Cargo securing device

A cargo securing device for securing cylindrical cargo on a cargo trailer, said device comprising:

• a rail having a pair of feet each being disposed on opposing ends of said rail with respect to each other wherein said rail is configured to be extended laterally across a cargo trailer having each of said feet engaging a respective attachment bracket on the trailer thereby facilitating cylindrical cargo to be placed upon said rail;
• a pair of clamps, each clamp of said pair of clamps being slidably integrated into said rail, each clamp of said pair of clamps being actuatable in a first condition having each clamp of said pair of clamps travelling toward said center of said rail, each clamp of said pair of clamps being actuatable in a second condition having each clamp of said pair of clamps travelling away from said center of said rail, each clamp of said pair of clamps having a slanted gripping element wherein said slanted gripping element associated with each of said clamps is configured to abut the cylindrical cargo thereby restraining lateral motion of the cylindrical cargo on said rail;
• wherein said rail had a first end, a second end and an outer wall extending between said first end and said second end, said outer wall having a top side and a bottom side and a first lateral side and a second lateral side such that said rail has a rectangular shape, said rail being substantially hollow having each of said first end and said second end being open;
• wherein said outer wall has a pair of first slots each extending through said top side, each first slot of said pair of first slots extending from said first end toward a center of said rail having said pair of first slots being spaced apart from each other;
• wherein said outer wall has a pair of second slots each extending through said top side, each second slot of said pair of second slots extending from said second end toward said center of said rail having said pair of second slots being spaced apart from each other;
• wherein each first slot of said pair of first slots has a terminal end being spaced from a terminal end of a respective one of said pair of second slots;
• wherein said outer wall has a pair of third slots each extending through a respective one of said first lateral side and said second lateral side of said outer wall of said rail, each of said third slots being elongated along an axis extending between said first lateral side and said second lateral side, each of said third slots being positioned adjacent said first end;
• wherein said outer wall has a pair of fourth slots each extending through a respective one of said first lateral side and said second lateral side of said outer wall of said rail, each of said fourth slots being elongated along an axis extending between said first lateral side and said second lateral side, each of said fourth slots being positioned adjacent said second end;
• wherein said outer wall of said rail having a pair of holes each extending through said bottom side of said outer wall, each of said holes being positioned adjacent to a respective one of said first end and said second end;
• wherein each of said feet extends through a respective one of said holes having each of said feet extending downwardly from said rail;
• wherein each of said feet includes a pin extending through a respective one of said pair of third slots and said pair of fourth slots thereby adjustably retaining each of said feet on said rail;
• wherein each of said feet being slidable toward or away from said center of said rail wherein said pair of feet is configured to accommodate varying widths of cargo trailers;
• and
• wherein each of said feet includes a pin hole extending laterally through said feet wherein said pin hole in each of said feet is configured to receive a pin for securing each of said feet in the attachment brackets on the cargo trailer.

A cargo securing device for securing cylindrical cargo on a cargo trailer, said device comprising:

