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Railcar fixtures for transportation of wind turbine blades and method involving same

  • US 9,638,162 B1
  • Filed: 02/07/2017
  • Issued: 05/02/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A transport system for transporting a wind turbine blade along a railroad, said transport system comprising:

  • a first railcar and a second railcar coupled together;

    a root end fixture mounted to the first railcar for connecting with and supporting a root end portion of the wind turbine blade so that the wind turbine blade extends longitudinally along at least the first and second railcars;

    a mid-frame fixture mounted to the second railcar for supporting a midsection of the wind turbine blade; and

    a tip end fixture mounted to the second railcar, the tip end fixture comprising a pair of uprights having upper ends that are spaced apart from each other, a halo for mounting on a tip end portion of the wind turbine blade, and a restraint device interconnecting the halo with both of the uprights for exerting a restraining force on the halo to stop movement of the tip end portion outside of a preselected range of movement in opposite lateral directions.

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