Railway car door driver

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4344366
SERIAL NO

06098297

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A railway house car is provided with a sliding door and door driver. The door driver includes a lock having a door mounted hasp and upper and lower bracket portions mounted on a fixed door post for common engagement with a locking pin. The lower bracket portion has a pivoted manual lever mounted thereon with a crank arm for providing an increased mechanical advantage. The crank arm extends downwardly to pivotally and drivingly engage a door latch carried on an inner surface of the crank arm. The door latch has an opening on its end opposite the crank arm for selective connection to a flanged boss mounted on a vertical door edge reinforcement member. The lever with its crank arm and the door latch may be made from plate steel.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • THE YOUNGSTOWN STEEL DOOR COMPANY

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Madland, Thorvald Arlington Hts., IL 2 6

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