Lock system for transport containers and method of assembly thereof
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsVidar Olsen, Per Ståle Grude
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Abstract
A lock system for holding transport containers, the system including one or more pairs of brackets, each bracket including frame guides, axle guides and gusset plates. The frame guides are coupled to a major surface of a bracket body of the bracket and have guide walls projecting perpendicularly from the major surface to form frame openings. The axle guides are coupled to and project perpendicularly from the major surface and each of the axle guides surround first thru-holes in the bracket body. The gusset plates couple one of the guide walls to the major surface and the gusset plates have one or more second thru holes therein. A method of assembling the system is also disclosed.
Claims20
A lock system for holding transport containers, the system comprising:
- one or more pairs of brackets, each of the brackets including:
- one or more frame guides coupled to a major surface of a bracket body of the bracket, wherein each of the frame guides have one or more guide walls projecting perpendicularly from the major surface to form frame openings,
- axle guides coupled to and projecting perpendicularly from the major surface, each of the axle guides surrounding first thru-holes in the bracket body, and
- one or more gusset plates coupling one of the guide walls to the major surface, each of the gusset plates having one or more second thru holes therein.
A method, comprising:
- assembling a lock system for holding transport containers, including:
- disposing one or more pairs of brackets in a cargo containment area, each of the brackets including:
- one or more frame guides coupled to a major surface of a bracket body of the bracket, wherein each of the frame guides have one or more guide walls projecting perpendicularly from the major surface to form frame openings,
- axle guides coupled to and projecting perpendicularly from the major surface, each of the axle guides surrounding first thru-holes in the bracket body, and
- one or more gusset plates coupling one of the guide walls and to the major surface, each of the gusset plates having one or more second thru holes therein;
- holding each of the brackets to first and second cargo rails of the cargo containment area by locating first axles in the first thru-holes and in openings in the cargo rails;
- and
- holding each of the brackets to a deck of the cargo containment area by locating second axles in the second thru hole and in openings in the deck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.