Patent ID: 6503037
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: B61D

Abstract:
A door edge protection system mountable in conventional autorack railcars for transporting automobiles having side doors, each said railcar having side walls with holes therethrough, said system including:a resilient foamed cushioning material covering a portion of at least one of said railcar side walls at the level of the doors of the automobiles being transported, so that when one of the side doors of the automobile is opened the material will be positioned between the door and the railcar side wall covered by said material for cushioning and protecting the automobile door edge against impact with the railcar side wall; and penetrating fasteners formed and arranged for securely fastening said cushioning material to the inner surface of the side walls, each of said fasteners having a leg extending through said cushioning material and adapted to fit into at least one of the holes in the railcar side wall, and having a locking formation on said fastener leg for engaging the exterior of the side wall and locking said fastener in place after said fastener leg has passed through the hole in the side wall; said resilient foamed cushioning material being of foam material having at least a first edge portion and having a second portion; said edge portion being rolled over and bonded to the second portion to form at least one tube; said tube being formed and arranged whereby a mounting portion is also formed whereby the mounting portion is adapted to receive said fasteners and be captured between said fastener and the side wall.