Sliding panel for an end door of a rail car

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1976-08-24

1978-03-07

Cherry, Johnny D.

Railway rolling stock

Car framing and structure

Freight

49 41, 105331, 105368R, 296 55, B61D 1706, B61D 1900

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040773302

ABSTRACT:
An end closure for a rail car which comprises a pair of sliding doors mounted for movement between open and closed positions. One of the doors has a recess to clear a brake lever when the door is open. A panel is provided to close the recess when the door is closed. The panel is automatically moved to a position opening the recess when the door is opened and automatically moved to a position closing the recess when the door is closed.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1549714 (1925-08-01), Claveria
patent: 2739645 (1956-03-01), Urquhart
patent: 3191547 (1965-06-01), Adler
patent: 3712363 (1973-01-01), Thomassen et al.
patent: 3827182 (1974-08-01), VanHelleputte
patent: 3995563 (1976-12-01), Blunden

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