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Granted Patent B2
US 10,611,291 · App. 16/192,297 · Granted Apr 7, 2020

Locking system and method of use

Inventor: Thomas P. Kelly (Colleyville, TX)
B60P7/132B60P7/13B65D88/121B65D90/002B61D3/20B65D2590/0033
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,611,291
App. No.
16/192,297
Granted
Apr 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A railcar locking system includes an elongated tower having an outer rail configured to engage with a lower railcar via a restrain cone; a locking arm extending from the elongated tower; a first locking cone secured to the locking arm and configured to engage with the lower railcar; and a second locking cone secure to the locking arm and configured to engage with an upper railcar.

Claims (6)

1. A railcar locking system, comprising:

an elongated tower having:

an outer wall configured to engage with a lower container via a restrain cone;

a locking arm extending from the elongated tower;

a first locking cone secured to the locking arm and configured to engage with the lower container; and

a second locking cone secure to the locking arm and configured to engage with an upper container.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62586456 · Nov 15, 2017
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