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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2008
Applicants:
Trevor Low, North Vancouver, CA;
Mark Doldon, North Vancouver, CA;
John Cruikshank, Brisbane, AU;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ecofab Covers International Inc., Bridgetown, BB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 39/00 (2006.01); B61D 17/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cover for open top railcars may be alternatively locked into place over the railcar top opening, or rotated on hinges to either side of the railcar to provide access to the entire top of the railcar. The cover may be compressed against either side of the railcar to allow the car to move between structural or other elements of loading or unloading facilities.