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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alex V. Degutis, East Chicago, IN (US);
Andrew C. Crouse, Woodridge, IL (US);
Assignee:
Salco Products, Inc., Lemont, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 5/00 ;
Abstract
A ring protector for preventing unauthorized access through the dome port openings of a railcar dome. The ring protector defines a plurality of approximately equally spaced holes. The ring protector has an opened position in which each of the dome port openings is in-line with one of the access holes and a closed position in which each of the port openings is not in-line with one of the access holes. The ring protector is adapted to be rotatable from the opened position to the closed position.