121 |
Well car with cross member |
US10990299 |
2004-11-16 |
US20050066852A1 |
2005-03-31 |
Mohamed Khattab |
A well car for carrying shipping containers has a pair of end structures supported by rail car trucks, a pair of first and second spaced apart side beams extending between the end structures and a well defined therebetween. A container support cross member is mounted between the side sills in a position to support an end of a shipping container load carried within the well. The container support cross member may be a monolithic beam member with a attachment fitting formed at an end thereof. The attachment fitting is connectable to a side sill at a moment connection. The remaining end of the cross member is similarly configured and connected to the second side sill. Each end of the cross member has load bearing surface portions which may be used for supporting a corner of a shipping container. The moment connections permit a bending moment to be carried by the cross member between the first and second side sills. |
122 |
Well car with cross member |
US09863812 |
2001-05-23 |
US06505564B2 |
2003-01-14 |
Mohamed A. Khattab |
A well car for carrying shipping containers has a pair of end structures supported by rail car trucks, a pair of first and second spaced apart side beams extending between the end structures and a well defined therebetween. A container support cross member is mounted between the side sills in a position to support an end of a shipping container load carried within the well. The container support cross member may be a monolithic beam member with a attachment fitting formed at an end thereof. The attachment fitting is connectable to a side sill at a moment connection. The remaining end of the cross member is similarly configured and connected to the second side sill. Each end of the cross member has load bearing surface portions which may be used for supporting a corner of a shipping container. The moment connections permit a bending moment to be carried by the cross member between the first and second side sills. |
123 |
Device for connecting multiple isocontainers |
US230960 |
1999-09-22 |
US6102228A |
2000-08-15 |
Svein Rene |
A device for connecting two or more ISO type containers (101, 102). A support (401, 451) is arranged at each container (101a, 102a) to encircle an equivalent aperture (10) of each container to establish a land surface (402, 452) facing the internal cavity of each respective container (101a and 102a). The sealing means (201) establishes a continuous sealing extending from said first land surface (402) of said first container (101a), across the aperture (10) between the containers and to said second land surface (452) of the second container (102a), and along the entire perimeter of the aperture (10) between the containers, and being retained sealingly to said land surfaces (402, 452) by a first and second frame-shaped clamping means (301 and 351). The respective clamping means (301, 351) presses the underlying sealing means (201) towards their respective land surfaces fy fastening means. The device can establish a liquid and gas-tight connection between said first and second container with respect to underpressure or overpressure to the surrounding atmosphere. |
124 |
Latch device for securing cargo containers to vehicle decks |
US153369 |
1993-11-16 |
US5570981A |
1996-11-05 |
John B. Brewster |
A cargo container hold down device that includes a shear block defining a base and housing therefore that is shaped so that the base forms a planar surfacing thereabout on which the cargo container corner fitting rests in the applied relation of the container relative to the supporting platform involved; the shear block housing pivotally mounts a latch device comprising a latch member that includes a nose portion having an upper cam surfacing for engagement by a correspondingly located container mounted corner fitting, and an under cam surfacing disposed for engagement by such correspondingly located container mounted corner fitting on removal of such container therefrom, the latch member being biased outwardly of the shear block housing to dispose the nose thereof over the container corner fitting supporting surface of the shear block housing, and including an element for withdrawing such latch member within the shear block housing about one pivot axis when the container is applied to the device, and an element for withdrawing such latch member within the shear block housing about a separate axis that is spaced from and parallels the first indicated pivot axis when the container is removed from such device, so as to achieve a smooth and easier loading of the container, and provide for increased force for cam positioning of the device latch member for container removal purposes. |
125 |
Railroad freight car with well for stacked cargo containers |
US23433288 |
1988-08-18 |
US4893567B1 |
1995-06-27 |
HILL CHARLES C; KALETA GARY S; SAXTON GREGORY J; GARETH THOMAS R |
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126 |
Automatic securing system for locking and unlocking a freight container
to a load carrier |
US40027 |
1993-03-30 |
US5356249A |
1994-10-18 |
Johan Hove |
This invention is directed to an automatic securing system for locking and unlocking an ISO container or the like to a load carrier. The securing system comprises a pair of rails fixed on the load carrier which includes a number of twistlock devices releaseably fixed at selected positions on the rails to automatically lock the container down on the load carrier. The system also includes a release mechanism on the rails that automatically and simultaneously unlocks and releases the engaged twistlocks from the container and the rails. The release mechanism also allows unlocked and released twistlocks to be moved and fixed to different seating positions on the rails to permit automatic locking down of containers with different lengths. |
127 |
Adjustable guide assembly for cargo container train well cars |
US804997 |
1991-12-11 |
US5308202A |
1994-05-03 |
Richard A. Tatina |
An adjustable guide assembly for mounting on the upper edge of a longitudinal retaining wall defining a cargo container well of a well car adapted for accommodating containers of different widths in the well, has a base member and a rockable guide member. The guide member has a narrow-container stabilizer surface, a narrow-container loading assistance cam surface, and a wide-container loading assistance cam surface, which are selectively operative by swingably positioning the guide member relative to the base member. |
