Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated mandrel vehicle restraint with pedal tensioner
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Application No.: US16397443Application Date: 2019-04-29
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Publication No.: US10906560B2Publication Date: 2021-02-02
- Inventor: Kenneth W. Huck
- Applicant: Trinity Rail Group, LLC
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: Trinity Rail Group, LLC
- Current Assignee: Trinity Rail Group, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agency: Baker Botts, LLP
- Main IPC: B60P3/18
- IPC: B60P3/18 ; B61D3/18 ; B61D45/00 ; B61D3/16 ; B60P3/079

Abstract:
An apparatus includes a mandrel assembly, an anchor, a strap, a winch, a first pedal, an advancer. The mandrel assembly is positioned on a first side of a tire of a vehicle and to couple to a track assembly of rail car. The anchor is positioned on a second side of the tire and to couple to the track assembly. The strap assembly is coupled to the mandrel assembly and the anchor and wraps around the tire. The winch is coupled to the mandrel assembly. The winch includes a first sprocket. The advancer is coupled to the first pedal and engages the first sprocket such that, when the first pedal is pushed towards the winch, the advancer pushes the winch such that the winch and the mandrel assembly rotate in a first direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190337536A1 INTEGRATED MANDREL VEHICLE RESTRAINT WITH PEDAL TENSIONER Public/Granted day:2019-11-07
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