Patent ID: 7435044

Claim:
A removable rub rail adapter system for a sidewall of a railway freight car having recessed lading tie anchors arranged in vertical rows comprising: a plurality of paired lading tie anchor bolts arranged in vertical rows, each lading tie anchor bolt having a threaded portion and a head configured to fit between one of said lading tie anchors and said sidewall of said railway car, wherein the heads of each pair of lading tie anchor bolts are inserted in a readily removable fashion at opposite sides of one of said lading tie anchors such that said threaded portions are spaced a selected distance apart from one another and extend away from the sidewall; a plurality of vertical strips, each vertical strip being held in place in a readily removable fashion by a vertical row of said lading tie anchor bolts, wherein each vertical strip includes a plurality of attachment members arranged in horizontal alignment with an attachment member of an adjacent vertical strip; and a plurality of rub rails, each rub rail being held in place in a readily removable fashion by a horizontal row of said attachment members.