Hopper railroad car having top hatch cover assembly
AssigneeGunderson LLC
InventorsPeter L. Jones, Victor Mankarious, James A. Warwick, Steven James Knight, Jordan Paul Liske
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Abstract
Various embodiments provide a hopper railroad car top hatch cover assembly including a hatch cover and a hatch cover securer configured to secure the hatch cover in a closed position engaging a coaming of the hopper railroad car. Various embodiments provide a hopper railroad car having a top hatch cover assembly including a hatch cover and a hatch cover securer configured to secure the hatch cover in a closed position engaging a coaming of the hopper railroad car.
Claims25
A hopper railroad car top hatch cover assembly for a hopper railroad car including a roof including an upwardly extending coaming, the hopper railroad car hatch cover assembly comprising:
- a hatch cover pivotally connectable on one side of the coaming and including an movable hatch pivotally movable from a closed position engaging the coaming to an open position disengaged from the coaming;
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- a hatch cover securer movably connectable on an opposite side of the coaming and including a hatch cover engager movable from a hatch cover engagement position in which the hatch cover engager secures the movable hatch in the closed position engaging the coaming to a hatch cover non-engagement position in which the hatch cover engager allows the movable hatch to move to the open position.
A hopper railroad car comprising:
- a frame;
- spaced apart side walls supported by the frame;
- spaced apart end wall supported by the frame;
- a roof supported by the side walls, the roof includes a panel and a coaming supported by and upwardly extending from the panel, the coaming partially defining an opening in the roof;
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- a top hatch cover assembly including:
- a hatch cover pivotally connectable on one side of the coaming and including an movable hatch pivotally movable from a closed position engaging the coaming to an open position disengaged from the coaming, and
- a hatch cover securer movably connectable on an opposite side of the coaming and including a hatch cover engager movable from a hatch cover engagement position in which the hatch cover engager secures the movable hatch in the closed position engaging the coaming to a hatch cover non-engagement position in which the hatch cover engager allows the movable hatch to move to the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.