Wheel restraint device and quick-connect hooks for use therewith
US5586849A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/4773
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus designed to restrain wheels and vehicles on a support surface includes an upper restraint supported on a upper outer surface of the wheel; first and second inner flexible members and first and second outer flexible members coupled to and extending from the upper restraint on inner and outer sides of the wheel, respectively; first and second quick-connect hooks respectively securing the inner flexible members to the support surface; first and second adjustment mechanisms respectively securing the outer flexible members to the support surface with the outer flexible members crossing; and first and second lower restraints coupled respectively to the first inner and outer flexible members and the second inner and outer flexible members, and abutting a lower outer surface of the wheel. The quick-connect hooks may include a resilient retaining member such as a coiled spring which permits a free end of the retaining member to be bent in a plurality of directions. Alternatively, the quick-connect hooks may include an additional oppositely-arcuate catch member which maintains the hooks in a generally upright orientation when the hooks are installed on the support surface but no…
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