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.
Claims35
A vehicle wheel chock tire engager for a vehicle wheel chock, said vehicle wheel chock tire engager comprising:
- a plurality of connected pivot members pivotally attachable to a front portion of a body of the vehicle wheel chock, said front portion defining a plurality of pivot recess areas and defining a plurality of securing slots in the pivot recess areas;
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- a plurality of securing tongues attached to the pivot members, said tire engager securing tongues configured to be received in the securing slots to prevent undesired pivoting of the pivot members when the pivot members are attached to the front portion of the body of the vehicle wheel chock and are in an extended position.
A vehicle wheel chock tire engager for a vehicle wheel chock, said vehicle chock tire engager pivotally attachable to a front portion of a body of the vehicle wheel chock, said front portion defining:
- (a) a first pivot recess area, (b) a second pivot recess area, (c) a first securing slot in the first pivot recess area, and (d) a second securing slot in the second pivot recess area, said vehicle wheel chock tire engager comprising:
- a first pivot member;
- a first securing tongue attached to the first pivot member and configured to be received in the first securing slot to prevent undesired pivoting of the first pivot member when the first pivot member is attached to the front portion of the body of the vehicle wheel chock and is in an extended position;
- a second pivot member connected to the first pivot member;
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- a second securing tongue attached to the second pivot member and configured to be received in the second securing slot to prevent undesired pivoting of the second pivot member when the second pivot member is attached to the front portion of the body of the vehicle wheel chock and is in the extended position.
A vehicle wheel chock tire engager for a vehicle wheel chock, said vehicle chock tire engager pivotally attachable to a front portion of a body of the vehicle wheel chock, said front portion defining:
- (a) a first pivot recess area, (b) a second pivot recess area, (c) a first securing slot in the first pivot recess area, and (d) a second securing slot in the second pivot recess area, said vehicle wheel chock tire engager comprising:
- a tire engager body;
- a first arm connected to the tire engager body;
- a first pivot end connected to the first arm;
- a first securing tongue attached to the first pivot end and configured to be received in the first securing slot when the first pivot end is attached to the front portion of the body of the vehicle wheel chock and is in an extended position;
- a second arm connected to the tire engager body;
- a second pivot end connected to the second arm;
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- a second securing tongue attached to the second pivot end and configured to be received in the second securing slot when the second pivot end is attached to the front portion of the body of the vehicle wheel chock and is in an extended position.
A vehicle wheel chock tire engager for a vehicle wheel chock, said vehicle chock tire engager pivotally attachable to a front portion of a body of the vehicle wheel chock, said front portion defining:
- (a) a first pivot recess area, and (b) a second pivot recess area, said vehicle wheel chock tire engager comprising:
- a tire engager body;
- a first pivot end;
- a first arm connecting the first pivot end to the tire engager body, said first arm including a first step configured to engage a first step of a first arm of an interlocking tire engager when the first pivot end and the interlocking tire engager are attached to the front portion of the body of the vehicle wheel chock;
- a second pivot end;
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- a second arm connecting the second pivot end to the tire engager body, said second arm including a second step configured to engage a second step of the interlocking tire engager when the second pivot end and the interlocking tire engager are attached to the front portion of the body of the vehicle wheel chock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.