US3159111A
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Container attachment device for railway cars
Assignee: PUILMAN Inc
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Filing: 1962-05-14
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Granted: 1964-12-01
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Expires: 1982-05-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jack E Gutridge
- 👤 Kenneth J Austgen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 05:20
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P7/00; B60P7/06; B60P7/13; B60P7/132; B61; B61D; B61D45/00; B61D45/007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
IN COMBINATION, A VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH A CONTAINER SUPPORTING DECK PORTION, A PLURALITY OF BOX-LIKE CONTAINERS MOUNTED ON SAID DECK PORTION IN LOAD SUPPORTED RELATION THEREWITH, SAID CONTAINERS BEING SPACED FROM ONE ANOTHER ALONG SAID DECK PORTION, AND A PLURALITY OF SPACED CONTAINER ATTACHMENT MEANS PROJECTING UPWARDLY FROM SAID DECK PORTION BETWEEN SAID CONTAINERS AND POSITIONED CLOSELY THERETO, SAID CONTAINERS ALONG VERTICAL MARGINAL SURFACE PORTIONS THEREOF IN AREAS ALIGNED WITH ADJACENT ATTACHMENT MEANS INCLUDING LOCKING RECESSES HAVING HORIZONTAL LEDGE-LIKE MEMBER ENGAGEMENT PORTIONS WHICH ARE HORIZONTALLY EXPOSED, EACH OF SAID ATTACHMENT MEANS COMPRISING A ROTATABLE LOCKING HEAD PORTION HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY POSITIONED AND HORIZONTALLY PROJECTING LOCK MEMBERS RECEIVED IN ADJACENT LOCKING RECESSES OF ADJACENT CONTAINERS AND FIXING SAID CONTAINERS TO SAID VEHICLE, MEANS MOUNTING SAID LOCKING HEAD PORTION FOR ROTATIONAL AND SIMULTANEOUS VERTICAL MOVEMENT ABOVE ITS VERTICAL AXIS TO MOVE SAID LOCK MEMBERS INTO AND OUT OF OVERLYING ENGAGEMENT WITH LEDGE-LIKE PORTIONS OF LOCKING RECESSES OF ADJACENT CONTAINERS, SAID MOUNTING MEANS ELEVATING SAID HEAD PORTION DURING ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT INTO CONTAINER UNLOCKING POSITION WHEREIN SAID LOCK MEMBERS PARALLEL
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
178 words
IN COMBINATION, A VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH A CONTAINER SUPPORTING DECK PORTION, A PLURALITY OF BOX-LIKE CONTAINERS MOUNTED ON SAID DECK PORTION IN LOAD SUPPORTED RELATION THEREWITH, SAID CONTAINERS BEING SPACED FROM ONE ANOTHER ALONG SAID DECK PORTION, AND A PLURALITY OF SPACED CONTAINER ATTACHMENT MEANS PROJECTING UPWARDLY FROM SAID DECK PORTION BETWEEN SAID CONTAINERS AND POSITIONED CLOSELY THERETO, SAID CONTAINERS ALONG VERTICAL MARGINAL SURFACE PORTIONS THEREOF IN AREAS ALIGNED WITH ADJACENT ATTACHMENT MEANS INCLUDING LOCKING RECESSES HAVING HORIZONTAL LEDGE-LIKE MEMBER ENGAGEMENT PORTIONS WHICH ARE HORIZONTALLY EXPOSED, EACH OF SAID ATTACHMENT MEANS COMPRISING A ROTATABLE LOCKING HEAD PORTION HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY POSITIONED AND HORIZONTALLY PROJECTING LOCK MEMBERS RECEIVED IN ADJACENT LOCKING RECESSES OF ADJACENT CONTAINERS AND FIXING SAID CONTAINERS TO SAID VEHICLE, MEANS MOUNTING SAID LOCKING HEAD PORTION FOR ROTATIONAL AND SIMULTANEOUS VERTICAL MOVEMENT ABOVE ITS VERTICAL AXIS TO MOVE SAID LOCK MEMBERS INTO AND OUT OF OVERLYING ENGAGEMENT WITH LEDGE-LIKE PORTIONS OF LOCKING RECESSES OF ADJACENT CONTAINERS, SAID MOUNTING MEANS ELEVATING SAID HEAD PORTION DURING ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT INTO CONTAINER UNLOCKING POSITION WHEREIN SAID LOCK MEMBERS PARALLEL
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