Railway hopper car latch mechanism

Details Railway hopper car latch mechanism Railway hopper car latch mechanism

1980-02-25

1981-10-20

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Railway rolling stock

Special car bodies

Dumping

105308R, B61D 718, B61D 722, B61D 726

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042954304

ABSTRACT:
A door locking mechanism for a railway hopper car includes a rotatable latch or rotor member engaging a keeper on the door for releasably locking the same. The latch member includes abutment faces which are engaged in locking position by a spring loaded lever. The lever includes a flat surface engaging a rounded cam surface on the rotor for positioning the same in a release position.

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patent: 1584417 (1926-05-01), Wine
patent: 2225463 (1940-12-01), Rose
patent: 2286958 (1942-06-01), Haessler
patent: 3931768 (1976-01-01), Price et al.
patent: 4158996 (1979-06-01), Marulic et al.

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