Patent ID: 7234904

Claim:
A railroad coil car coil stop, for co-operation with a railroad coil car having a trough structure in which to carry coils, said coil stop comprising a beam member locatable athwart the trough structure, the beam member being movable along the trough structure, said beam member having a first end, a second end, and a flange for placement adjacent to a coil, said flange extending between said first and second ends; said beam member having a web connected to, and extending away from said flange, said coil stop having at least one motion facilitating member attached to said beam member, and said at least one motion facilitating member being oriented to facilitate motion in a direction normal to said flange, and said motion facilitating member is selected from the set of motion facilitating members consisting of (a) a roller; and (b) a polymeric sliding member.