Hatch cover for railway cars and method of manufacturing the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9908536
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15040562

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A hatch cover for a covered hopper railcar includes a substantially circular shell member having a radially outer circumferential perimeter. The substantially circular shell member includes a topside surface and an underside surface. The hatch cover also includes a downwardly extending rim member coupled to and unitarily formed with the substantially circular shell member. The substantially circular shell member and the downwardly extending rim member define a shell/rim interface at the underside surface. The hatch cover further includes at least one sealing gasket fixedly coupled to the underside surface proximate the shell/rim interface.

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GREENBRIER CENTRAL LLCONE CENTERPOINTE DRIVE SUITE 200 LAKE OSWEGO OR 97035

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gonzalez, Francisco J Cahokia, US 17 149
Reckker, Christopher O'Fallon, US 3 6
Sandheinrich, Glenn Weldon Spring, US 2 5

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