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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2016
James Culbertson, Euless, TX (US);
James H. Jones, Iii, Arlington, TX (US);
Stephen L. Uhrik, Rochardson, TX (US);
James Culbertson, Euless, TX (US);
James H. Jones, III, Arlington, TX (US);
Stephen L. Uhrik, Rochardson, TX (US);
BNSF Logistics, LLC, Springdale, AR (US);
Abstract
A foldable handhold assembly for attachment to a railroad flatcar includes a handhold that has a pair of side rails connected with a horizontal grab bar. A pair of brackets, which each have a mounting surface conforming to the shape of the flatcar sill. The brackets each have a hinge that rotatably couples to the proximate end of one of the side rail, which enables the handhold to rotate about the hinges between a deployed position where the grab bar extends above the flatcar deck and a stowed position where the handhold extends below the flatcar deck. One of the brackets also has latch aligned to selectively retain the handhold at the deployed position.
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