Patent ID: 7003850
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: B61D,E05D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Railcar hatch cover hinge structure for mounting a railcar hatch cover to apertured stationary brackets on a railcar while allowing said hatch cover to pivotally move relative to coaming extending about a through defined by said railcar, said hatch cover hinge structure including a first end configured for attachment toward one side of the hatch cover, and a universal adapter operably secured toward a second end of said hatch cover hinge structure and in laterally spaced relation from said one side of said hatch cover, said universal adapter defining multiple openings disposed in spaced, parallel relation relative to each other, and with at least one of said multiple openings in said adapter being generally aligned with openings defined by said stationary brackets to provide an axis of rotation for said hatch cover hinge structure which is spacially fixed relative to the coaming on said railcar whereby permitting pivotal mounting of said hinge structure and thereby said hatch cover to the stationary brackets on the railcar having hinge pins arranged within predetermined distance ranges relative to the coaming on the railcar.