Load restraining apparatus for performing a controlled fall of unsecured freight
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorsNiveda Chandrasekar Shanmugam, Mark John Stradling, Clayton Russell Foster
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Abstract
Described are a load restraining apparatus that can facilitate performing controlled falls of unsecured freight that may be leaning against swing doors of a trailer. The described load restraining apparatus includes a first member, a second member, a third member, and a linking assembly that facilitates performing a controlled fall of unsecured freight leaning on swing doors of a trailer from a safe distance.
Claims20
A load restraining apparatus, comprising:
- a first member having a first end and a second end;
- a second member having a first end and a second end;
- a first securing assembly coupled to the first end of the first member, wherein the first securing assembly is configured to releasably couple the first member to a first anchor;
- a second securing assembly coupled to the first end of the second member, wherein the second securing assembly is configured to releasably couple the second member to a second anchor;
- a buckle assembly configured to releasably couple the second end of the first member to the second end of the second member, the buckle assembly including a lever portion coupled to the second end of the first member and a tongue portion coupled to the second end of the second member, wherein the lever portion is configured to receive and engage the tongue portion;
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- a third member coupled to the lever portion of the buckle assembly and configured to disengage, from a location remote from the first and second anchors, the tongue portion from the lever portion, wherein a force applied via the third member on the lever portion releases the lever portion, thereby disengaging the tongue portion from the lever portion while the load restraining apparatus is under load so as to decouple the second end of the first member from the second end of the second member.
A load restraining apparatus, comprising:
- a first member having a first securing member configured to engage a first anchor;
- a second member having a second securing member configured to engage a second anchor;
- a linking assembly coupling the first member to the second member;
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- a third member configured to enable disengagement, from a location remote from the first anchor and the second anchor, of the linking assembly so as to decouple the first member from the second member while the load restraining apparatus is under a load.
A method for performing a controlled fall of unsecured freight leaning against a swing door of a trailer, the method comprising:
- coupling a first member to a first hasp of the trailer;
- coupling a second member to a second hasp of the trailer;
- coupling the first member to the second member via a linking assembly configured to decouple the first member and the second member while under a load;
- coupling a third member to the linking assembly;
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- applying a force, from a location remote from a rear of the trailer, on the third member to release the linking assembly, thereby decoupling the first member from the second member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.