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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7363110 | Gasket with curved configuration at peripheral edge A gasket having the form of a frame is provided with a curved portion at an inner or outer periphery thereof. When used in combination with a similarly configured gasket, the two gaskets may together, upon compression, form a pinch seal. The curved portion may be pr... | 04/22/2008 |
| 6532877 | Railroad car roof panel and skylight assembly A railroad car roof panel and skylight assembly. The assembly includes a rectangular metal roof panel. A pair of corrugations are formed in the roof panel with the corrugations extending longitudinally of the roof panel and spaced apart from one another t... | 03/18/2003 |
| 5829358 | Dual durometer gasket for a railroad hopper car A gasket assembly for sealing between a gate assembly and the bottom opening of a railroad hopper car wherein the gate assembly has a peripheral flange, and a hopper car flange surrounds the bottom opening of the railroad hopper car. The gasket includes a... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5701825 | Gap closing device for closing side wall gaps in auto rack cars A device for closing the gap between adjacent sidewall panels in an auto rack railroad car in the form of a generally H-shaped elongated plastic member grippingly engaging the panels and closing the gap to prevent the movement of air and precipitation thr... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5390607 | Non-metallic polymer longitudinal hood collar A hood collar for connecting and sealing the end of a center sill hood on a sloped floor sheet of a hopper rail car. The hood is formed from a polymer material and has a slot for receiving the end of hood. The collar is formed with flanges that are attach... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5355809 | Gasket for use on a railway hopper car outlet A railway hopper car (H) has a bottom outlet (B). An outlet assembly (A) is attached to the outlet for lading to be discharged into the outlet. An outlet flange (OF) at the bottom of the hopper defines the lading discharge outlet. A mating flange (F1) is ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5058510 | Gravity discharge hopper gate assembly A gate assembly for closing and opening a bottom discharge opening of a railway car hopper, the gate assembly comprising upper and lower plates with cooperating wedges thereon wherein the hopper is provided with an elastomeric sealing ring about the disch... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5035185 | Outlet gate pan gasket for hopper cars An improved outlet gate pan gasket is located between the outlet gate and outlet flange of a hopper car. The gasket includes a central web which fits around the perimeter of the outlet aperture. An inner margin is attached to the inner periphery of the we... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4528913 | Gravity outlet sliding gate seal The sealing assembly (10) of the present invention comprises a resilient sponge rubber tube (12) supported and retained by a metal bar (14) running through the tube and extending through slots (16) in the outlet side frame (18) terminating at each end in ... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4498400 | Hopper slope sheet support and connecting means Large metal plates (120) located on each side of a railway hopper car are used to connect the hopper slope sheets (102, 104) to the car body sides (16) and longitudinally extending side sills (112). The large plates are generally "U" shaped and include le... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4497258 | Transverse bulkhead connection to filament wound vehicle body sides Bulkhead supports (18) are integrally connected to opposite side portions of a filament wound hopper car body (16). The bulkhead supports include longitudinally spaced extensions (20, 22) extending inwardly from the car body sides. The transverse bulkhead... | 02/05/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4361096 | Railway hopper car door seal Seals to prevent seepage of a fine granular commodity between the hopper doors and the adjacent hopper sheets of a railroad hopper car of the type having opposed pairs of hopper doors swingable between a closed position and a downwardly depending open pos... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4344365 | Railway hopper car gate anti-friction seal A sliding gate for closing the discharge opening of a hopper having inclined side walls is mounted on elongated low-friction bodies or assemblies secured between the underside of upturned inclined side margins of the gate and the top sides of inclined sid... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4280706 | Seal for fluidizing outlet A seal is provided between an outlet mounting flange and a hopper mounting flange. The seal extends in-board of the inner hopper wall and includes a projection extending upwardly which engages the hopper wall. The seal further includes a tapered portion w... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4214536 | Hopper outlet having vertically movable door bearing In accordance with the present invention a hopper outlet is provided including transversely spaced, fixed racks on opposite sides of the outlet which extend longitudinally away from the outlet. At least one door bearing is attached to the outer end of a g... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4154504 | Safety reflective seal trim strip A safety reflective trim strip includes a holding frame of any selected length having a holding channel therein into which one or more reflector lenses are inserted. The holding frame is cut to any desired length and includes special features for aid in i... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4085683 | Plastic closure for nailable steel flooring panels A plastic nailable steel flooring insert is provided including a generally vertical end closure closing one of the vertical openings which occurs at opposite ends of nailable steel flooring panels extending in a transportation vehicle to a position adjace... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4036149 | Fabricated hopper car outlet door frame The door frame includes an upper frame member, a pair of Z-configuration side frame members secured to the upper frame member, a lower frame member, and a pair of Z-configuration corner fittings interconnecting the lower the frame member with the side fra... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4006692 | Hopper car outlet gate and seal An outlet assembly for application to hoppers of railroad hopper cars and the like in the form of a frame made up of spaced pairs of longitudinal and transverse frame members joined together and shaped to define a continuation of the hopper car sheets, an... | 02/08/1977 |
