AUTO-RACK RAILROAD CAR VEHICLE RESTRAINT APPARATUS

摘要

A vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which includes an active chock and an anchor chock configured to co-act to secure a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. In various embodiments, each chock has a chock body including a substantially diamond shaped elongated tube which includes four integrally connected elongated walls. In various embodiments, for each chock, various components of that chock extend substantially along longitudinal axis that lie in the same or substantially the same vertical plane as the apex and trough of the substantially diamond shaped elongated tube of the chock body.

主权项

1. A vehicle restraint apparatus comprising:
an active wheel chock including:
(a) a chock body including a substantially diamond shaped elongated tube which includes four integrally connected elongated walls;(b) a rail engager mounted to the chock body;(c) a wheel harness strap tensioner mounted to the chock body; and(d) a wheel harness strap configured to engage a wheel of a vehicle and connected to the wheel harness strap tensioner; and an anchor wheel chock including:
(a) a chock body including a substantially diamond shaped elongated tube which includes four integrally connected elongated walls; and(b) a rail engager mounted to the chock body.