# US 2013/0153719 A1 · Joint bar securment device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0153719 A1 - Document ID: US20130153719A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/329,722 - Filed: 2011-12-19 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-19 - Inventors: Herb Weston - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130153719A1 ## CPC - B60P 7/0892: {by preventing lateral movement of the load, e.g. using stop blocks} - B60P: VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS (vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances A61G3/00) ## Abstract A joint bar securement device is disclosed having a baseplate affixed to a plurality of elongated cylindrical metal upwardly-rising shafts. Joint bars are threaded onto the metal shafts, stacked one upon another, and secured during transport by the joint bar securement device. Some embodiments of the present invention further comprise cables, ropes, and/or chains detachably affixed to the metal shafts and the baseplate to prevent the joint bars from bouncing out of the securement device during transport. Other embodiments include lateral braces in place of the metal shafts for cradling the joint bars. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A joint bar securement device comprising: a rigid metal baseplate having a planar top surface; and a plurality of elongated cylindrical metal shafts rising orthogonally from the surface of the baseplate, the cylindrical shafts for threading through apertures defined by one or more joint bar(s), wherein a diameter of the cylindrical shafts is less than a diameter of the apertures defined by the joint bar(s), the joint bar(s) used in construction of railroad track, each of the metal shafts having have a proximal end affixed to the baseplate and an opposing distal end for penetrating joint bars threaded over the metal shafts. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The joint bar securement device of claim 1, wherein one or more of distal end(s) of the metal shaft(s) define(s) a distal aperture. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The joint bar securement device of claim 2, further comprising: a split ring threaded through the distal aperture(s) defined by the metal shaft(s); and one or more cable(s) affixed at one end to the baseplate and affixed detachably at an opposing end to one of the split rings to secure joint bars threaded over the metal shafts from bouncing off the metal shafts during transport. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The joint bar securement device of claim 1, further comprising an elongated crossbar detachably affixed at a first end to the distal end of one of the metal shafts, the crossbar also detachably affixed at a second end to one of the metal shafts. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The joint bar securement device of claim 4, wherein the apertures defined by the distal ends of the metal shafts receive and grip the crossbar. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The joint bar securement device of claim 1, further comprising a split ring detachably affixed to the distal end of a metal shaft. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The joint bar securement device of claim 1, further comprising one or more of a cable, chain, and rope affixed at one end to the baseplate and affixed at an opposing end to the distal end of one of the metal shafts. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The joint bar securement device of claim 1, further comprising a bar hingedly connected at a first end to the distal end of a first metal shaft, the bar lockably affixable at a second end to the distal end of a second metal shaft. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The joint bar securement device of claim 1, further comprising a bar hingedly connected at a first end to the distal end of a first metal shaft, the bar lockably affixable at a second end to the distal end of a second metal shaft. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The joint bar securement device of claim 1, wherein one of the metal shafts is slideably affixed to the baseplate such that a width between the metal shaft and other metal shafts is adjustable. ### Claim 11 A joint bar securement device comprising: a rigid metal baseplate having a planar top surface; and an elongated cylindrical metal shaft rising orthogonally from the surface of the baseplate, the cylindrical shaft for threading through apertures defined by one or more joint bar(s), wherein a diameter of the cylindrical shaft is less than a diameter of the apertures defined by the joint bar(s), the joint bar(s) used in construction of railroad track, the metal shafts having have a proximal end affixed to the baseplate and an opposing distal end for penetrating joint bars threaded over the metal shafts; a left lateral side affixed to the baseplate comprising an elongated plate of metal having an inner planar surface rising orthogonally from the surface of the baseplate, the left lateral side affixed to the baseplate; a right lateral side affixed to the baseplate comprising an elongated plate of metal having an inner planar surface rising orthogonally from the surface of the baseplate, the right lateral side affixed to the baseplate; wherein the left lateral side and right lateral side define a recess between them for receiving and securing a joint bar in the recess from moving laterally across the top surface of the baseplate. ### Claim 12 A joint bar securement device comprising: a rigid metal baseplate having a planar top surface; a plurality of elongated cylindrical metal shafts rising orthogonally from the top surface of the baseplate, the cylindrical shafts for threading through apertures defined by one or more joint bar(s), wherein a diameter of the cylindrical shafts is less than a diameter of the apertures defined by the joint bar(s), the joint bar(s) used in construction of railroad track, each of the metal shafts having have a proximal end affixed to the baseplate and an opposing distal end for penetrating joint bars threaded over the metal shafts; a lateral side affixed to the baseplate, the lateral side comprising a rectangular plate of metal disposed off-center of the baseplate having a proximal end affixed to the baseplate and an opposing distal end, the lateral side rising orthogonally away from the top surface of the baseplate; one or more hinge(s) affixed to the distal end of the lateral side; and a top plate affixed to the hinge(s), the top plate defining two or more recesses for receiving the distal ends of the metal shafts such that the top plate can be laid over joint bars threaded onto the metal shafts. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The joint bar securement device of claim 12, further comprising a split ring detachably affixed to the distal end of a metal shaft. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The joint bar securement device of claim 13, further comprising one or more cables detachably affixed at a first end to the split ring and affixed at a second end to the top plate. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The joint bar securement device of claim 12, further comprising one or more chains detachably affixed with a locking mechanism at a first end to distal end of a metal shaft, the chain(s) affixed at a second end to the top plate.