Auto-rack railroad car vehicle wheel chock

摘要

An improved vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle. The improved vehicle wheel chock includes an improved face-plate.

主权项

1. A vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle on a grating, said vehicle wheel chock comprising:
a base having a plurality of studs configured to fit into openings in the grating, said base including a forward support member; a load transferor pivotally connected to a rear end of the base; a plurality of front clamping teeth attached to a front end of the base; a locking assembly configured to co-act with the front clamping teeth to secure the base to the grating; a lateral restrainer configured to restrain lateral displacement and lateral shifting of the vehicle relative to the grating; and a face-plate attached to the load transferor by a hinge pin, said face-plate including: a body having a front side, a back side, an upper portion, and a lower portion, a plurality of spaced-apart arms connected to and extending from the body, and a plurality of spaced apart engagement pins mounted in and extending from the back side at a bottom of the body and configured to be inserted into cavities in a front face of the forward support member, each said engagement pin including a mounting head and an engagement leg connected to and extending from the mounting head, said engagement leg includes an attachment end attached to the mounting head and an opposite free end, said engagement leg including a bottom engagement wall, an inner engagement wall, and an outer engagement wall which define an engagement slot between the attachment end and the opposite free end.