• a rail having a pair of feet each being disposed on opposing ends of said rail with respect to each other wherein said rail is configured to be extended laterally across a cargo trailer having each of said feet engaging a respective attachment brackets on the trailer thereby facilitating cylindrical cargo to be placed upon said rail, said rail having a first end, a second end and an outer wall extending between said first end and said second end, said outer wall having a top side and a bottom side and a first lateral side and a second lateral side such that said rail has a rectangular shape, said rail being substantially hollow having each of said first end and said second end being open, said outer wall having a pair of first slots each extending through said top side, each first slot of said pair of first slots extending from said first end toward a center of said rail having said pair of first slots being spaced apart from each other, said outer wall having a pair of second slots each extending through said top side, each second slot of said pair of second slots extending from said second end toward said center of said rail having said pair of second slots being spaced apart from each other, each first slot of said pair of first slots having a terminal end being spaced from a terminal end of a respective one of said pair of second slots, said outer wall having a pair of third slots each extending through a respective one of said first lateral side and said second lateral side of said outer wall of said rail, each of said third slots being elongated along an axis extending between said first lateral side and said second lateral side, each of said third slots being positioned adjacent said first end, said outer wall having a pair of fourth slots each extending through a respective one of said first lateral side and said second lateral side of said outer wall of said rail, each of said fourth slots being elongated along an axis extending between said first lateral side and said second lateral side, each of said fourth slots being positioned adjacent said second end, said outer wall of said rail having a pair of holes each extending through said bottom side of said outer wall, each of said holes being positioned adjacent to a respective one of said first end and said second end, each of said feet extending through a respective one of said holes having each of said feet extending downwardly from said rail, each of said feet including a pin extending through a respective one of said pair of third slots and said pair of fourth slots thereby adjustably retaining each of said feet on said rail, each of said feet being slidable toward or away from said center of said rail wherein said pair of feet is configured to accommodate varying widths of cargo trailers, each of said feet including a pin hole extending laterally through said feet wherein said pin hole in each of said feet is configured to receive a pin for securing each of said feet in the attachment brackets on the cargo trailer, said rail having a pair of dividing walls each being positioned within said rail, each of said dividing walls being aligned with said terminal ends of respective ones of said first slots and said second slots;
• a cushion having a bottom surface being attached to said top side of said outer wall of said rail wherein said cushion is configured to have the cylindrical cargo being positioned on top of said cushion, said cushion extending between said first end and said second end of said rail, said cushion being offset from each first slot of said pair of first slots and each second slot of said pair of second slots;
• a pair of clamps, each clamp of said pair of clamps being slidably integrated into said rail, each clamp of said pair of clamps being actuatable in a first condition having each clamp of said pair of clamps travelling toward said center of said rail, each clamp of said pair of clamps being actuatable in a second condition having each clamp of said pair of clamps travelling away from said center of said rail, each clamp of said pair of clamps having a slanted gripping element wherein said slanted gripping element associated with each of said clamps is configured to abut the cylindrical cargo thereby restraining lateral motion of the cylindrical cargo on said rail, each clamp of said pair of clamps comprising:
• a block being slidably positioned within said rail thereby inhibiting said block for rotating, said block having a top wall extending between a front wall and a back wall of said block, said block having a first aperture extending through said front wall, said block having a second aperture extending through said back wall, said first aperture being aligned with said second aperture;
• a pair of tabs, each of said tabs having a lower end being attached to said top wall of said block having each of said tabs extending upwardly from said top wall, each tab of said pair of tabs associated with each clamp of said pair of clamps extending upwardly through a respective one of said pair of first slots and a respective one of said pair of second slots in said top side of said outer wall of said rail, each tab of said pair of tabs having an upper end being angled downwardly between a back edge and a front edge of said tabs such that said upper end of each of said tabs defines a respective one of said slanted gripping elements of said clamps, each of said tabs being oriented such that said front edge of said tabs is directed toward said center of said rail wherein said upper end of each of said tabs is configured to abut the cylindrical cargo thereby inhibiting the cylindrical cargo from rolling upwardly along said upper end;
• a screw having a coupled end and a free end, said coupled end of said screw associated with each clamp of said pair of clamps being rotatably coupled to a respective one of said dividing walls in said rail having said screw associated with each clamp of said pair of clamps extending outwardly through a respective one of said first end and said second end of said rail, said screw extending through each of said first aperture in said front wall of said block and said second aperture in said back wall of said block, said screw threadably engaging a bounding edge of said first aperture, said block traveling toward said center of said rail when said screw is rotated in a first direction, said block traveling away from said center of said rail when said screw is rotated in a second direction;
• and
• a plate having said screw extending through said plate, said plate associated with each clamp of said pair of clamps being bonded against a respective one of said first end and said second end of said rail such that a head of said screw is exposed wherein said head of said screw is configured to be engaged with a hand tool for rotating said screw.