Wheel Cradle, Chock, Or Well Patents (Class 410/30)
  • Patent number: 11506179
    Abstract: Provided is a transport assembly for use in the transport of a large heavy load, including a frame unit realized to lie on a load platform of a transport vehicle; a number of first load-positioning beams, wherein a first load-positioning beam is realized to span a single frame unit; and/or a number of second load-positioning beams, wherein a second load-positioning beam is realized to span a pair of adjacent frame units; and a part adapter realized to engage with a load-positioning beam and to engage with the load. The embodiments further describe a method of securing a large heavy load on a load platform during a transport maneuver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventors: Jens Hald Jensen, Jesper Bjerre Pedersen, Jeppe Soee
  • Patent number: 11097798
    Abstract: A platform fixture for displaying a wheeled good includes a frame, a rail, a wedge stop, and a mounting bracket. The rail extends across a top of the frame. The wedge stop is configured to selectively receive one or more wheels of the wheeled good and includes longitudinal flanges and two coupling flanges. Each of the two longitudinal flanges extends downwardly from a V-shaped top surface of the wedge stop. Each of the two coupling flanges extends inwardly from a different one of the longitudinal flanges. The mounting bracket is coupled to the rail and includes two T-shaped side segments defining a base portion and a cross bar that is wider than the base portion. Each of the two coupling flanges includes a cutout. The wedge stop is coupled to the mounting bracket by placing each base portion within the cutout of a different one of the two coupling flanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel McDowell, Jeremy A. Clark, Scott E. Denby, Andrew J. Liesveld, Marian H. Locke, Christopher P. Doepke, Mark A. Campbell, Douglas J. Burman, Matthew D. Purrington
  • Patent number: 11014485
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a wheel restraint system comprises a chock track coupled to a vehicle transport, an anchor mandrel, a ratchet mandrel, and a strap. The anchor mandrel is coupled to the chock track on a first side of a vehicle tire and comprises a pair of strap guides. The distance between the pair of strap guides is wider than the strap. The ratchet mandrel is coupled to the chock track on a second side of the tire. The ratchet mandrel comprises a ratchet for applying a rotational force and a slot for receiving the strap. The slot is wider than the strap. One end of the strap is coupled to the anchor mandrel and the other is inserted into the ratchet mandrel slot. Applying a rotational force to the ratchet mandrel produces a tightening force that tightens the strap around a portion of the vehicle tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: TRINITY PARTS & COMPONENTS, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Cencer, Paul K. Brown, Chauncy D. Farrow, John T. Gilliam, Jason L. Leatherman, William R. Martin
  • Patent number: 10730396
    Abstract: An electric vehicle (EV) charging station for fast charging (e.g. 5 to 15 minutes) an electric vehicle (EV). The EV charging station can be configured to charge multiple EVs and multiple conventional vehicles at the same time. The EV charging station can include a power source, an electric reservoir receiving power from the power source, an AC to DC power converter for receiving AC power from the power source and converting the AC power to DC power for supplying DC power to the electric reservoir, an EV charger receiving DC power from the electric reservoir; and a first DC to DC converter receiving DC power from the electrical reservoir and converting the DC power to DC power suitable for charging the electrical vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: THE NOCO COMPANY
    Inventor: James Richard Stanfield
  • Patent number: 10308160
    Abstract: A vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which includes an active chock and an anchor chock configured to co-act to secure a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. In various embodiments, each chock has a chock body including a substantially diamond shaped elongated tube which includes four integrally connected elongated walls. In various embodiments, for each chock, various components of that chock extend substantially along longitudinal axis that lie in the same or substantially the same vertical plane as the apex and trough of the substantially diamond shaped elongated tube of the chock body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Standard Car Truck Company
    Inventors: John D. Anderson, Walter J. Peach, Michael K. Burke
  • Patent number: 9855878
    Abstract: A load-supporting chock for use with a trailer bed and designed to permit a vehicle to drive over the chock is provided. The load-supporting chock includes an elongated member mechanically coupled to the bed of the trailer, the elongated member having a top face, a bottom face opposite the top face, a first slanted face coupled to the top and bottom faces, and a second slanted face coupled to the top and bottom faces, each of the first and second faces having a plurality of generally triangular ridges, the top face and first slanted face connecting at a first junction with a first rounded corner, the top face and second slanted face connecting at a second junction with a second rounded corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Inventor: Cody L Maxwell
  • Patent number: 9738211
    Abstract: A system for transporting cargo includes a cargo deck and a dunnage device for securing a load to the cargo deck. The dunnage device includes an elongated tubular body having an interior space. A transverse wall is positioned within the interior space of the tubular body. The elongated tubular body is adapted to be positioned on the cargo deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Fontaine Engineered Products, Inc.
