Auto-rack railroad car vehicle restraint apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9469235
APP PUB NO 20150071725A1
SERIAL NO

14084081

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A vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which includes an active chock and an anchor chock configured to co-act to secure a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. In various embodiments, each chock has a chock body including a substantially diamond shaped elongated tube which includes four integrally connected elongated walls. In various embodiments, for each chock, various components of that chock extend substantially along longitudinal axis that lie in the same or substantially the same vertical plane as the apex and trough of the substantially diamond shaped elongated tube of the chock body.

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  • STANDARD CAR TRUCK COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anderson, John D Oswego, US 134 1124
Burke, Michael K Wheaton, US 56 631
Peach, Walter J Montgomery, US 73 475

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