Abstract:
A floor latch strip for railway cars is provided with at least one continuous, open-topped, longitudinal channel which facilitates cleaning of the entire latch strip. The latch strip provides a series of spaced, transverse recesses that serve the latch keeping function and which interconnect two sides of the channel to facilitate cleaning.
Abstract:
Apparatus for absorbing the shock of a relatively large, movable load, such as a ship striking a dock or the like. The apparatus includes a loadreceiving buffer comprised of a fluid piston and cylinder assembly, the buffer being in fluid communication with a hydro-pneumatic accumulator through first and second fluid flow paths. When a force is exerted on the buffer, fluid flows therefrom through one of said paths and part of the kinetic energy is stored in the accumulator with the greater portion dissipated as heat. The buffer is restored to its initial position by fluid flow from the accumulator to the buffer along the second path. The system operates to assure that the buffer will exert a substantially constant reactive force regardless of displacement to thereby assure dissipation of the kinetic energy with an efficiency approaching 100 percent and with a minimum storage of potential energy.
Abstract:
This invention relates to vehicles adapted to load and unload cargo and other material into and from aircraft. The present vehicle is provided with a loading platform which can be elevated, laterally adjusted and extended forwardly for alignment with an opening in the aircraft. Controls are provided to prevent abnormal contact or misalignment between the platform and aircraft as well as to automatically raise or lower the platform when the height of the opening above ground level varies due to loading or unloading.