Manual of U.S. Patent Classification
as of June 30, 2000

Class
410
FREIGHT ACCOMMODATION ON FREIGHT CARRIER

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Subclass		Title
ClassTitle		===> FREIGHT ACCOMMODATION ON FREIGHT CARRIER
1		INCLUDING TURNTABLE FOR LOAD, E.G., FOR SEMITRAILER
2		PARTICULAR ARTICLE ACCOMMODATION
3		. Wheeled vehicle
4		. . Four-wheeled vehicle accommodation
5		. . . Overturned or on-edge vehicle arrangement
6		. . . . Ramp becomes vehicle sustainer
7		. . . Vehicle retainer*
8		. . . . Multipositionable; i.e., along array strip or track
9		. . . . . Wheel, hub, or axle retainer*
10		. . . . . . Tiedown*
11		. . . . . Tiedown*
12		. . . . . . Including force-multiplying takeup or tensioning means
13		. . . . In arrangement in which the vehicle end, at least, is raised to hood section height
14		. . . . . Elevatable deck suspended from hoist line
15		. . . . . . Lift simultaneously erects pivoted prop
16		. . . . . Including wheel-straddling member which is a retainer* or retainer* adjunct
17		. . . . . Including suspended retainer* member or prop
18		. . . . . Retainer* arm or prop extending from freight carrier wall
19		. . . . For wheel, hub, or axle shaft
20		. . . . . Wheel wraparound*
21		. . . . . (Load lashing retainer)*
22		. . . . . Hub or axle shaft retainer*
23		. . . . Tiedown*
24		. . . Raised vehicle arrangement
24.1		. . . . Including above-cab stowage
25		. . . . Interrupted or recessed wheel support
26		. . . . Multilevel deck; i.e., four-wheel support
27		. . . . . Including interdeck transfer way
28		. . . . . . On dropped-center car
28.1		. . . . . On dropped section freight carrier
29		. . . . . Vertically swingable from hinge at freight carrier wall
29.1		. . . . . Higher level deck positioned, then sustained by power cylinder
30		. . . Wheel cradle, chock, or well
31		. Grouped
32		. . Group of articles which are, predominantly, regularly contoured; i.e., are rodlike, panel shaped, blocks, or analogous forms
33		. . . Articles with protuberance or flange
34		. . . Grouped by load binder or press means
35		. . . . Grouped together with on-and-off base
36		. . . . Cylindrical article group
37		. . . . . Log load
38		. . . . Press
39		. . . . . Including spacer
40		. . . . . . Between groups
41		. . . . Including angle overlay, e.g., corner guard
42		. . . Cylindrical article group
43		. . Vehicle body part group
44		. Accommodation of article which is massive relative to freight carrier
45		. . Stowed as bridge between trucks or across cars or on drop-center (schnabel type) car
46		. On supporting on-and-off base
47		. Cylindrical article accommodation
48		. . Rigid retainer* acting as, or retentively contacting a core or hub
49		. . Cradle or chock
50		. . . And wraparound* lashing
51		DRAFT (INCLUDING PUSHED) FREIGHT CARRIER, E.G., WAGON, HAND TRUCK
52		LOAD BEARER ACCOMMODATION
53		. Stowed as bridge between trucks
54		. Diverse load accommodation, e.g., convertible between semitrailer and container accommodation
55		. . Retainer including load lashing anchor capability
56		. Semitrailer accommodation
57		. . Fore-and-aft accommodation
58		. . Collapsible and erectable stand
59		. . . Tractor operated
60		. . . . Cushioned
61		. . . Jack screw erected
62		. . . (Fore-and-aft direction slide cushioning means)*
63		. . . Cushioned cylinder strut
64		. . . King pin latch
65		. . Accommodation means conforms to wheel sidewall during guidance or rest condition, e.g., rub rail or wheel well
66		. Wheeled load bearer accommodation
67		. . Including wheel guide
68		. Accommodation of rigid wall container for bulk material
69		. Load bearer tripped retainer*
70		. . Retainer* mounted on (corner pedestal)*
71		. Corner pedestal
72		. . Vertically displaceable, e.g., on horizontal axis