    Inventor: James H. Adams
  • Patent number: 9592760
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Standard Car Truck Company
    Inventors: John D. Anderson, Walter J. Peach, Michael K. Burke
  • Patent number: 9168857
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Standard Car Truck Company
    Inventors: John D. Anderson, Walter J. Peach, Michael K. Burke
  • Patent number: 9073472
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for the securing of a load at a load bed, said load bed having at least one longitudinal groove including at least one undercut; said apparatus comprising a clamping mechanism, said clamping mechanism comprising an actuation element and an adapter element having at least one engagement means which can be guided into the longitudinal groove, wherein the engagement means of the adapter element can be brought into engagement with the undercut of the longitudinal groove in a shape-matched and force-transmitting manner by means of the actuation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: CIMC SILVERGREEN GMBH
    Inventors: Dieter Hellenschmidt, Thomas Ortlieb, Markus Bauknecht, Jürgen Schaller, Wentao Wang
  • Patent number: 9050921
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Standard Car Truck Company
    Inventors: John D. Anderson, Walter J. Peach, Michael K. Burke
  • Patent number: 9010501
    Abstract: An example wheel restraint includes a track to be positioned adjacent a vehicle approach path of a loading dock. A shuttle is pivotally coupled to the track via a track follower and pivots between a home position and a deployed position about a shuttle axis substantially parallel to and offset relative to a longitudinal axis of the track. A barrier is pivotally coupled to the shuttle and pivots between a non-blocking position and a blocking position about a pivot axis substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the longitudinal axis of the track such that the shuttle rotates in a first direction about the shuttle axis when the shuttle moves from the home position to the deployed position and bather rotates in a second direction about the pivot axis when the barrier moves from the non-blocking position to the blocking position, where the first direction being different than the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Rite-Hite Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Brooks, Benjamin Wieberdink, Bradley J. Stone, Kurt Lessard, Norbert Hahn, Timothy Cotton
  • Patent number: 8985919
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Standard Car Truck Company
    Inventors: John D. Anderson, Walter J. Peach, Michael K. Burke
  • Patent number: 8961083
    Abstract: A vehicle restraint system includes a strap assembly configured to be positioned on a portion of a tire of a vehicle to secure the vehicle to a deck of a transport. The strap assembly is also configured to be coupled to the deck of the transport on a first side of the tire of the vehicle. The system also includes a mandrel assembly operable to be coupled to the strap assembly on a second side of the tire of the vehicle, opposite the first side. The system further includes a winch assembly configured to be coupled to the deck of the transport and the mandrel assembly on the second side of the tire of the vehicle, the winch assembly configured to rotate the mandrel assembly to produce a tightening force to tighten the strap assembly around the portion of the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Trinity Parts & Components, LLC
    Inventor: Robert James Cencer
  • Patent number: 8961084
    Abstract: A vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which includes an active chock and an anchor chock configured to co-act to secure a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. In various embodiments, each chock has a chock body including a substantially diamond shaped elongated tube which includes four integrally connected elongated walls. In various embodiments, for each chock, various components of that chock extend substantially along longitudinal axis that lie in the same or substantially the same vertical plane as the apex and trough of the substantially diamond shaped elongated tube of the chock body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Standard Car Truck Company
    Inventors: John D. Anderson, Walter J. Peach, Michael K. Burke
  • Patent number: 8944220
    Abstract: A vehicular anti-theft mechanism having cradles for the vehicle's wheels connected to opposing ends of a central shaft. Two sliding locks are mounted on the central shaft and are moveable relative to the shaft. Each of these sliding locks, e.g. chains, secure the vehicle's axle to the anti-theft device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Inventor: Kristopher Juel Dowdy
  • Patent number: 8894332
