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Rail car door opener

  • US 20060012183A1
  • Filed: 07/19/2004
  • Published: 01/19/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A rail car door opener “

  • previously filed as a provisional application registration # 42,342, docket # marc-0996”

    for this invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for opening railroad car doors, and more specifically to a method and apparatus for opening doors of hopper cars, wherein the doors are located on the bottom of the railroad car. comprising;

    means for holds doors closed;

    means for provides for connecting latch to servo, flexibly connected to said means for holds doors closed;

    means for provides motive pulling force for opening latch and motive pushing force for closing the latch., flexibly connected to said means for provides for connecting latch to servo;

    means for to drive the latch via the drawbar all the way closed.;

    means for locking the wine door latch in the closed position. the cam lock provides a secondary method to insure that the latch can not open, rigidly connected to said means for holds doors closed; and

    means for provides the interference over center mass that eliminates the possibility of the draw bar moving thus opening the latch of the rail car door, rotatably locked to said means for locking the wine door latch in the closed position. the cam lock provides a secondary method to insure that the latch can not open.

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