Claims
- 1. A door post assembly for a freight vehicle having upper and lower sills comprising a hollow metal portion defining a doorway edge and a resilient nailable section disposed in laterally abutting relation to the metal portion,
- said metal portion comprising inner and outer vertical members,
- said inner member being U-shaped in cross-section and having transverse webs including means slidably seated against a longitudinal wall of the outer member and means securing the upper and lower ends thereof to the upper and lower sills of the vehicle, respectively, and
- said metal portion being laterally deflectable against said resilient nailable section for yieldably resisting lateral blows directed against said metal section.
- 2. The invention according to claim 1, and
- said nailable section comprising a wooden post.
- 3. The invention according to claim 1, and
- said resilient nailable section comprising a stack of laterally resilient metal strips spaced apart at intervals and defining a plurality of parallel nailing slots therebetween.
- 4. The invention according to claim 1, and
- said metal portion having portions remote from the doorway complementally receiving said nailable section therebetween.
- 5. The invention according to claim 1, and
- said nailable section comprising a block of wood and said inner and outer members having transverse walls tightly embracing the wood block therebetween.
- 6. The invention according to claim 5, and
- said transverse webs being aligned laterally with the wood block.
- 7. The invention according to claim 1, and
- said outer member being S-shaped and having a transverse wall bearing against a side of the nailable section remote from said inner member.
- 8. The invention according to claim 7, and
- said inner member having a rigid lonigudinal wall including a dished lading strap anchor.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of Ser. No. 606,822, filed Aug. 22, 1975, now abandoned.
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