Railway rolling stock – Special car bodies – Freight
Patent
1996-03-28
1997-12-30
Le, Mark T.
Railway rolling stock
Special car bodies
Freight
105404, 105424, B61D 4500
Patent
active
057018251
ABSTRACT:
A device for closing the gap between adjacent sidewall panels in an auto rack railroad car in the form of a generally H-shaped elongated plastic member grippingly engaging the panels and closing the gap to prevent the movement of air and precipitation through the gap. The device may be made as a one-piece or two-piece unit.
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Thrall Mfg. Co., photograph of gap-sealing device, May 18, 1995 (1 page).
Le Mark T.
Zeftek, Inc.
Zickert Lloyd L.
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