Railcar seals (rapid wrap™) and related methods
OwnerRobert Veasey, IIIinventor
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Abstract
Generally disclosed is an adhesively secured seal and related methods for sealing a hopper car hatch without the risk of contaminating the hopper car load with food-grade adhesive and without damaging the hopper car or requiring excessive cleaning when removed. The disclosed seal comprises a piece or sheet of plastic with self-contained food-grade adhesive. Preferably, the plastic is cut to fit the length of the hatch of a rail car and features food-grade adhesive along on its surface its edges. In another embodiment, the apparatus is rolled, like tape, wherein the apparatus is installed over a hatch opening so that the sides of the apparatus containing food-grade adhesive are contacted with the rim and sides of the hatch.
Claims6
A method of sealing a hopper car hatch comprising the step of:
- obtaining a sheet of plastic self-contained adhesive;
- and,
- positioning the sheet of plastic over the hopper car hatch;
- and
- adhering the plastic to at least a portion of the hopper car hatch via the self-contained adhesive.
A seal for a hopper car comprising:
- a sheet of plastic with a self contained adhesive.
an apparatus comprising:
- a sheet of plastic;
- and,
- an adhesive disposed on a side of the sheet of plastic, said plastic adapted to be provided over a hopper car hatch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.