    Abstract: A method for transporting a vehicle having a wheel and a flexible underbody component, such as an air dam or skirt, adjacent the wheel. A chock including at least one wheel positioning bump is placed on a deck of the transporter vehicle (railway car, road vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc.) with the bump projecting upwardly from the deck to contact the wheel when the vehicle is in a pre-tie-down position. The chock further includes a sloped portion extending from positioning bump(s) to be located between the flexible underbody component and the deck. As the vehicle is urged downwardly to a tied-down position, the flexible underbody component contacts the sloped portion and is deflected either away from or toward the wheel to protect it from damaging contact with the deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: David Brian Glickman
  • Patent number: 8870000
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel chock hanger for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car that is configured to hold various different chocks that are configured to secure vehicles in auto-rack railroad cars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Standard Car Truck Company
    Inventors: Walter J. Peach, John D. Anderson, Edward L. Vechiola
  • Patent number: 8851240
    Abstract: A wheel chock and method for stopping the rotation of a wheel including a U-shaped member and a pair of downwardly depending flanges, each of the pair of flanges attached to opposite sides of the U-shaped member and extending outwardly therefrom. Each of the flanges has a width shorter than the vertical height of the U-shaped member. While most wheel chocks either move when subject to sufficient horizontal force or are permanently fixed to a surface, this chock is designed with a removable lag assembly to secure the chock from inadvertent displacement but can be removed and transported for wheel security at another destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Inventor: Tommy G. Scoggins
  • Publication number: 20140248102
    Abstract: A wheel chock is constructed from metallic material has an elongate primary body construction. The primary body construction has a ?-shaped transverse cross-section formed by an upper C-shaped channel construction and a lower planar basal construction. The basal construction has U-shape that extends orthogonally relative to the C-shape of the channel construction. The ?-shaped transverse cross-section bears and distributes stress imposed on the primary body construction. The C-shaped channel construction preferably includes a series of apertures for reducing weight and controlling elastic response of the primary body construction. Among these apertures are edge-based apertures, arm-based stress relief slots, and aligned apertures having sequentially decreasing diameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventor: Andrew J. Morin
  • Patent number: 8820613
    Abstract: A method of shortening an end of a well car includes removing a plurality of parts that would inhibit the shortening process; cutting a shear plate and a set of side sill angles at a location on the well side of the end assembly; detaching the end assembly from a main body of the well car; on each side of the main body: cutting the top tube at a location above a monument plate that is just beyond a reinforcement plate attached to the monument plate; cutting through a weld between the monument and reinforcement plates and a side sheet; cutting through the side sheet generally at the attachment location of the monument and reinforcement plates; and cutting the shear plate of the main body with a contoured cut such that the remaining shear plate has a contoured pattern substantially matching the cut shear plate under the removed end assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: TTX Company
    Inventors: William R. Halliar, Frank F. Stec, Bruce E. Keating
  • Patent number: 8814484
    Abstract: An improved vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle. The improved vehicle wheel chock includes an improved face-plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Standard Car Truck Company
    Inventors: John D. Anderson, Walter J. Peach
  • Patent number: 8807291
    Abstract: An attachment support for temporarily installing equipment on a wheel of an aircraft or a vehicle, includes: two support elements connected by a shaft that together form a plane, the elements bearing respectively on the ground and against a tire of the wheel, with the elements extending along an axis parallel to the wheel axis, and displacement members to place the support elements in a first inactive position in which they do not bear on the tire, and a second locked position, in which they bear on the tire to lock the wheel. The members include a lever arm having one end connected to the end of one U-shaped element, whose two arms are mounted in a rotary manner respectively on the ends of one of each support element, the lever arm being displaceable from a horizontal to a vertical position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Blue Green Technology
    Inventor: Frederic Saubade
  • Patent number: 8757942
