Claims
- 1. A load restraining anchor for a railcar comprising:
a base formed from structural steel tubing and secured to a railcar floor panel by welding; and a top plate secured to the base by welding, said top plate including a plurality of load securement device receiving apertures therein.
- 2. The load restraining anchor of claim 1, wherein the base is substantially rectangular in cross section.
- 3. The load restraining anchor of claim 2, wherein the base includes corners that are rounded both internally and externally.
- 4. The load restraining anchor of claim 1, wherein the top plate is substantially rectangular and is butt welded to the base.
- 5. The load restraining anchor of claim 1, wherein said base includes four contiguous side walls extending from a first end of said base to a second end, and said side walls are provided with rounded edges at least at said first end.
- 6. The load restraining anchor of claim 5, wherein said base further includes a plurality of mounting tabs secured to interior surfaces of said side walls.
- 7. The load restraining anchor of claim 6, wherein said top plate is configured to fit inside said base, with a bottom surface of said top plate abutting said mounting tabs and a top surface of said top plate substantially flush with the rounded edges at the first end of said base.
- 8. The load restraining anchor of claim 7, wherein the base is secured to the railcar floor panel at the second end of said base, and the top plate is secured proximate the first end of said base.
- 9. The load restraining anchor of claim 8, wherein the top plate includes a bevel around the perimeter of the top surface.
- 10. The load restraining anchor of claim 9, wherein the top surface is beveled at an angle of approximately 45 degrees.
- 11. The load restraining anchor of claim 10, wherein the top plate comers are chamfered at approximately 45 degrees.
- 12. The load restraining anchor of claim 11, wherein the bevel and chamfer of the top plate provides a weld aperture between the top plate and the interior surfaces of said base side walls.
- 13. The load restraining anchor of claim 1, wherein the plurality of load securement device receiving apertures comprises a plurality of substantially equally-spaced, generally oval openings disposed in said top plate, said openings accommodating a “B” hook on an associated securement strap to restrain a load in a railcar.
- 14. A load restraining anchor for a railcar comprising:
a plurality of bases formed from structural steel tubing sections arranged end-to-end, each of said plurality of bases secured to a railcar floor panel by welding; and a single top plate spanning said end-to-end arrangement of bases, and secured to said bases by welding, said top plate including a plurality of load securement device receiving apertures therein.
- 15. The load restraining anchor of claim 14, wherein each of the plurality of bases is substantially rectangular in cross section.
- 16. The load restraining anchor of claim 15, wherein each of the plurality of bases includes comers that are rounded both internally and externally.
- 17. The load restraining anchor of claim 14, wherein the top plate is substantially rectangular and is butt welded to the bases.
- 18. The load restraining anchor of claim 14, wherein the plurality of load securement device receiving apertures comprises a plurality of substantially equally-spaced, generally oval openings disposed in said top plate, said openings accommodating a “B” hook on an associated securement strap to restrain a load in a railcar.
- 19. A load restraining anchor for a railcar comprising:
a base formed from structural steel tubing and secured to a railcar floor panel by welding, said base including four contiguous side walls extending from a first end of said base to a second end, said side walls provided with rounded edges at least at said first end; a plurality of mounting tabs secured to interior surfaces of said side walls; a top plate configured to fit inside said base, with a bottom surface of said top plate abutting said mounting tabs and a top surface of said top plate substantially flush with the rounded edges at the first end of said base, said top plate including a plurality of load securement device receiving apertures therein; wherein the base is secured to the railcar floor panel at the second end of said base, and the top plate is secured to the base by welding proximate the first end of said base.
- 20. The load restraining anchor of claim 19, wherein the top plate includes a bevel around the perimeter of the top surface and the top plate comers are chamfered at approximately 45 degrees, the bevel and chamfer of the top plate providing a weld aperture between the top plate and the interior surfaces of said base side walls.
- 21. A method for restraining loads in a railcar, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) securing a base formed from structural steel tubing to a railcar floor panel; (b) securing a top plate to the base, the top plate including a plurality of load securement device receiving apertures therein; and (c) providing securement straps accommodated by said load securement device receiving apertures to restrain the loads in the railcar.
- 22. The method in accordance with claim 21, wherein the step of securing a base to a railcar floor panel further comprises the steps of:
(a1) providing a base including four contiguous side walls extending from a first end of said base to a second end with a plurality of mounting tabs secured to interior surfaces of said side walls, said side walls provided with rounded edges at least at said first end, and comers that are rounded both internally and externally; and (a2) welding said base to said railcar floor panel at said second end of said base.
- 23. The method in accordance with claim 21, wherein the step of securing a top plate to the base further comprises the steps of:
(b1) providing a top plate configured to fit inside said base, with a bottom surface of said top plate abutting said mounting tabs and a top surface of said top plate substantially flush with the rounded edges at the first end of said base, said top plate including a plurality of load securement device receiving apertures therein; and (b2) providing a bevel around the perimeter of the top surface and chamfering the comers at approximately 45 degrees, the bevel and chamfer of the top plate providing a weld aperture between the top plate and the interior surfaces of said base side walls; and (b3) welding the top plate to the base proximate the weld aperture.
- 24. The method in accordance with claim 21, wherein the step of providing securement straps further comprises the steps of:
(c1) providing securement straps having associated “B” hooks accommodated by the load securement device receiving apertures of the top plate; and (c2) applying the securement straps to restrain the load in the railcar.
- 25. A load restraining anchor for a rail car comprising:
a base portion secured to a rail car frame; and a top plate mountable on said vertical support member, the top plate having a plurality of load securement device receiving apertures disposed therein; wherein said anchor is adapted to be fitted to a railcar frame in a pocket in a floor, set so the top plate is flush with the floor and thence fixed in place.
- 26. The load restraining anchor of claim 25, wherein the base portion comprises:
a base weldably mounted to a rail car frame having a weld aperture; and a vertical support member formed in association with said base and spacing a plate supporting element in a selected vertical position above said base.
- 27. The load restraining anchor of claim 25, wherein the base portion comprises a base formed from structural steel tubing and secured to a railcar floor panel by welding.
- 28. The load restraining anchor of claim 26, further comprising:
said vertical support member being a first vertical support member and said anchor having a second vertical support member; each of said first and second vertical support members having a base, a spacing portion extending vertically upwards therefrom, and an adjustment portion; said plate supporting element being carried on said adjustment portion such that each of said vertical support members has vertical position above said base selectable, and each of said first and second plate supporting elements being fixable in said position, thereby providing for both vertical and relative angular adjustment; said vertical support member thence receiving said top plate in such position of vertical and relative angular adjustment so that said top plate is flush with the floor.
CLAIM OF PRIORITY
[0001] Priority is claimed based on provisional application Ser. No. 60/134,098, filed May 14, 1999, and application Ser. No. 09/441,848, filed Nov. 17, 1999.
[0002] This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/441,848, filed Nov. 17, 1999.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60134098 |
May 1999 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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09441848 |
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09808392 |
Mar 2001 |
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