Patent ID: 8727682
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. A railroad car shock absorption and restraint apparatus comprising: at least three co-acting cushioned pads, each cushioned pad including a load engaging surface, a strap engaging surface, a bottom edge, a top edge, a right side edge, and a left side edge, said cushioned pads configurable such that the left side edge of a first one of the cushioned pads is adjacent to the right side edge of a second one of the cushioned pads, and the left side edge of the second one of the cushioned pads is adjacent to the right side edge of a third one of the cushioned pads to create a protective shock absorbing barrier for a load in a railroad car; at least one strap engager attached to one of the cushioned pads; and a plurality of straps employable to restrain the cushioned pads and the load, said straps attachable to a plurality of walls of the railroad car.