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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2023
Trinity Rail Group, Llc, Dallas, TX (US);
Daniel G. Cortez, Grapevine, TX (US);
Lee A. Reitz, Euless, TX (US);
Jerry W. Vande Sande, Dallas, TX (US);
Carter R. Andrews, Dallas, TX (US);
Kenneth W. Huck, Fairview, CA (US);
Craig J. Stevens, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
William F. Deakyne, Arlington, TX (US);
TRINITY RAIL GROUP, LLC, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
According to some embodiments, a longitudinal door system comprising one or more longitudinal doors for a railcar and a longitudinal operating beam coupled to the one or more longitudinal doors via one or more struts. A translation of the longitudinal operating beam is coupled to an opening and closing of the one or more longitudinal doors. The door system further comprising a gearbox coupled to the longitudinal operating beam and a first capstan receptacle. The gearbox is operable to translate a rotational movement of the first capstan receptacle to a linear movement of the longitudinal operating beam.