Patent ID: 8225721

Claim:
A bracket assembly for securing to a railcar a cover for a bottom outlet valve of the railcar, comprising: a bracket attached to the railcar proximate the bottom outlet valve; a rotational element extending from the bracket; and a cantilevered arm extending from and laterally rotational about the rotational element, wherein the cantilevered arm is mounted to the cover and configured to support the cover when the cover is not secured to the bottom outlet valve, wherein the cover rotates laterally between a use position covering, secured to, and below the bottom outlet valve and a storage position exposing the bottom outlet valve, wherein the rotational element is axially extendible and retractable, wherein when the cover is in the use position the rotational element is retracted and the cover is secured against the bottom outlet valve and in the storage position the rotational element is extended so that the cover is separated from the bottom outlet valve.