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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5106245 | Wheel chocks for use on vehicle transport carriers A chock for use in securing four wheel vehicles such as automobiles to the deck-mounted rail of a transport carrier includes a frame, with the frame having a pocket formed and adapted to mount the frame laterally over the deck-mounted rail. The rail has a... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5005739 | Railroad hopper car outlet gate end tube seal A seal for use between the end tube and the end plate of the outlet gate of a railroad hopper car has a generally flat body with a periphery generally coextensive with the end tube. The body is formed of an elastic material and has a shaft opening in alig... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4975000 | Railroad hopper car outlet gate end tube assemblies An end tube assembly for the outlet gate of a railroad hopper car includes an end tube and an end tube cap for closing the end tube. The cap is pivotally connected to the end tube and there is a diametrically opposed latch between the cap and end tube. Th... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4974999 | Lock for a railroad hopper car outlet gate end tube assembly A lock for the end tube assembly and gate valve for the outlet gate of a railroad hopper car includes an elongated flexible cable and a locking element. The end tube assembly includes an end tube and an end tube cap for closing the end tube. There is a pi... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4973067 | Hopper car discharge gate seal A peripheral sealing gasket is disclosed for use in mounting a discharge gate to the adapter frame of a railroad hopper car. The gasket has a peripheral base formed of a relatively rigid sealing material, which base is formed and adapted to be positioned ... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4867615 | Hopper car discharge gate This invention relates to a discharge trough for use in combination with a discharge gate of a railroad hopper car. The discharge gate has slanted side walls terminating in spaced, longitudinally extending lips which define a longitudinal discharge openin... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4543889 | Hatch cover seal assembly A cover for hopper car hatch openings as provided by railroad car and freight handling equipment. Each hatch opening is provided with a peripherial seal located out of and beneath the hatch opening and a pressure releasing latch for securing the cover aga... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4450773 | Sliding gate for a railroad hopper car The slide gate includes a closure door for selectively closing a discharge opening at the underside of a hopper car. The closure door is mounted for horizontally sliding movement in a support assembly which is mounted on the underside of the hopper car. T... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4429921 | Sliding bearing and 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... | 02/07/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4324188 | Hopper discharge outlet and method A railway car hopper having downwardly and inwardly inclined side walls and end walls defining a rectangular hopper discharge opening is provided with a downwardly extending discharge chute. A gate for opening and closing the hopper discharge opening is s... | 04/13/1982 |
