Freight bracing equipment

Claim 1

IN A FREIGHT BRACING APPARATUS FOR A RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR OR THE LIKE HAVING SUPPORTING RAILS MOUNTED ON OPPOSITE SIDE WALLS OF SAID CAR, A FREIGHT BRACING MEMBER ADAPTED TO EXTEND BETWEEN AND BE SUPPORTED ON A PAIR OF SAID SUPPORT RAILS ON OPPOSITE SIDE WALLS OF SAID FREIGHT CAR, SAID FREIGHT BRACING MEMBER COMPRISING AN ELONGATED BODY MEMBER, AN END FITTING HAVING A SHANK PORTION, CO-OPERATING MEANS ON SAID BODY MEMBER AND SAID SHANK PORTION MOUNTING SAID END FITTING ON SAID BODY MEMBER FOR MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID BODY MEMBER LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID SHANK PORTION TO AND FROM A ROTARY MOVEMENT POSITION AND FOR ROTARY MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID BODY MEMBER ABOUT THE AXIS OF SAID SHANK PORTION WHEN IN SAID ROTARY MOVEMENT POSITION, SAID LAST NAMED MEANS INCLUDING MEANS EFFECTIVE UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID END FITTING FROM SAID ROTARY MOVEMENT POSITION TO HOLD SAID END FITTING IN EITHER OF TWO ROTATIVE POSITIONS RELATIVE TO SAID BODY MEMBER AND AGAINST ROTARY MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID BODY MEMBER BETWEEN SAID TWO ROTATIVE POSITIONS.