Title: Automobile securement mechanism to freight car

Abstract: Automobiles are lifted from alongside a fully enclosed multi-level deck rail car and loaded onto the decks through a side opening of the rail car. The automobiles are pushed forwardly from the rear towards an end of the rail car. Detachable securement means on the decks and the frames of the cars cooperate automatically in response to forward movement of the automobiles to compress the spring suspension systems of the automobiles and lock the automobiles to the decks to prevent longitudinal or sideward movement of the automobiles on the decks during transport.

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Inventors: Biaggini, Benjamin F. (San Francisco, CA, US)
Jaekle, William M. (Moraga, CA, US)
Garin, Paul V. (San Francisco, CA, US)
Byrne, Robert (San Carlos, CA, US)
Giovanelli, Armand (San Francisco, CA, US)

Application Number: 851140
Filing Date: 1977-11-14
Publication_date: 1980-12-09
Assignee: Southern Pacific Transportation Company (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Class(es): 410/7 24/631, 24/686, 24/698.1, 24/DIG54, 248/503, 410/69
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US Patent Ref:

1804542	May, 1931	Perin	296/35.
2349021	May, 1944	Truesdale et al.	24/232.
2525388	Oct, 1950	Willetts	105/368.
2607604	Aug, 1952	Nelson	24/232.
3070041	Dec, 1962	Gutridge	105/366.
3659533	May, 1972	Venditty	105/368.
3661098	May, 1972	Jaekle et al.	105/368.
3785601	Jan, 1974	Kitche, Jr. et al.	105/368.
3866542	Feb, 1975	Blunden	105/368.
4067469	Jan, 1978	Biaggini et al.	214/38.
4073394	Feb, 1978	Biaggini et al.	214/145.

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Primary Examiner: Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Assistant Examiner: Beltran, Howard
Attorney: Phillips, Moore, Weissenberger, Lempio & Majestic