as rice or wheat, forming the trailer's cargo. Conduits connected to the ends of the tube ext... | 01/18/1977 |
