US3176629A
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Compartmentizer suspension and safety arrangement
Assignee: Pullman Standard Inc
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Filing: 1963-06-05
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Granted: 1965-04-06
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Expires: 1983-06-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William R Shaver
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 20:00
CPC Classifications
B; B61; B61D; B61D45/00; B61D45/006; B60; B60P; B60P7/00; B60P7/06; B60P7/135; B60P7/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
267 words
A LOAD DIVIDING ARRANGEMENT FOR A FREIGHT VEHICLE HAVING A FLOOR, A CEILING, AND OPPOSING SIDE WALLS, SAID LOAD DIVIDING ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING GATE MEANS, LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING AND TRANSVERSELY SPACED TRACK MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID CEILING, CARRIAGE MEANS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY TO SAID SIDE WALLS AND INCLUDING MEANS SLIDABLY SUPPORTED BY SAID TRACK MEANS SO THAT SAID CARRIAGE MEANS IS MOVABLE LENGTHWISE OF SIAD VEHICLE, LATCH MEANS ALONG THE SIDE OF SAID GATE MEANS MOVABLE BETWEEN GATE LOCKING AND GATE UNLOCKED POSITIONS, KEEPER MEANS ON SAID CEILING AND SAID FLOOR FOR COACTING WITH SAID LATCH MEANS IN THE LOCKED POSITION THEREOF, A SUBSTANTIALLY SEMICIRCULAR ARCUATE MEANS AFFIXED TO SAID CARRIAGE MEANS HAVING ONE END THEREOF UNDERLYING SAID TRANSVERSE CARRIAGE MEANS AND THE OTHER END TERMINATING ADJACENT TO ONE OF SAID SIDE WALLS, SAID ARCUATE MEANS INCLUDING A VERTICAL WALL AND HORIZONTAL FLANGES EXTENDING FROM EACH SIDE OF SAID VERTICAL WALL, HANGER MEANS AFFIXED TO THE UPPER END OF SAID GATE MEANS, AND HANGER MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF HORIZONTAL ARMS HAVING TERMINAL ENDS SPACED FROM AND DISPOSED ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID VERTICAL WALL, SAID HORIZONTAL HANGER ARM OVERLYING AND BEING SUSPENDINGLY ENGAGED FROM RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID HORIZONTAL FLANGES SAID LATCH MEANS AND KEEPER MEANS INCLUDING MEANS OPERATIVE TO RAISE SAID HORIZONTAL HANGER ARMS FROM SUSPENDING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID HORIZONTAL FLANGES TO DETACH SAID GATE MEANS FROM SAID CARRIAGE MEANS AND TO PROVIDE A TURNING AXIS ABOUT WHICH SAID GATE MEANS IS TURNABLE IN THE DIRECTION OF CURVATURE OF SAID ARCUATE MEANS BETWEEN A POSITION TRANSVERSE TO SAID SIDE WALLS AND A POSITION PARALLEL TO SAID SIDE WALLS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
267 words
A LOAD DIVIDING ARRANGEMENT FOR A FREIGHT VEHICLE HAVING A FLOOR, A CEILING, AND OPPOSING SIDE WALLS, SAID LOAD DIVIDING ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING GATE MEANS, LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING AND TRANSVERSELY SPACED TRACK MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID CEILING, CARRIAGE MEANS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY TO SAID SIDE WALLS AND INCLUDING MEANS SLIDABLY SUPPORTED BY SAID TRACK MEANS SO THAT SAID CARRIAGE MEANS IS MOVABLE LENGTHWISE OF SIAD VEHICLE, LATCH MEANS ALONG THE SIDE OF SAID GATE MEANS MOVABLE BETWEEN GATE LOCKING AND GATE UNLOCKED POSITIONS, KEEPER MEANS ON SAID CEILING AND SAID FLOOR FOR COACTING WITH SAID LATCH MEANS IN THE LOCKED POSITION THEREOF, A SUBSTANTIALLY SEMICIRCULAR ARCUATE MEANS AFFIXED TO SAID CARRIAGE MEANS HAVING ONE END THEREOF UNDERLYING SAID TRANSVERSE CARRIAGE MEANS AND THE OTHER END TERMINATING ADJACENT TO ONE OF SAID SIDE WALLS, SAID ARCUATE MEANS INCLUDING A VERTICAL WALL AND HORIZONTAL FLANGES EXTENDING FROM EACH SIDE OF SAID VERTICAL WALL, HANGER MEANS AFFIXED TO THE UPPER END OF SAID GATE MEANS, AND HANGER MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF HORIZONTAL ARMS HAVING TERMINAL ENDS SPACED FROM AND DISPOSED ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID VERTICAL WALL, SAID HORIZONTAL HANGER ARM OVERLYING AND BEING SUSPENDINGLY ENGAGED FROM RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID HORIZONTAL FLANGES SAID LATCH MEANS AND KEEPER MEANS INCLUDING MEANS OPERATIVE TO RAISE SAID HORIZONTAL HANGER ARMS FROM SUSPENDING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID HORIZONTAL FLANGES TO DETACH SAID GATE MEANS FROM SAID CARRIAGE MEANS AND TO PROVIDE A TURNING AXIS ABOUT WHICH SAID GATE MEANS IS TURNABLE IN THE DIRECTION OF CURVATURE OF SAID ARCUATE MEANS BETWEEN A POSITION TRANSVERSE TO SAID SIDE WALLS AND A POSITION PARALLEL TO SAID SIDE WALLS.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-04-05 | 1972-10-05 | 1973-04-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-04-05 | 1976-10-05 | 1977-04-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |