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End door for rail cars

  • US 3,995,563 A
  • Filed: 05/30/1975
  • Issued: 12/07/1976
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/1975
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An end closure for a rail car having a side wall, means defining a vertical slot in said side wall near one end of said rail car, said end closure comprising an upright door, said door having a curved laterally outer portion and a planar laterally inner portion, means for guiding said door for lateral movement from a closed position across the end of said rail car to an open position projecting through said vertical slot in which at least a portion of the door is disposed at the outer side of and close to said side wall, said side wall and the adjacent side edge portion of said door in the closed position thereof cooperating to block entry into the rail car, and means for securing said door in its open and closed positions.

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