Apparatus for shipping automobiles

Claim 1

Apparatus for transporting automobiles comprising: a. a railway car having a floor portion, a roof portion, and wall portions, at least one wall portion comprising a door pivotally fixed adjacent one edge thereof relative to the floor portion, such door being pivotal to a position wherein it forms part of that wall portion with another edge thereof adjacent the roof portion; b. a wheeled vehicle having a frame; c. a plurality of attachment means for securing said vehicle to said door, each of which attachment means includes a first member fixed to said door and a second member fixed to said vehicle frame, said first members being engageable with said second members by movement of said vehicle on said door in a direction other than away from said one edge thereof, and disengageable by movement of said vehicle on said door in an opposite direction from that causing engagement, said first and second members being fixed to said door and said vehicle frame at all times during said engagement and disengagement, d. said attachment means members having interengageable means thereon for positively restraining movement of said vehicle frame towards said one edge portion of said door when said members are engaged; e. said attachment means members having interengageable means thereon for holding said vehicle frame at a fixed distance spaced from said door and for positively restaining movement of said vehicle frame towards and away from said door when said members are engaged; f. said first members being located on said door and said second members being located on said vehicle frame such that the vehicle is entirely spaced from the floor of said car when said members are engaged and said door is pivoted to the position where it forms part of said wall portion.