Unarco Industries, Inc.

Railcar Specialties, Inc.

Denis R Brzezinski

Russell M Loomis

Michael D Gaikowski

Ralph E Cummings

An adjustable railway car door kit having a bottom section and a top section which have front and rear channel-shaped post means that receive a reinforcement alignment channel therein so that the top section can be permanently welded to the bottom section through the post means and the extension, as well as the overlapping portion of the sheets that extend between the post means. A width adjustment is also provided through a integral flange on the rear post means and a generally J-shaped rear edge extension, which can be welded in adjusted positions to the flange.

Adjustable railway boxcar door

A movable device for restraining freight in a cargo area in a freight transporting vehicle, for use with a track extending along the cargo area at the top side portions of the vehicle. The device includes an upright stanchion having a vertically extending cargo restraining surface on one side normal to the track. A carriage rolls along the track to permit moving the restraining device to a desired position, and locking pins secure the stanchion in that position. A yoke connects the carriage with the stanchion, to provide a support framework for the stanchion that is rigid throughout its entire extent, in the vertical plane that passes through the center of gravity of the stanchion and is normal to the track, from the rollers of the carriage, along the roller axle and any supporting structure, along the yoke member, and across the stanchion to the vertical plane that passes through the center of gravity of the stanchion and is parallel to the track. It is preferred that the connection between the yoke and the upright stanchion be articulated in all horizontal directions, to permit a limited degree of swaying in response to displacement forces applied to the stanchion.

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Richton Park, IL, United States of America

Denis R Brzezinski