RAILROAD CAR LUBRICANT FREE DOOR LOCK

摘要

A railroad car door lock which eliminates the need for lubrication and which includes a bracket, a first base attached to the bracket, a second base attached to the bracket, aligned first and second apertures in the first and second bases for slidably receiving a locking pin, a replaceable first locking pin wear protector lockably insertable in and selectively removable from the first base to prevent contact between the locking pin and the inner edge of the first base which defines the first aperture, and a replaceable second locking pin wear protector lockably insertable in and selectively removable from the second base to prevent contact between the locking pin and the inner edge of the second base which defines the second aperture.

主权项

1. A railroad car door lock comprising:
a bracket having a side wall, a first end wall connected to and transversely extending from the side wall, and a second end wall connected to and transversely extending from the side wall, the second end wall spaced-apart from the first end wall; a locking pin; a first base attached to the bracket, the first base including a first inner edge defining a first aperture; a replaceable first locking pin wear protector securely attachable to and selectively removable from the first base, the replaceable first locking pin wear protector including a first locking pin engagement inner edge which defines a first locking pin receipt opening, the replaceable first locking pin wear protector configured to prevent contact between the locking pin and the first inner edge of the first base; a second base attached to the bracket, the second base including a second inner edge defining a second aperture; and a replaceable second locking pin wear protector securely attachable to and selectively removable from the second base, the replaceable second locking pin wear protector including a second locking pin engagement inner edge which defines a second locking pin receipt opening, the replaceable second locking pin wear protector configured to prevent contact between the locking pin and the second inner edge of the second base.