US 11,698,054 B2
Apparatuses for wind turbine blade railroad transportation and related systems and methods
Kurt Jensen, Aarhus (DK); and Henrik Timm Sørensen, Hadsten (DK)
Assigned to Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus (DK)
Filed by Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus (DK)
Filed on Sep. 3, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/11,329.
Claims priority of application No. PA 2019 70560 (DK), filed on Sep. 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0071645 A1, Mar. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. F03D 13/40 (2016.01); B65G 67/12 (2006.01); B61D 47/00 (2006.01)
CPC F03D 13/40 (2016.05) [B61D 47/00 (2013.01); B65G 67/12 (2013.01); F05B 2260/02 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tip bolster for supporting a wind turbine blade on a railcar, the tip bolster comprising:
a clamp including first and second clamp arms having first and second jaws, respectively, and supporting a pliable saddle extending therebetween, the pliable saddle being configured to support a portion of the blade interposed between the first and second clamp arms and to conform to an exterior surface thereof; and
a carriage configured to be translatable along the railcar in a longitudinal direction thereof, wherein the clamp is supported by the carriage.