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Locking mechanism for hopper door actuator assembly

US4084515A · kind A · utility

4Cited by
3References
10Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 16, 1976
Grant dateApr 18, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 16, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB61D7/24
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An automatic device for locking and unlocking a hopper door operating mechanism which prevents accidental opening of the hopper doors due to car oscillations and provides a protective lock while the car is in transit but which has a novel lock which is releasable by intuitional actuation of the operating mechanism.

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