Patent ID: 9638162
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B60P,B61D,F03D,F05B,Y02E

Claim:
1. A transport system for transporting a wind turbine blade along a railroad, said transport system comprising: a first railcar and a second railcar coupled together; a root end fixture mounted to the first railcar for connecting with and supporting a root end portion of the wind turbine blade so that the wind turbine blade extends longitudinally along at least the first and second railcars; a mid-frame fixture mounted to the second railcar for supporting a midsection of the wind turbine blade; and a tip end fixture mounted to the second railcar, the tip end fixture comprising a pair of uprights having upper ends that are spaced apart from each other, a halo for mounting on a tip end portion of the wind turbine blade, and a restraint device interconnecting the halo with both of the uprights for exerting a restraining force on the halo to stop movement of the tip end portion outside of a preselected range of movement in opposite lateral directions.