Cascade Corporation

Richard R Estep

Brian D Campbell

Thomas E Dixon

Mark Schindlbeck

James E Brosh

Larry D Marshal

An opposable clamp arm of a load handling device such as a lift truck attachment. An upper clamp pad portion may have a generally planar plate as a main member and may have a load-gripping face layer. A lower clamp pad assembly has a plurality of separately replaceable wear-compensating load-contacting elements mounted interchangeably on a backing plate attached to a stabilizer member of the clamp arm. The load-contacting elements may be secured to the backing plate by retainer bars fastened to the backing plate with flanges of the retainer bars overlapping margins of the load contact elements.

Opposable clamp arms having replaceable lower portions

A door operating apparatus is provided for safely and efficiently opening and/or closing a side door of a railway boxcar by moving a door engagement member laterally.

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Vancouver, WA, United States of America

Richard R Estep