    Abstract: A seal head used on a side beam of a vehicle carrier includes a main plane covering the front surface of the side beam, a side plane connected to the main plane to cover the inclined surface of the side beam, a first baffle plane and a second baffle plane covering the edges of the side beam, and the main plane, side plane, first baffle plane and second baffle plane form a semi-enclosed cavity for receiving the side beam. The baffle planes can be fixed against the corresponding edges of the side beam to achieve reliable fixed positions and connections, increasing the shock resistance rigidity and strength of the front surface of the side beam and easy installation and disassembly for seal head. The main plane, the side plane and the baffle plane are in an integrally molded piece to improve the rigidity and strength of side beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Ningbo Bangda Intelligent Parking System Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jianhua Zhu
  • Patent number: 8714375
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel chock hanger for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car that is configured to hold various different chocks that are configured to secure vehicles in auto-rack railroad cars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Standard Car Truck Company
    Inventors: Walter J. Peach, John D. Anderson, Edward L. Vechiola
  • Patent number: 8696272
    Abstract: A wheel chock comprises a tray and a folding cover. The cover contains three sections that are connected by hinges. When the cover is in a retracted position, it forms a flush solid surface. When the cover is in a raised functional position, its front section forms a sloped wheel platform and its middle and rear sections form a wedge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Inventor: Lonnie P. Ragland
  • Patent number: 8579564
    Abstract: A protective chock for use when transporting a vehicle having a wheel and a flexible underbody component, such as an air dam or skirt, adjacent the wheel. The chock includes at least one wheel positioning bump for placement on a deck of the transporter vehicle (railway car, road vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc.) with the bump projecting upwardly from the deck to contact the wheel when the vehicle is in a pre-tie-down position. The chock further includes a sloped portion extending from positioning bump(s) and the wheel to be located between the flexible underbody component and the deck. As the vehicle is urged downwardly to a tied-down position, the flexible underbody component contacts the sloped portion and is deflected either away from or toward the wheel to protect it from damaging contact with the deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: David Brian Glickman
  • Publication number: 20130280003
    Abstract: A vehicle chock assembly is capable of spacing a vehicle from a surface having a height. The chock assembly is well-suited for use in spacing a vehicle being transported in a pick-up truck from the forward end wall of the truck bed and/or the rear wall of the truck cab. The chock assembly includes a first chock and a second chock supported relative to one another in an adjustable manner by a connecting rod or other connecting structure. A method of using the chock assembly to space a vehicle from a surface is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventor: David A. Wessel
  • Patent number: 8562264
    Abstract: A restraint device for securing a tire to an apertured surface and which fits in a safe space under a vehicle includes a base, a support, an abutment and an activation system. The base secures the restraint device to an apertured surface. The abutment, which is attached to the support, which in turn is slidably attached to the base, is moved into engagement with the tire using the activation system to prevent movement of the tire. The activation system has a rotational device such as a lever. The abutment may have a wedge shaped lateral support, and a positioning spring to maintain the abutment in a retracted or extended position. The restraint device may have an indicator to show that the device is properly set in the apertured surface, and a handle that collapses into the safe space when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Holden America, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert B. Winsor
  • Patent number: 8534970
    Abstract: Shipping chocks for securing a transverse cylindrical-shaped object on top of at least two vertically oriented cylindrical-shaped objects are disclosed. Methods of loading cylindrical-shaped objects in both vertical and horizontal orientations, using the chocks, allows for more cylindrical-shaped objects to be shipped in a shipping container in a safe and effective manner that reduces shipping costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: RockTenn CP, LLC
    Inventor: Robert William Salo
  • Patent number: 8531314
