US3260385A
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Apparatus for loading and unloading railway cars
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-02-19
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Granted: 1966-07-12
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Expires: 1984-02-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph J King
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 16:34
CPC Classifications
B; B61; B61D; B61D47/00; B61D47/005; B61J; B61J1/00; B61J1/10; B66; B66C; B66C19/00; B66C19/007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A LOADING APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING TRAILERS HAVING KING PIN MEMBERS ONTO FLAT CARS FOR TRANSPORTATION COMPRISING: TWO UPRIGHT WHEEL SUPPORTED MEMBERS SPACED APART BY AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN THE WIDTH OF A RAILROAD FLAT CAR AND ADPATED TO PROVIDE VERTICAL SUPPORT FOR AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER; A CROSS MEMBER EXTENDING BETWEEN AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED AT ITS OPPOSITE ENDS TO SAID UPRIGHT MEMBERS AND HAVING A TRANSVERSELY MOVABLE CONNECTION WHICH IS RELEASABLY SECURED TO THE KING PIN OF SAID TRAILER, MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID TRANSVERELY MOVABLE CONNECTION MEANS FOR RAISING AND LOWERING SAID CROSS MEMBER AS THE TRAILER IS PULLED INTO THE FLAT CAR FROM THE END THEREOF, AND POWER MEANS FOR MOVING SAID WHEEL SUPPORTED MEMBERS AND THEREBY TRANSLATING THE ATTACHED TRAILER ONTO THE FLAT CAR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
A LOADING APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING TRAILERS HAVING KING PIN MEMBERS ONTO FLAT CARS FOR TRANSPORTATION COMPRISING: TWO UPRIGHT WHEEL SUPPORTED MEMBERS SPACED APART BY AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN THE WIDTH OF A RAILROAD FLAT CAR AND ADPATED TO PROVIDE VERTICAL SUPPORT FOR AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER; A CROSS MEMBER EXTENDING BETWEEN AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED AT ITS OPPOSITE ENDS TO SAID UPRIGHT MEMBERS AND HAVING A TRANSVERSELY MOVABLE CONNECTION WHICH IS RELEASABLY SECURED TO THE KING PIN OF SAID TRAILER, MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID TRANSVERELY MOVABLE CONNECTION MEANS FOR RAISING AND LOWERING SAID CROSS MEMBER AS THE TRAILER IS PULLED INTO THE FLAT CAR FROM THE END THEREOF, AND POWER MEANS FOR MOVING SAID WHEEL SUPPORTED MEMBERS AND THEREBY TRANSLATING THE ATTACHED TRAILER ONTO THE FLAT CAR.
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