Method for loading tube bundles on railcars and tube packs for railcars
AssigneeWestern Tube & Conduit Corporation
InventorsEfren Ramirez, Stanley Curtis Whittemore
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Abstract
A method for loading tube bundles on a railcar includes placing the tube bundles lengthwise on the car and stacked above the bed of the car to form tube bundle packs. The packs are separated by panels. A spacing block is configured to go within the longitudinally extending remaining space left over after loading a finite number of packs. This spacing block include parallel plates which are rigidly displaced one from another by blocks. Padding is arranged on the outer side of the plates and the panels. Padding is arranged on the bulkheads as well. The panels and spacing block may be tied to the railcar through boards and dunnage.
Claims10
A tube pack for a railcar having a bed and bulkheads, comprising
- tube bundles arranged in packs lengthwise on the bed;
- a spacing block between two adjacent ones of said packs or between one of said bulkheads and one adjacent one of said packs and including fixed parallel plates rigidly displaced one from another and resilient sheet material on the parallel plates on the exterior of the spacing block;
- panels between all adjacent ones of said packs except adjacent the spacing block, each panel including resilient sheet material on either side thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.