Systems and methods for securing cargo on a flatbed carrier
AssigneeCoilkeeper, LLC
InventorDonald E. Wadsworth
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Abstract
The cargo system secures at least one steel coil for transport on a flatbed carrier. Each coil sits on movable cargo supports coupled on top of a base with support beams. Support brackets couple the support beams to anchoring beams that are coupled to the flatbed carrier. Once a coil is loaded, arms with adjacent upper and lower segments connected by cross members pivot on arm mounts to make contact with the coil. The arms adjust by lengthening or shortening based on the size of the coil. Tethers pass through anchor brackets and over the coil to hold the coil to the base. The arms apply pressure to the coil based on the tension of tethers that extend from the ends of the arms and couple to tethering brackets coupled to the frame of the carrier.
Claims8
A system for transporting a coil, comprising:
- a flatbed carrier;
- a plurality of anchoring beams mounted on the flatbed carrier;
- a plurality of support beams coupled to the anchoring beams;
- a plurality of cargo supports coupled to the support beams, wherein the coil is situated on the cargo supports;
- a plurality of arms extending from the anchoring beams and pressed against the coil for securing the coil to the flatbed carrier, the plurality of arms including a first arm pressed against a first side of the coil, a second arm pressed against the first side of the coil, a third arm pressed against a second side of the coil, and a fourth arm pressed against the second side of the coil, wherein a first cross member couples the first arm to the second arm, and wherein a second cross member couples the third arm to the fourth arm;
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- a plurality of tethers coupled to the arms for holding each of the arms against an outer surface of the coil, the plurality of tethers including a first tether, a second tether, a third tether, and a fourth tether, wherein the first tether couples the first arm to a first bracket mounted on the flatbed carrier, wherein the second tether couples the second arm to a second bracket mounted on the flatbed carrier, wherein the third tether couples the third arm to a third bracket mounted on the flatbed carrier, and wherein the fourth tether couples the fourth arm to a fourth bracket mounted on the flatbed carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.