B - Operations – Transporting – 60 – P
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
60
P
105/182
B60P 7/10 (2006.01) B60P 7/14 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1117373
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A load-restraining device is disclosed herein for use in lading-carrying vehicles, such as truck trailers, or in other lading-carrying containers. The device includes a curtain which is suspended from an overhead support that extends laterally across the top of the trailer and is mounted for longitudinal movement therein. The curtain includes a plurality of laterally- extending pockets, each of which carries a load-restraining belt. Belt hooks are provided at opposite ends of each belt for cooper- ation with longitudinally-extending belt rails in the sidewalls of the trailer and a belt tensioner or buckle is provided at the center of each belt. The pockets on the curtain are posi- tioned on the side of the curtain opposite the lading-engaging face, so as to maximize the strength of the curtain while in use under load. These pockets may be sewn in close proximity to the belts after installation so as to inhibit passage of the belt end hooks from the curtain and thereby reduce pilferage of the belts. A pair of corner flaps are provided for positioning between the lading and sidewalls so as to restrain lateral move- ment or bunching of the curtain at its vertical centerline. An adjustable tamper-resistant connector is also provided for sus- pending the curtain from the overhead support and for vertically positioning the curtain relative to the trailer floor. The load-restraining device may be used in "piggyback" service and such devices include a pair of vertically disposed corner protectors for shielding the lading from the restraining belts as they wrap around the corner edges of the lading adjacent each of the sidewalls of the vehicle. The load-restraining device may also be used in intercity or over-the-road service. In such service, a plurality of identical devices can be used to separ- ate the lading into sections. Alternatively, a single restraining device can be used and separator sheets can be provided for separ- ating the lading into sections.
307657
Meredith & Finlayson
Unarco Industries Inc.
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