Patents Examined by Gary Estremsk
  • Load floor slam-action paw latch
    Patent number: 6109669
    Abstract: A closure panel latch having a housing, a handle pivotally connected to the housing, a pawl member which slides along tracks provided in the housing and a spring which biases a pawl into engagement with a keeper member, the handle including a tab portion which engages with said pawl to retract the pawl against the bias of the spring member to release the latch when the handle is lifted, the latch being closed by slam-action, and having mounting elements on the housing for mounting the latch to a closure panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher J. Pinkow
  • Center locking device for rail car plug type doors
    Patent number: 6070920
    Abstract: A lock for railway car sliding doors of the plug type that secures the center bottom edge of the door against unintentional outward movement caused by accidental impact from within the car. The lock is secured to the rail car surface adjacent the bottom edge of the door and is pivoted into door engagement on the center bottom of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Pennsylvania Rail Car Company
    Inventor: Walter S. Ryan