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US 8,506,217 B2Granted
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.
Claims9
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;
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- 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 teeth attached to the locking member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.