Abstract: A locking mechanism for securing a container to a truck chassis is provided and includes a manually reciprocating locking member movable in a piston-like fashion through a housing from a retracted position within the housing to an extended position within a slot of a corner casting in an adjacent container. The reciprocating member is also rotatable and includes an eccentric locking pin to adjust the location of the locking pin to compensate for dimensional variations and to enable the locking pin search for the locking slot of a corner casting by moving between several positions.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a structure for mounting and interconnecting adjacent windows in a railway passenger vehicle. Windows are mounted in resilient sealing gaskets which are held with a locking clamp that is mounted in a wall attached, resilient seal member. Interconnecting the interior adjacent windows is a framing member having an inside, peripheral end that fits within the locking clamp encircling the windows and has an outside periphery held in place by a rigid, plastic, snap-on sealing mask which interconnects the outside edges and holds each securely in place between the adjacent windows.

Abstract: A carbon steel (or other type) chimney liner is provided with an inner membrane of relatively light gauge steel which is highly resistant to corrosion and which is constructed to accommodate thermal expansion in any direction independent of the structure to which it is attached. The membrane and chimney liner include an annular space therebetween which is placed under a vacuum.

Abstract: A door locking arrangement for a railway car hopper includes a latch element and keeper assembly having camming surfaces which during gravitational opening of the door lift the latch element to a disengaged position. The locking is controlled by a longitudinal actuating bar which controls the latch element. A spring biasing device urges the latch element to its locked position.

Abstract: A covered railway hopper car includes a partition sheet assembly, including a plurality of partition sheets rigidly connected to the roof, each having a construction at its upper ends which provides improved fatigue characteristics in the vicinity of the roof step and coaming area adjacent to the hatch opening area thereby relieving stress and reducing fatigue fractures.

Abstract: The plurality of multi-purpose trailer arrangements and combinations are provided to carry large and heavy loads for over-the highway transportation, the arrangements providing for greater versatility and load distribution necessary to meet highway requirements.

Abstract: An arrangement for operating longitudinally disposed discharge door for a railway hopper vehicle includes adjacent pairs of interconnected hopper doors. The doors of each pair are connected by linkages to provide simultaneous, cooperative opening and closing movement. The inner door of each pair is operatively connected with a locking linkage which, when in the locked position, engages a longitudinally displaceable locking cam to secure the doors. Displacement of the locking cam permits the weight of the lading within the car to open the discharge doors. The doors are returned to the closed position by means of door-engaging trackside cams, and the locking cam is returned to the locked position securing the doors.

Abstract: A mechanism for locking the lock straps of railway car hatch covers includes a pivoted lever which is clamped over the tongue of a lock strap. The clamping is achieved by means of a pivoted keeper member having a mouth portion engaging the ends of the lever in locking relation. The keeper member is pivotally supported and is positioned by an overcenter toggle action in a receiving or locked position by means of a leaf spring assembly. The locking and unlocking action may be accomplished by hand or foot operation.

Abstract: A hopper car door locking and unlocking arrangement includes a crank arm which is initially moved to a bail engaging position laterally outwardly of the car and then is further operated by the bail of a side of track door opening device. The crank arm moves a longitudinal actuating means which controls the locking members of a pair of downwardly opening hopper doors.

Abstract: Sponge iron pellets resulting from gaseous direct reduction of iron ore are stored in bins which include heat monitoring devices which activate at a predetermined temperature, an inert gas supply that distributes cooling fluid into the bins to provide for cooling of the same.

Abstract: An apparatus for reduction of iron ore to sponge iron includes a reduction vessel having upper gas inlet ports, a charging opening, a lower discharge chamber including gas discharge openings and a bottom discharge door. The discharge door includes an internal dome-shaped hollow body provided with discharge openings which are connected to a source of cooling gas for cooling the discharge chamber.

Abstract: A vehicle carrying railway car including a plurality of vertically spaced decks having at least one hinged deck section adapted to be raised for facilitating the loading of vehicles onto the car. The hinged deck has shrouds that are supported and aligned by inter-reactive foot elements which are constantly shielded by the shrouds preventing injury to workmen moving the deck between its respective raised and lowered positions.

Abstract: A side wall arrangement for an open top hopper or railway gondola car having a metal plate construction and including top chord or sill members spanning the outside top edges of the walls. The top chord members are of a lightweight unitary formed plate construction providing axial and lateral rigidification for the wall so as to resist lateral warping or deflection thereof during rotary dumping operations.

Abstract: A rapid dump hopper car includes a pair of relatively lightweight doors which are opened and closed sequentially from an overlapping position by means of a longitudinally extending actuating mechanism movably supported on the underframe of the car. The doors include longitudinally spaced and transversely extending hinge bracket structures which are connected to the center sill and side sill of the car for relative hinging movements. The bracket structures also include overlapping portions and interengageable bars securely supporting the adjacent edges of the door in interlocking relation. Each hinged bracket structure also includes a ball and socket connection with actuating links which are connected to the longitudinal operating mechanism.

Abstract: The application discloses a particulate solid fuel combustion system for kilns and the like. A particulate solid fuel such as powdered coal, is supplied to a fluidized bed conveyor. Selected quantities of coal are withdrawn to air entrainment devices where the coal is entrained in a jet of a gas and delivered to a burner. The firing rate is controlled responsive to requirements of the kiln.

Abstract: An arrangement for providing lubrication to the outer bearing of a wheel hub having inner and outer bearing assemblies from an internal annular lubricant reservoir in the wheel hub housing. A lubricant carrying tube positioned within the wheel hub housing has an inlet which receives lubricant from the reservoir and an outlet directed toward the outer bearing. Lubricant flows through the tube and is supplied to the outer bearing assembly as the wheel rotates.

Abstract: An operating mechanism for a hinged deck portion of a vehicle-carrying auto-rack railway car utilizing a first-class lever to counterbalance the deck end portion. A spring load is provided by a Belleville spring pack of novel, compact construction which has a substantially constant spring-force versus deflection curve such that manual manipulation of the hinged deck by operating personnel is facilitated during loading and unloading of the auto-rack car.

Abstract: An open top railway hopper car is provided with a car body having the usual end slope sheets and lower side discharge openings. Transverse bulkheads spaced above the end slope sheets to provide the car with a rectangular center compartment particularly adapted to have elongated cargo such as logs and also provide an opening for end compartments which are filled and discharged when the car is used to haul cargo such as wood chips and the like.

Abstract: A trough hatch cover for a covered railway hopper car including an easily replaceable longitudinally convergently tapered elastomeric seal reactive therewith to form a weather-tight seal about the periphery of the hatch when secured by clamps at opposite ends of the hatch cover.

Abstract: A locking arrangement for the side dump doors of a hopper car includes a pair of actuating levers projecting downward from the car engaging suitable trips mounted adjacent to the tracks which provides for longitudinal movement of a pair of latch bars which disengage a plurality of latches longitudinally disposed on the car between the hopper slope sheets and the swinging doors. Safety locks are provided to provide inadvertent opening of the latch mechanisms.