Patent ID: 6926480

Claim:
An auto-rack railroad car supplemental restraint for an auto-rack railroad car having a primary restraint system for a vehicle, said primary restraint system including a grating and a primary restraint adapted to be releaseably attached to the grating, said supplemental restraint comprising: a body adapted to be positioned on the grating between a tire of the vehicle on the grating and the primary restraint, said body including a mounting member and a tire engager extending upward from the mounting member; and an expander connected to the body, said expander including a base connected to the tire engager and an expanding member movably connected to the base, said expanding member movable to a non-expanded position and at least one expanded position, wherein the positioning of the expanding member in the expanded position is adapted to cause the tire engager to engage the tire and the expander to engage the primary restraint.