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US 2011/0236150 A1Published application
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.
Claims18
A vehicle wheel chock comprising:
- a body having a front portion and a rear portion;
- a tire engager at the front portion of the body;
- a plurality of downwardly and forwardly extending first teeth attached to the front portion of the body;
- and
- a locking assembly including:
- (i) a locking member pivotally attached to the rear portion of the body, said locking member moveable to a locked position and to an unlocked position,
- (ii) a locking pin coupled to the locking member, said locking pin moveable to a locking position and to an unlocking position,
- (iii) a handle pivotally attached to the locking member, said handle configured to cause the locking pin to move from the locking position to the unlocking position when the handle is pivoted, said handle and said locking pin biased toward the locking position, and
- (iv) a plurality of downwardly extending second teeth attached to the locking member.
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A vehicle wheel chock comprising:
- a body having a front portion, a central portion and a rear portion;
- a tire engager at the front portion of the body;
- and
- a locking assembly including:
- (i) a locking member pivotally attached to the rear portion of the body, said locking member moveable to a locked position and to an unlocked position, said locking member including an engagement wedge, wherein when the locking member is in the locked position said engagement wedge engages a rear side of the central portion of the body,
- (ii) a locking pin attached to the locking member and moveable to a locking position and an unlocking position, wherein when said locking member is in the locked position and the locking pin is in the locking position, the locking pin engages the central portion of the body, and
- (iii) a plurality of downwardly extending second teeth attached to the locking member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.