Auto-rack railroad car vehicle wheel chock
AssigneeStandard Car Truck Company
InventorsJohn D. Anderson, Walter J. Peach, Michael K. Burke
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Abstract
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.
Claims24
A vehicle wheel chock locking assembly handle for a locking assembly of a vehicle wheel chock, said vehicle wheel chock locking assembly handle comprising:
- a grasp;
- an actuation arm attached to the grasp;
- an actuation hand attached to the actuation arm, the actuation hand defining a locking pin opening configured such that a locking pin of the locking assembly can extend through said locking pin opening, the actuation hand further defining a pair of aligned roll pin openings configured such that a roll pin of the locking assembly can extend through said roll pin openings and through said locking pin;
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- a pivot finger attached to the actuation hand, said pivot finger including a pivot pin configured to be received in a pivot hole in a locking member of the locking assembly.
A vehicle wheel chock locking assembly handle for a locking assembly of a vehicle wheel chock, said vehicle wheel chock locking assembly handle comprising:
- a grasp;
- an actuation arm attached to the grasp;
- an actuation hand attached to the actuation arm, the actuation hand defining a locking pin opening configured such that a locking pin of the locking assembly can extend through said locking pin opening, the actuation hand further defining at least one roll pin opening configured such that a roll pin of the locking assembly can extend through said roll pin opening and through said locking pin;
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- a pivot finger attached to the actuation hand.
A vehicle wheel chock locking assembly handle for a locking assembly of a vehicle wheel chock, said vehicle wheel chock locking assembly handle comprising:
- an elongated body defining a locking pin opening configured such that a locking pin of the locking assembly can extend through said locking pin opening, and a pair of aligned roll pin openings configured such that a roll pin of the locking assembly can extend through said roll pin openings and through said locking pin;
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- a pivot finger attached to the body, said pivot finger including a pivot pin configured to be received in a pivot hole in a locking member of the locking assembly.
A vehicle wheel chock locking assembly handle for a locking assembly of a vehicle wheel chock, said vehicle wheel chock locking assembly handle comprising:
- an elongated body defining a locking pin opening configured such that a locking pin of the locking assembly can extend through said locking pin opening, and at least one roll pin opening configured such that a roll pin of the locking assembly can extend through said roll pin opening and through said locking pin;
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- a pivot finger attached to the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.