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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7178467 | Door threshold for access to the interior of a railway vehicle The door threshold for a railway vehicle is intended to partially fill the gap between the vehicle and a platform. It comprises a support (22) which can be connected to the structure (16) of the railway vehicle and a strip (24) which is retained... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171908 | High/Low passenger ingress and egress conversion for transit vehicle A passenger ingress and egress system within a transit vehicle having a stairwell employs a movable platform apparatus in combination with at least one door of a sliding or plug type to accommodate variations in passenger ingress and egress platform facilities. The ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7025004 | Passenger rail car sliding door with high platform threshold An improved door assembly has a single movable door and may have a separate movable high platform threshold. The door assembly is formed of an upper door section and a lower door section which is fixed to the upper door section. A support member may be integral with... | 04/11/2006 |
| 5743191 | Platform step and foothold arrangement for railcar end structure A platform arrangement for an end structure of a railway well car having a well portion defined by spaced apart side structures, opposing end structures and a floor structure extending between the side structures. Each of the end structures has spaced apa... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5423269 | Railroad well car body including side sill reinforcing walkway structure A railroad freight car including a cargo well for carrying optionally either intermodal cargo containers or highway semitrailers has a side sill structure including a deep rectangular top chord and a depending web, supporting a well floor structure. The w... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5357869 | Device for facilitating access to a rail vehicle having extendable ramp assembly Access to a rail vehicle is effected by a board that is movable between a retracted position in which it is housed beneath the top face of the floor of the vehicle and an extended position in which it constitutes an access ramp between a platform and an e... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5070794 | Sectioned door assembly for railway vehicle A rail vehicle sectioned door assembly for a door opening having a stairwell. The assembly comprises a sliding door having a door upper section and lower section slidingly interconnected together by a lock assembly. The door lower section is provided with... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4989518 | Ramp system for assembling and disassembling highway trailers and railtrucks for intermodal transportation A novel ramp system is provided for use in the assembly and disassembly of intermodal highway trailers and intermodal railtrucks for intermodal transportation. The ramp system has an ascending portion for raising the level of the trailer frame onto an ele... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4879843 | Dual purpose door system A dual-purpose door system includes a door to be snugly received within an aperture of a vehicle body. The door has the lower end pivotally connected to a slide unit which is mounted upon the body and movable in an outward/inward direction and a sideward ... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4559659 | Power operated wheelchair ramp A wheelchair ramp that is recessed in a sidewalk and adapted for elevation to an inclined position to provide a ramp between a step or a transit vehicle and the sidewalk. The plate includes an upwardly extending lip along its forwardmost surface adjacent ... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4536004 | Movable foot-step for a vehicle A movable foot-step for a vehicle is operable by a mechanism including a guide device below the floor of the vehicle for extension of the step outside one side of the vehicle in an outwards/downwards movement and retraction in the opposite direction. The ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4273498 | Railway car trap door lift A railway car includes conventional steps leading from a lower station platform to the floor level in a vestibule. A lift platform adapted to receive a seat or wheel chair is provided to lift a handicapped person who has difficulty going up or down steps.... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4190393 | Wheeled vehicle car loading and unloading system and method therefor Trailers are loaded on and unloaded from railroad flatcars by use of a system including tractors to pull the trailers, an end ramp at the end of the train, and a movable side ramp structure at the side of the train. The movable ramp structure has a ramp a... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4016991 | Railway loading and unloading system A system is provided embodying a platform spaced on runners which is movable into and from a railway car having one entire side open when the hinged side is raised. This produces the most economical use of a closed car as it can be moved to an unloading d... | 04/12/1977 |
