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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2011
Applicants:
Scott C. Landrum, Southlake, TX (US);
Eric B. Thompson, North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Inventors:
Scott C. Landrum, Southlake, TX (US);
Eric B. Thompson, North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Assignee:
Transportation Technology Services, Inc., Southlake, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 3/16 (2006.01); B60P 3/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for transporting a tower on deck of a railcar includes a locating assembly, with a key assembly fixed to the deck and disengageably coupled to a foot-stop assembly fixed to the tower adjacent to a first end, for locating the tower above the deck, and a saddle assembly and a saddle spacer disposed between the saddle assembly and the tower, where the saddles spacer conforms to the shaped of the elongated portion of the tower, and supports the tower above the deck.