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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2014
Applicant:
American Railcar Industries, Inc., St. Charles, MO (US);
Inventors:
Roger Dalske, Florissant, MO (US);
Spencer Ashie-Winns, St. Charles, MO (US);
Hariharanath Kavuri, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
John Birkmann, St. Charles, MO (US);
Assignee:
American Railcar Industries, Inc., St. Charles, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 7/22 (2006.01); B61D 7/16 (2006.01); B61D 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 7/22 (2013.01); B61D 7/02 (2013.01); B61D 7/16 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4984 (2015.01);
Abstract
A railcar door sealing assembly includes a first door seal member coupled to a first door plate of a first door of the railcar. The door sealing assembly also includes a second door seal member coupled to a second door plate of a second door of the railcar. The first door seal member at least partially overlaps with the second door seal member in a face-to-face relationship when the first door and the second door are in the closed position.