Device for latching a cargo load to a track
US6789988B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D9/003
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mounting device has a base portion which is fixedly attached to a cargo load to be supported on a track having spaced apart cutout portions which are connected to each other by lip portions. The mounting device has spaced apart tension lugs which fit within the spaced cutout portions of the track. The mounting device further has a post and arms which fit within track cutout and lip portions. Attached to the tension lugs is a connector member for slidably connecting the tension lugs to the base portion. A pin member is installed in the base portion, this pin member preventing the tension lugs from being withdrawn from the base portion. A screw is installed in the base member, which retains the tension lugs in a fixed position when tightened down into a notch formed in the connector member. In installing the cargo in the track, the connector member is slidably withdrawn from the base member along with the tension lugs and the cargo placed in position on the track with the tension lugs and post of the mounting device installed in cutout portions of the track. The connector member is then slidably installed fully in the base member with the tension lugs underneath lip portions of the…
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.