B - Operations – Transporting – 61 – D
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
61
D
105/184
B61D 39/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1219173
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A holddown bar for a hatch cover of a railroad car or the like and method of making the same as well as a railroad car utilizing such a holddown bar are all provided herein. The holddown bar has opposed ends, one of which is adapted to be pivotally mounted to the car, and the other of which is adapted to be releasably latched to the car, while a medial portion thereof, intermediate the opposed ends, is adapted to extend across the hatch cover and carries a sealing gasket in a channel thereof that is adapted to engage against the hatch cover. The medial portion of the holddown bar has a surface adapted to engage a certain structure of the car outboard of the hatch thereof when the holddown bar is pivoted to a hatch opening position thereof. The surface of the medial portion of the holddown bar for engaging the structure of the car when the holddown bar is pivoted thereagainst whereby the bumper tends to prevent damage to that structure of the car when the holddown bar is pivoted to the open position thereof. Thus, the holddown bar is provided with resilient bumper means which will engage against the walkway grating of the railroad car in a manner to tend to prevent damage thereto even when the holddown bar is moved to its open position.
446396
Borden Ladner Gervais Llp
Dayco Products Inc.
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