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A wheel chocking assembly that is especially suitable for securing a wide variety of automobiles to the deck of a railroad car includes a polyester strap member adapted to conform to the shape and extending over the top of an automobile\s tire which is coupled to a pair of chock members formed as co

A wheel chocking assembly that is especially suitable for securing a wide variety of automobiles to the deck of a railroad car includes a polyester strap member adapted to conform to the shape and extending over the top of an automobile\s tire which is coupled to a pair of chock members formed as collapsible wedges and positioned in front of and behind the wheel. In one embodiment, the wedges are rotatably coupled to a pair of channels extending the length of the railroad car, and are collapsible for positioning of the automobiles during loading. Another embodiment utilizes a pair of wedges which are adjustably mounted in a telescopic fashion to frames extending inward from a channel attached to the deck of the railroad car at its sides, the channels being adapted to permit the frames to be swung up and out of the way during loading and unloading operations.

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A wheel chocking assembly for securing an automobile to the deck of a railroad car comprising: a channel attached to and extending along the length of the railroad car deck at one side thereof; at least two pair of support tubes, each of said pairs of support tubes being releasably attached to said

A wheel chocking assembly for securing an automobile to the deck of a railroad car comprising: a channel attached to and extending along the length of the railroad car deck at one side thereof; at least two pair of support tubes, each of said pairs of support tubes being releasably attached to said channel at various positions along the length thereof and when attached being hingedly coupled to said channel for movement from an engaged position upon the deck to a disengaged position at which said tubes provide substantially no obstruction to the entry and exit of automobiles to or from the railroad car; at least two wedges, each of which is telescopically mounted to a respective pair of said support tubes; and at least one strap member adapted to conform to the shape of a wheel, extending over the top thereof, and coupled at its ends to each pair of wedges.