Reversible rail car stanchion

Details Reversible rail car stanchion Reversible rail car stanchion

1995-01-06

1996-02-13

Bucci, David A.

Freight accommodation on freight carrier

Load bearer accommodation

Semitrailer accommodation

410 58, B60P 307

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054907489

ABSTRACT:
A stanchion for supporting a semi-trailer for transport on a bed of a rail car comprises a generally vertically-oriented support member having a base end and a top end, with a fifth wheel mounted to the top end. A diagonal strut attached to the support member extends angularly downward. A first plate member is positioned on the rail car bed and has a first pin extending therethrough and into the rail car bed for pivotally attaching the plate member to the rail car. A second pin extends through the plate member and into the rail car bed to prevent rotation of the plate member about the first pin. Flanges on a top surface of the plate member are attached to the support member and the strut, allowing orientation of the fifth wheel to be reversed by rotating the plate member about the first pin. The stanchion may include a second plate member attached to the top end of the support member beneath the fifth wheel, with the fifth wheel being pivotally mounted to the second plate member so that the fifth wheel is independently reversible.

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