Trackside door closing device for railway hopper cars

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PATENT NO 5302072
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07944497

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A trackside device for closing hopper doors (14) has an eccentrically rotatable wheel (18). The wheel (18) rotates upon contacting a hopper door (14) to move it inward to a closed position. In a preferred embodiment, two devices are positioned on opposite sides of a railroad track to simultaneously close doors (14) on both sides of the hopper car.

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BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY2500 LOU MENK DRIVE AOB 3 FORT WORTH TX 76131

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Burr, Lyle W Lincoln, NE 1 8
Kieres, Keith C Overland Park, KS 2 18
Stauffer, Rick J Overland Park, KS 1 8

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