Merchandise loader for railway freight cars

Claim 1

IN A FREIGHT BRACING SYSTEM HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED AND SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WALLS, OPPOSED SUPPORT MEMBERS MOUNTED ON SAID WALLS, AND A CROSS BRACE EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID WALLS AND CONNECTED TO AND SUPPORTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEMBERS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBERS HAVING A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINALLY AND CLOSELY SPACED KEEPERS EXTENDING IN GENERALLY SPACED PARALLEL RELATION TO THE ONE OF SAID WALLS UPON WHICH SAID ONE OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBERS IS MOUNTED AND HAVING A FREE END, AND A LIP DISPOSED AT THE FREE END OF EACH OF SAID KEEPERS AND EXTENDING GENERALLY PERPENDICULAR THERETO AND IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM THE OTHER OF SAID WALLS, SAID CROSSBRACE HAVING A BAR BODY AND AN END FITTING MOUNTED ON ONE END THEREOF FOR MOVEMENT LONGITUDINALLY THEREOF INCLUDING A FIXED RIGID LATCH PORTION EXTENDING, WHEN SAID CROSS BRACE IS CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPORT MEMBERS, BETWEEN AN ADJACENT PAIR OF SAID KEEPERS AND BETWEEN ONE OF SAID PAIR OF KEEPERS AND THE ADJACENT WALL AND ENGAGING SAID ONE OF SAID PAIR OF KEEPERS TO LIMIT MOVEMENT OF SAID END FITTING AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID KEEPER AND IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM SAID ADJACENT WALL AND CO-OPERATING WITH SAID LIP OF SAID ONE OF SAID PAIR OF KEEPERS TO LIMIT MOVEMENT OF SAID FITTING ALONG SAID KEEPER TOWARD SAID FREE END, SPRING MEANS ENGAGING SAID END FITTING AND SAID BAR BODY TO URGE SAID END FITTING TOWARD THE CENTER OF SAID BAR BODY.