Patent ID: 9550079
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A62B,B61D,E04G

Claim:
1. A multilevel railcar safety catch system comprising: a first of multilevel railcar having a first plurality of barrel rings; a second multilevel railcar having a second plurality of barrel rings; a bridge plate binge pin; a plurality of bridge plates positionable to extend between said first multilevel railcar and said second multilevel railcar; a safety catch assembly removably couplable to said first multilevel railcar, said second multilevel railcar, and said plurality of bridge plates such that said safety catch assembly extends between said first multilevel railcar and said second multilevel railcar below said plurality of bridge plates, whereby said safety catch assembly is adapted for catching an object or person from falling between said first multilevel railcar and said second multilevel railcar, said safety catch assembly having a safety fabric; a first plurality of grommets located along a first edge of the safety fabric adjacent the first multilevel railcar; a second plurality of grommets located along a second edge of the safety fabric adjacent the second multilevel railcar; wherein each grommet from the first plurality of grommets is indirectly connected to a corresponding safety catch assembly ring selected from a first plurality of safety catch assembly rings; wherein each of the first plurality of safety catch assembly rings is arranged to be positioned between a corresponding barrel ring and a bridge plate hinge, such that when the bridge plate hinge pin is put in place at least one of the first plurality of safety catch assembly rings is disposed on the bridge plate hinge pin between one of a first plurality of barrel rings and an adjacent one of a first plurality of hinges on the left side of the first multilevel railcar, and, at least one additional safety catch assembly ring selected from the first plurality of safety catch assembly rings is disposed on the bridge plate hinge pin between an additional barrel ring selected from the first plurality of barrel rings and an additional hinge adjacent one of the first plurality of hinges on the right side of the first multilevel railcar; wherein each grommet from the second plurality of grommets is indirectly connected to a corresponding carabiner selected from a plurality of carabiners; each carabiner from the plurality of carabiners being directly connected to a corresponding barrel ring selected from the second plurality of barrel rings; wherein at least one carabiner selected from the plurality of carabiners is directly connected to a corresponding barrel ring selected from the second plurality of barrel rings on the left side of the second multilevel rail car, and at least one additional carabiner is directly connected to a corresponding barrel ring selected from the second plurality of barrel rings on the right side of the second multilevel railcar.