73		. . . Including male-female retainer*
74		. . . . Mounted on pedestal which is also slidable along track
75		. . . And slidable along track
76		. . Including male-female retainer*
77		. Retainer
78		. . Multiunit retainer
79		. . . Oppositely directed latch pair to retain contiguous load bearers
80		. . Load bearer understructure retention, e.g., leg engaging
81		. . . By insertion of completely separable retainer, e.g., bolt, through aligned apertures
82		. . Twist lock
83		. . . Project-retract mounting
84		. . Load bearer mounts active retainer received by static freight carrier keeper
85		. . Load bearer (load lashing retainer)*
86		. . Including load bearer cushioning means
87		. Cushioned accommodation
88		. . (Fore-and-aft direction slide cushioning means)*
89		. Wall-to-wall socket-entering load bearer
90		. Load bearer accommodation by underside socketing
91		. . Pin-socket accommodation
92		. Rollerway
93		. Drop side car, side converts to ramp
94		. Load bearer abutment
95		. . Between load bearer units
96		LOAD LASHING RETAINER OR LOAD LASHING ADJUNCT
97		. Wraparound
98		. . Method
99		. . Including angular surface guard, e.g., edge-around
100		. . Including tightener or tensioner
101		. Anchor
102		. . Multipurpose, e.g., combined, convertible
103		. . Including winch or tensioner
104		. . Track-guided anchor
105		. . . Anchor-admitting cross-slotted track
106		. . Mounted on exposed and bordering structural member
107		. . . Project-retract (tie piece)*
108		. . . In exposed array therealong
109		. . . . And inboard-mounted anchor, e.g., recessed in car facing
110		. . . . Atop wall of open top freight carrier, e.g., bulb-angle mounted
111		. . Project-retract (tie piece)*
112		. . Recessed in car facing
113		. . . Recessed anchor array
114		. . . . Of attached (tie pieces)*, e.g., welded
115		. . Array strip or formation
116		. . Including mounting means for facile assembly or removal of (tie piece)*
117		YIELDABLE BRACE
118		. Panel
119		. . Inflated or inflatable
120		RIGID MEMBERS RETAINER, E.G., WRAPAROUND TYPE
121		LOAD BRACING MEANS
122		. Bifacial brace
123		. . Squeeze
124		. . . Powered or pressurized
125		. . . . Intervening squeeze bag
126		. . . Track guided
127		. Brace panel with wall-to-lading adjustment means
128		. . Forcing, e.g., motorized, pressurized, or adjusted by force-multiply means
129		. Panel or frame, wall-to-wall
130		. . Track mounted
131		. . . Wall-to-wall pair, oppositely swinging
132		. . . Including pin-in-aperture latch
133		. . . . Track is apertured to define both (a) a sprocket wheel rack, and (b) a series of latch pin receivers
134		. . . . . Gang-operated latch pins
135		. . . . Panel movable to out-of-way position
136		. . . . . Winched
137		. . . . Gang-operated latch pins
138		. . . . . Including pin which latches into track aperture
139		. . . . Track is apertured to receive latch pin
140		. . Deployed structure or comprising individually installed parts
141		. . . Latched to side wall aperture or slot
142		. . Having aperture-entering latch pin
143		. Brace bar, wall-to-wall
144		. . Aperture-entering wall-to-wall connection at the end
145		. . . Axially adjustable toward wall, e.g., telescopic
146		. . . . Axially adjustable end fitting, with pivoted aperture-entering part
147		. . . . . Aperture-entering duo
148		. . . . Axially adjustable end fitting has integral aperture-entering part and pivotally mounted cooperating latch part
149		. . . . Spring biased
150		. . Track mounted, for slidable adjustment along the car wall
151		. . Wall-to-wall force fit; or having wall piercing end
152		. . Brace bar receiver
153		. Brace post
154		. Honeycomb
155		. Edge-around dunnage brace
156		MISCELLANEOUS

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