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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2008
Applicant:
Stephen R. Early, Johnson, KS (US);
Inventor:
Stephen R. Early, Johnson, KS (US);
Assignee:
Aero Transportation Products, Inc., Independence, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 7/20 (2006.01); B61D 7/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hopper car gate with a curved door for discharging cargo from a hopper car. The gate has coupled side walls and end walls which present a top opening, bottom opening, and upper surface surrounding the top opening and adapted to be joined to the hopper car. A curved rail extends between and is coupled with the end walls adjacent the bottom opening. A curved door is supported on the rail. The door is moveable between a closed position which blocks the bottom opening and an open position which allows the cargo to exit through the bottom opening.