Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090064454 | RAILROAD CAR DOOR PIVOT ASSEMBLY - An improved auto-rack railroad car door pivot bolt assembly for an auto-rack railroad car including a roof having a roof stiffener and a door having a hood. The auto-rack railroad car door pivot bolt assembly ties the hood of the door of the auto-rack railroad car to the roof stiffener on the roof of the auto-rack railroad car to reduce relative movement of the hood and the roof stiffener to each other and prevents wear of the shoulder bolt, the hood, and the roof stiffener. | 03-12-2009 |
20090245962 | CHOCK STRAP RETAINER FOR AUTO-RACK RAILROAD CAR VEHICLE WHEEL CHOCK - A vehicle wheel chock strap retainer that provides that different straps of different dimensions will remain securely affixed to a torque tube of a wheel chock when the chock strap retainer is inserted into the torque tube. | 10-01-2009 |
20110236148 | AUTO-RACK RAILROAD CAR VEHICLE WHEEL CHOCK - An improved vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle. The improved vehicle wheel chock includes an improved face-plate. | 09-29-2011 |
20110236149 | AUTO-RACK RAILROAD CAR VEHICLE WHEEL CHOCK - A vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle. | 09-29-2011 |
20110236150 | AUTO-RACK RAILROAD CAR VEHICLE WHEEL CHOCK - A vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle. | 09-29-2011 |
20110236151 | AUTO-RACK RAILROAD CAR VEHICLE WHEEL CHOCK - A vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle. | 09-29-2011 |
20120087758 | AUTO-RACK RAILROAD CAR VEHICLE WHEEL CHOCK - An improved vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle. The improved vehicle wheel chock includes an improved face-plate. | 04-12-2012 |
20120097624 | AUTO-RACK RAILROAD CAR VEHICLE WHEEL CHOCK HANGER - A vehicle wheel chock hanger for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car that is configured to hold various different chocks that are configured to secure vehicles in auto-rack railroad cars. | 04-26-2012 |
20120163938 | AUTO-RACK RAILROAD CAR VEHICLE WHEEL CHOCK - A vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle. | 06-28-2012 |
20120308324 | AUTO-RACK RAILROAD CAR VEHICLE WHEEL CHOCK - An improved vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle. The improved vehicle wheel chock includes an improved face-plate. | 12-06-2012 |
20130183115 | AUTO-RACK RAILROAD CAR VEHICLE WHEEL CHOCK - A vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle. | 07-18-2013 |
20130223948 | AUTO-RACK RAILROAD CAR VEHICLE WHEEL CHOCK - A vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle. | 08-29-2013 |
20140197122 | AUTO-RACK RAILROAD CAR VEHICLE WHEEL CHOCK HANGER - A vehicle wheel chock hanger for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car that is configured to hold various different chocks that are configured to secure vehicles in auto-rack railroad cars. | 07-17-2014 |
20150071725 | AUTO-RACK RAILROAD CAR VEHICLE RESTRAINT APPARATUS - A vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which includes an active chock and an anchor chock configured to co-act to secure a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. In various embodiments, each chock has a chock body including a substantially diamond shaped elongated tube which includes four integrally connected elongated walls. In various embodiments, for each chock, various components of that chock extend substantially along longitudinal axis that lie in the same or substantially the same vertical plane as the apex and trough of the substantially diamond shaped elongated tube of the chock body. | 03-12-2015 |
20150071726 | AUTO-RACK RAILROAD CAR VEHICLE RESTRAINT APPARATUS - A vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which includes an active chock and an anchor chock configured to co-act to secure a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. In various embodiments, each chock has a chock body including a substantially diamond shaped elongated tube which includes four integrally connected elongated walls. In various embodiments, for each chock, various components of that chock extend substantially along longitudinal axis that lie in the same or substantially the same vertical plane as the apex and trough of the substantially diamond shaped elongated tube of the chock body. The active and anchor chocks: (a) have a lower height than known commercially available vehicle restraints; (b) have a smaller width than known commercially available vehicle restraints; (c) position the strap and the torque tube closer to the tire of the wheel than any known commercially available vehicle restraints; (d) take up a smaller area of each safe zone adjacent to the wheel than known commercially available vehicle restraints; (e) provide a greater strength to size ratio than known commercially available vehicle restraints; and (f) are easy to operate, install, and remove. | 03-12-2015 |