Retractable container stop and guide assembly for railroad freight cars
US6354778B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61D45/007
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is provided an improvement for a railroad freight car for transporting containers. The car is of the type having spaced apart side structures, opposed end structures and a floor structure, all of which together define a well for receiving a plurality of containers. The well has a longitudinal direction substantially aligned with the direction of travel of the car and a transverse direction substantially normal thereto. The floor structure of the car has a container support within the well which provides a container support surface. The improvement comprises a container stop provided with the container support, the container stop having an extended position and a retracted position. The container stop is biased to the extended position by a biasing component. The extended position is defined by the container stop extending upwardly from the container support surface to present two stop surfaces within the well. The stop surfaces arrest the longitudinal translation of two of the containers when same are respectively located longitudinally on each side of the container stop and are respectively seated on the container support surface. The retracted position is defined by the con…
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