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Patent No.:

US 11958509 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024

Filed:

Feb. 17, 2023

Hopper railcar with door deflector for transverse pivoted outlet gate, door deflector and method of retrofitting hopper railcar to include door deflector for transverse pivoted outlet gate

Applicant:

Jac Operations, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Michael Heider, Johnstown, PA (US);

Michael Selapack, Portage, PA (US);

Assignee:

JAC OPERATIONS, INC., Chicago, IL (US);

Attorneys:

Blynn L. Shideler

Krisanne Shideler

BLK Law Group

Primary Examiner:

Scott A Browne

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 7/32 (2006.01); B61D 7/02 (2006.01); B61D 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 7/32 (2013.01); B61D 7/02 (2013.01); B61D 7/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

A hopper railcar includes a plurality of hoppers for carrying material laden material, wherein each hopper has a lower discharge chute formed by converging side sheets and end sheets defining a transverse opening; and pivoted transverse door for each transverse opening for selectively opening and closing and closed by a pivoted door, the pivoted door having a pivot axis perpendicular to a longitudinal length of the railcar, and lateral deflectors on lateral sides of the doors with each of the deflectors having a side face extending above an interior facing surface of the doors upon which laden flows with the door in the open position. A method of retrofitting hopper railcars to include deflectors is also disclosed.

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Heider, Michael. (2024). Hopper railcar with door deflector for transverse pivoted outlet gate, door deflector and method of retrofitting hopper railcar to include door deflector for transverse pivoted outlet gate (U.S. Patent No. 11958509). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11958509

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