    Abstract: A visual display used to indicate when aircraft wheel chocks have been inserted against the aircraft tires and the tarmac. The display is mounted on the exterior of an aircraft terminal at an elevation that is easily viewable by an aircraft operator. The indicator system contains illuminated characters operated from an electrical switch. The electrical switch is located remotely from the display where it is accessible by personnel standing on the tarmac. The switch positions include “OUT” and “IN”. When the switch is moved to the “IN” position, the arrow characters are illuminated. When the switch is moved to the “OUT” position, the arrow characters are not illuminated. This system provides a safe and efficient means for ground personnel to signal the aircraft operator that the wheel chocks are in place against the aircraft wheel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Inventor: Kim Perkins
  • Publication number: 20130223948
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Standard Car Truck Company
    Inventor: Standard Car Truck Company
  • Patent number: 8506217
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Standard Car Truck Company
    Inventors: John D. Anderson, Walter J. Peach, Michael K. Burke
  • Patent number: 8500383
    Abstract: In one embodiment of a trailer and/or unloading device, a front and rear roller assembly and chock may be moved along the length of the trailer. The front and rear roller assemblies may each include two rollers that may be actuated between a first and second position. The chock may include a stop that may be actuated between a first and second position. The arrangement of front and rear rollers and chock allows the operator to unload a plurality of objects placed on the trailer deck, one object at a time, while remaining in the cab of a prime mover. The moving components of the trailer and/or unloading device may be powered hydraulically. The trailer and/or unloading device may include strategically placed cameras and a control panel for operating the various elements of the trailer and unloading device placed in the cab of the prime mover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Inventor: Hartzell H. Schmidgall
  • Patent number: 8491238
    Abstract: A restraint device for securing approximately cylindrical objects to an apertured surface is presented. The restraint device generally includes a base, a support, an abutment and an activation system. The restraint device may further include a lateral restraint and a cover. The base, along with the activation system, secures the restraint device to an apertured surface. The abutment, which is placed adjacent the outer edge of the object, acts as a barrier to the object, thus reducing or preventing movement of the object in the direction of the restraint device. The abutment and the support may be moved relative to the base by the activation system. To engage and disengage the restraint device from an apertured surface and the generally cylindrical object, the activation system may include a rotational device such as a lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Holden America, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert B. Winsor
  • Patent number: 8491239
    Abstract: An assembly for locating and/or restraining a load carried on a tray of a truck or other vehicle. The assembly includes at least one line of openings such as keyholes in the tray at spaced intervals along at least a part of the length of a tray. The assembly also includes at least one chock for locating and/or restraining a load against forward or rearward movement on the tray, with the chock having a locking member that is adapted to be received in the openings so that the chock can be supported and retained in a selected position on the tray. The assembly also includes at least one bearer for locating and supporting a load, such as long products, on the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Ferrari Investments Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Peter Warren Ferrari
  • Publication number: 20130183115
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: STANDARD CAR TRUCK COMPANY
    Inventor: STANDARD CAR TRUCK COMPANY
  • Publication number: 20130156524
    Abstract: A wheel chock body for a wheel chock that has low elevational profile. The low profile of a wheel chock allows it to be positioned under a vehicle the rocker panel of which has its lower edge only 148 mm (5.82 inches) above the surface upon which the vehicle's tire rests, so that the installed chock height is reduced to 47.6 mm (1.87 inches) under the components of the vehicle's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: STANDARD CAR TRUCK COMPANY
    Inventor: STANDARD CAR TRUCK COMPANY
  • Patent number: 8459910
    Abstract: An adjustable wheel stop system for limiting movement of an ATV in a pickup box is provided for protecting the cab and rear window of the pickup. The system includes a pair of wheel stop devices for engaging right and left front wheels of the ATV, respectively. Each wheel stop device comprises a base frame adapted to rest on a floor of the cargo area of the pickup, and an upstanding frame having a lower end connected to the base frame and an upper end supported above the base frame for engaging a front side of a front wheel of the ATV. An adjustable bumper protrudes from a front end of the base frame for engaging a front wall of the cargo area. The bumper is adjustable in a longitudinal direction to adjust a spacing between the upstanding frame and the front wall of the cargo area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Inventors: Stewart Brinegar, Robert Dankenbring