128 |
Railway spine car |
US749686 |
1991-08-26 |
US5246321A |
1993-09-21 |
Harold E. Hesch |
An improved articulated railway spine car unit for carrying highway truck trailers and/or containers has a center sill which extends substantially the entire length of the car unit. The center sill has end portions with upper surfaces depressed with respect to the upper surface of a longitudinally extended center portion. A retractable fifth wheel or trailer hitch is located on the upper surface of at least one end portion of the center sill. The upper surface of the trailer hitch, when retracted onto the center sill, is at substantially the same level as the center portion of the center sill. The raised center sill center portion both provides backup support for the floors of containers carried on the car unit, and also increases the center sill's structural rigidity and resistance to bending deflection. Stowable container locks extending through trailer wheel decks on the car unit are provided with pivotable covers which cover the locks and associated wheel deck openings when the locks are stowed, and secure the locks in their upright position when a container is to be mounted thereon. |
129 |
Pedestal-type support apparatus |
US684580 |
1991-04-12 |
US5161927A |
1992-11-10 |
Peter S. Mautino |
The present invention provides a castable pedestal-type support apparatus for a cargo shipping container. Such support apparatus includes a body member having a pair of side wall portions and a connecting wall portion disposed midway between the side wall portions. A generally rectangular end wall portion is disposed at a first end of the side wall portions. At least one aperture is formed through the end wall portion. A pivot pin receiving portion having an aperture formed therethrough is disposed intermediate the side wall portions closely adjacent a second end thereof. A counterweight is disposed intermediate the pair of side wall portions to provide a predetermined force required to pivot the support apparatus. |
130 |
Well car crossbearer side connection |
US575414 |
1990-08-29 |
US5085152A |
1992-02-04 |
Eugene R. Tylisz; Phillip G. Przybylinski |
A railway well car for carrying containers of selected alternative lengths has a center crossbearer having a support for supporting the inner corners of two tandem containers, the support having side connections of sandwich construction with a flanged portion of a side sill, the sandwich construction being formed of inner and outer "L" shaped brackets disposed above and inside and below and outside a side sill of the car, respectively, and being fixed to the sill at respective upper and lower horizontal portions, the crossbearer being a tube formed of a lower channel closed by a top plate and the plate being at the level of the inner bracket, and the crossbearer extending from one side wall to a bracket on the opposite wall, and the inner bracket being wider than the outer bracket for improving distribution of loads to the side sills and the side walls. |
131 |
Well car adjustable guide apparatus |
US460576 |
1990-01-03 |
US5017066A |
1991-05-21 |
Eugene R. Tylisz; Bradford Johnstone |
An adjustable guide for a railway well car has a fixed guide for centering containers of a wide standard width during loading, and a retractable guide associated with and placed below the fixed guide for centering and positioning of containers of a narrower standard width. The positioning of the guides one below the other provides a stepped guide arrangement for incrementally guiding the container as it enters the well of the car. |
132 |
Container carrying railroad car with improved support system |
US180316 |
1988-04-11 |
US4909157A |
1990-03-20 |
Richard E. Jamrozy; Shaun Richmond |
A railroad car, for carrying shipping containers, having a car body with opposing side walls and an end wall near each end defining a well in which a container can be received; support for a container, when in the well, comprising a plurality of spaced metal castings joined to each side wall and spaced inwardly from the well end walls; and each casting being substantially L-shaped and having a substantially vertical leg joined at the bottom of a side wall and the casting having an arm extending laterally substantially horizontally inwardly toward the center of the car to aid in supporting a container in the well. |
133 |
Railroad freight car with well for stacked cargo containers |
US234332 |
1988-08-18 |
US4893567A |
1990-01-16 |
Charles C. Hill; Thomas Gareth R.; Gary S. Kaleta; Gregory J. Saxton |
A multi-unit articulated railway freight car defining a container well in each of the several units, with container support members attached to the side sills of each unit to support standard intermodal cargo containers at a location low enough to permit a second tier of containers to be stacked atop a bottom tier without exceeding the maximum height restrictions of most main railroad lines, although ample clearance is preserved beneath the bottom of the car when fully loaded. Each container support member is constructed of thick plate steel of high strength, formed cold to include residual internal stresses in order to resist failure when subjected to the loads imposed by supporting loaded containers carried in the container well. The side sill structures are of box tube and formed sheet construction of small enough width to permit carriage of newer, larger, sizes of intermodal cargo containers without the car or containers protruding outside the clearance available along most railroad lines. A truss structure interconnects the bottom chords of the side sills and interconnects the carbon container support members. Members of the truss structure are attached to the cargo container support members by hinges. |
134 |
Container carrying railroad car with improved support system |
US197647 |
1988-05-23 |
US4876968A |
1989-10-31 |
Thomas W. Lindauer; Richard E. Jamrozy |
