Patent ID: 9403541
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: B61D

Claim Text:
1. A portable railcar sill step extender adapted to a sill step of a railcar, said portable railcar sill step extender comprising: (a) an elongated member having two longitudinal ends and two substantially parallel surfaces; a first receptacle having at least one slot adapted to receive the sill step, wherein said first receptacle is disposed on a first plane substantially parallel to said two substantially parallel surfaces and on one of said two longitudinal ends; a second receptacle having at least one slot adapted to receive the sill step, wherein said second receptacle is disposed on a second plane disposed at a non-zero angle to said two substantially parallel surfaces and on the other one of said two longitudinal ends and said at least one slot of said first receptacle comprises a first slot having a height of about 0.75 inch and a second slot having a height of about 0.5 inch; and (b) a locking mechanism including a bolt configured to removably connect said two substantially parallel surfaces to form a removable connection at one of said first and second receptacles upon one of said at least one slot of said first and second receptacles receiving the sill step to prevent said elongated member from sliding off of the sill step in a longitudinal direction of said elongated member once the sill step has been received in one of said first receptacle and said second receptacle.