  • Patent number: 8434977
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Standard Car Truck Company
    Inventors: John D. Anderson, Walter J. Peach, Michael K. Burke
  • Patent number: 8419326
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Standard Car Truck Company
    Inventors: John D. Anderson, Walter J. Peach, Michael K. Burke
  • Publication number: 20120308324
    Abstract: An improved vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle. The improved vehicle wheel chock includes an improved face-plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: STANDARD CAR TRUCK COMPANY
    Inventors: John D. Anderson, Walter J. Peach
  • Publication number: 20120301243
    Abstract: An adjustable wheel stop system for limiting movement of an ATV in a pickup box is provided for protecting the cab and rear window of the pickup. The system includes a pair of wheel stop devices for engaging right and left front wheels of the ATV, respectively. Each wheel stop device comprises a base frame adapted to rest on a floor of the cargo area of the pickup, and an upstanding frame having a lower end connected to the base frame and an upper end supported above the base frame for engaging a front side of a front wheel of the ATV. An adjustable bumper protrudes from a front end of the base frame for engaging a front wall of the cargo area. The bumper is adjustable in a longitudinal direction to adjust a spacing between the upstanding frame and the front wall of the cargo area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Stewart BRINEGAR, Robert Dankenbring
  • Patent number: 8303240
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a towing device which utilizes a towing base, wheels, and a plurality of movable tracks, a tongue hitch attachment, and a vehicle locator swivel plate. The invention can be supplied with hydraulic surge brakes or electric brakes, as well as brake and turn lights. Tie down straps are used for securing the vehicle to the dolly. The invention features an adjustable car locator swivel plate. This allows the adjustment of the weight distribution to “fine tune” the load. The tongue weight can be adjusted to comply with the RV hitch's requirements. Using the loading ramps supplied with the invention, the automobile and the golf cart can be ready for transport quickly and easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventor: Robert Stidd
  • Patent number: 8297894
    Abstract: An ATV locking device includes a base frame, at least one wheel abutment plate pivotally carried by the base frame, at least one wheel engaging member pivotally carried by the base frame and at least one locking arm pivotally engaging the at least one wheel abutment plate and the at least one wheel engaging member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Inventor: Earl Williams
  • Publication number: 20120243958
    Abstract: The invention presents a vehicle transportation system on the highway. This system can transfer the moving vehicles such as cars, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) from one site of the highway to another site. The system can decrease fuel consumption and lower the amount of the exhausts from the vehicles for good environment protection. It also cuts the operating cost for the vehicles' owners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Xingkang Computer Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yixin Guo
  • Patent number: 8272818
    Abstract: An improved vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle. The improved vehicle wheel chock includes an improved face-plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Standard Car Truck Company
    Inventors: John D. Anderson, Walter J. Peach
  • Publication number: 20120163938
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: STANDARD CAR TRUCK COMPANY
    Inventors: John D. Anderson, Walter J. Peach, Michael K. Burke
  • Patent number: 8152424
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Standard Car Truck Company
    Inventors: John D. Anderson, Walter J. Peach, Michael K. Burke
  • Publication number: 20120014763
    Abstract: A protective chock for use when transporting a vehicle having a wheel and a flexible underbody component, such as an air dam or skirt, adjacent the wheel. The chock includes at least one wheel positioning bump for placement on a deck of the transporter vehicle (railway car, road vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc.) with the bump projecting upwardly from the deck to contact the wheel when the vehicle is in a pre-tie-down position. The chock further includes a sloped portion extending from positioning bump(s) and the wheel to be located between the flexible underbody component and the deck. As the vehicle is urged downwardly to a tied-down position, the flexible underbody component contacts the sloped portion and is deflected either away from or toward the wheel to protect it from damaging contact with the deck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: David Brian Glickman