Railway rolling stock – Special car bodies – Freight
Patent
1995-08-29
1996-12-03
Morano, S. Joseph
Railway rolling stock
Special car bodies
Freight
105374, 105404, 267140, 5271805, 24662, B61D 4500
Patent
active
055796974
ABSTRACT:
An improved gap sealing device for covering the gaps between horizontally extending and vertically spaced apart sidewall panels on auto rack railroad cars and between sidewall panels and supporting members. The gap sealing device is a single piece of extruded plastic having a head attachable to a flange of a sidewall panel and a tail or flap for biasing against the vertically adjacent sidewall panel, and a body that covers the gap to prevent air passage. The head includes inside and outside walls where the inside wall is hingedly attached to the outside wall by a live hinge and movable between open and closed positions to facilitate attachment of the head to the flange of the sidewall panel. A spring clip is placed over the inside and outside walls of the head to maintain and lock the gap sealing device on the flange of the sidewall panel. The gap sealing device may also be used to close the gaps between the sidewall panels and the roof, the floor, and vertical posts of the auto rack railroad car.
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Masia Adam H.
Morano S. Joseph
Zeftek, Inc.
Zickert Lloyd L.
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