Hopper door actuating mechanism

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1976-07-19

1977-09-06

Spar, Robert J.

Railway rolling stock

Special car bodies

Sleeping

214 63, 105241C, B65G 6724

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040462684

ABSTRACT:
A bottom dump hopper car having outwardly swinging clamshell doors includes a locking mechanism for maintaining a door in closed position by means of a stop and bracket arrangement. A vertically moveable arm is actuated to disengage the locking mechanism whereupon the door can swing outwardly as the arm swings in an outward path which is controlled by a ground mounted tripping mechanism.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2370998 (1954-03-01), Schroeder
patent: 3872796 (1975-03-01), Adler
patent: 3994238 (1976-11-01), Adler

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