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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 1979
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Walter J Marulic, Gary, IN (US);
Ray L Ferris, Thornton, IL (US);
Assignee:
Pullman Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1053 / ; 292207 ; 292216 ;
Abstract
A locking arrangement for side dump discharge doors of a hopper car includes a keeper arrangement for receiving a rod type latch element with the keeper comprising a cylindrical housing containing a locking rotor. The rotor includes an open end slot which captures the latch element and rotates between locked and open positions.