A railroad car for carrying containers comprising a car body supported by rail trucks adapted for movement over a railroad; the car body having opposing side walls and an end wall near each end connected to the side walls with said side walls and end walls defining a well in which a container can be received; supports for the bottom of a container, when in the well, comprising a plurality of metal castings joined to each side wall; and each casting having a substantially vertical leg joined at the bottom of a side wall and an arm extending substantially horizontally inwardly toward the center of the car on which a container bottom can be supported. |
135 |
Railroad car for container transport |
US219480 |
1988-07-15 |
US4862810A |
1989-09-05 |
Richard E. Jamrozy; James M. Wilczynski |
A railroad car for transporting horizontal shipping containers includes (1) a vertical transition box from the car center sill to the end wall of a well portion capable of receiving one or more shipping containers, (2) car body bottom side sills in the form of an inverted T-member, (3) shear plates at the bottom ends of the well portion, (4) a longitudinal plate in the car body well portion bottom joined to a shear plate at each end, and (5) reinforcement of the car body central portion so that it can transport two end-to-end abutting containers in the well. |
136 |
Container support pedestals |
US182700 |
1988-04-18 |
US4826371A |
1989-05-02 |
James T. Brown |
A container support apparatus for supporting cargo containers being transported on railroad container cars the apparatus comprising a pair of pivotal support pedestals spaced opposite from each other along the side sills of the railroad container car and connected to transverse linkage to permit raising or lowering the pedestals from either side of the railroad car. |
137 |
Bandable cargo restraining device |
US131341 |
1987-12-09 |
US4801228A |
1989-01-31 |
James J. Van Gompel |
A device for securely restraining cargo during transport, comprising a generally planar platform member supported in spaced relation from an underlying floor, and having an upper load bearing surface for receiving a cargo load thereupon, and an upright member being adjoined to one end of said platform member for effecting restraining contact with the adjacent side of the load seated on said platform member; said upright member including a generally planar member facing said load which is provided with a plurality of vertically spaced horizontal parallel slots therethrough, whereby straps may be passed beneath said platform member and then about the load seated thereupon and securely fastened in contact with said load by being passed through a horizontal slot at said upright member in accordance with the height of the said load seated on said platform member. |
138 |
Tiedown assembly |
US875899 |
1986-06-18 |
US4715754A |
1987-12-29 |
Andrew J. Scully |
In a flat bed cargo vehicle having a series of upwardly-opening pockets spaced therealong, and cargo tie-down anchor members swingably disposed therein: the improvement wherein each pocket has a porous bottom wall permitting water to drain out of the pocket; each said bottom wall comprising a series of baffles preventing flames in the zone beneath the pocket from travelling directly upwardly through the pores defined by the baffles, to detonate ammunition located on the bed. |
139 |
Reversible watertight type container securing assembly |
US337013 |
1982-01-04 |
US4457650A |
1984-07-03 |
Tsiung-Siung Tseng |
A securing assembly for marine use especially for securing container corners is provided which comprises, a support seat having a slot on a horizontal plane thereof; a reversible cover plate to be coupled with the support seat; a holding member, such as cone, twist lock, pad eye, cloverleaf cone, etc., mounted integrally on the cover plate, the holding member being protruded upward when used for securing cargo and kept under the cover plate into the slot of support seat when the cover plate is reversed downward. A T-bar is vertically penetrated through the cover plate and at one end thereof is a transverse handle key which exists at the opposite side relative to the holding members and on the other end of T-bar, there is a stopper piece. A notch or lug is provided at the lower end of the holding member, and a pair of wedge members is provided underneath the slot. The wedge members will be engaged with the notch, lug, or handle key for securing the cover plate with respect to the support seat. Watertight packing rings are fitted on the cover plate and support seat whenever necessary. Accordingly, when the holding member fitted upward on the deck, hatch cover, or tanktop of cargo hold, it can be used for securing cargos. When it is reversed downward into the slot and turned to a lock position, the cover plate can keep its top surface flush and same level to the surface of adjacent structures. |
140 |
Cargo securement device |
US252829 |
1981-04-10 |
US4382734A |
1983-05-10 |
Stanislaw Synowiec; Emil J. Hlinsky |
A container pedestal for supporting and securing a cargo container having a catch opening on a vehicle such as a rail car. The pedestal includes a base defining a platform for supporting the container. A pivotal latch lever is biased by a spring into a latched position wherein a latching nose on the lever registers with a latch recess in the container. The latch nose is contacted by the container for pivoting the latch lever from the latched to a released position when the container is raised or lowered. The latch lever is mounted for vertical movement as well as pivotal movement, and interfacing locking surfaces are provided on the latch lever and on the pedestal base for preventing pivotal movement of the latch lever out of the latched position when the latch lever is in an upper position. The spring biases the latch lever upwardly to maintain the locking surfaces normally in engagement so that, when the latch lever is in its upper position, the container cannot pivot the latch lever. If a container is lowered into the pedestal with the latch lever in the upper position, the container moves the latch lever downwardly to separate the locking surfaces and permit the latch lever to pivot to the released position for automatic loading of the container. A cam is selectively operable to hold the latch lever in its lower position wherein the locking surfaces are separated and the latch lever can be pivoted by upward or downward movement of a container. A line contact between the latch lever and the spring provides a uniform spring lever arm length. |