B - Operations – Transporting – 61 – D
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
61
D
B61D 45/00 (2006.01) B60P 3/073 (2006.01) B61D 3/16 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2590907
A retractable stanchion for supporting a semi-trailer during transport on a deck of a railcar is provided. The stanchion includes a rear guide support assembly, a diagonal support strut coupled to said rear guide support assembly, and a vertical support strut operatively connected to said diagonal support strut. The vertical support strut an outer frame, an inner frame, and a moveable pull-up assembly. The outer frame includes an outer frame first end and an outer frame second end. The outer frame first end is pivotally mounted to the deck of the railcar. The inner frame is coupled to and disposed within the outer frame. The moveable pull-up assembly includes a pull-up assembly first end and a pull-up assembly second end, wherein the pull-up assembly first end is pivotally coupled to and substantially disposed within the inner frame, and wherein the pull-up assembly is configured to be engaged by a tractor hook and moved from an engagement position to a pull position. The pull position facilitates rotating the vertical support strut from a first horizontal retracted position to a second vertical erected position.
Hammonds James C.
Schmidt Kenneth D.
American Railcar Industries Inc. (a Delaware Corporation)
Smart & Biggar
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