Stake Pocket Chain Tie-Down
OwnerTyler Carpenterinventor
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Abstract
A stake pocket chain tie-down for a trailer or truck bed which is insertable into a stake pocket through an uppermost opening of the stake pocket. The stake pocket tie-down provides for connection of a load restraining chain to the trailer or truck bed. The stake pocket tie-down comprises an insert that is made of metal and dimensioned to fit securely within the interior of the stake pocket, and the insert has four sides and is closed by an end plate on at least one end. The end plate has a hole therethrough for passage of a chain. The insert has a pin and a hook or tab structure therein for the attachment of the end of the chain.
Claims2
A stake pocket chain tie-down for a trailer or truck bed comprising at least one stake pocket,
- wherein said stake pocket tie-down is insertable into said at least one stake pocket through an uppermost opening of said stake pocket,
- wherein said stake pocket tie-down provides for connection of a load restraining chain, said stake-pocket tie-down comprising:
- (1) an insert manufactured of metal, dimensioned to fit securely within the interior of said at least one stake pocket,
- (2) said insert further comprising a back, a front, a right side, a left side, and having first and second ends,
- (3) said insert further comprising a substantially flat and rectangular metal plate attached to said first end of said insert, wherein said metal plate is dimensioned to be longer and wider than the dimensions of said insert, such that a portion of said metal plate extends beyond the dimensions of the insert forming a lip, and wherein said metal plate comprises a hole extending through the metal plate at approximately the center of said metal plate, said hole opening into an inner chamber formed by the back, front, right side, left side, and first end plate of said insert, said hole being dimensioned sufficient to provide for passage of a chain therethrough;
- (4) said insert further comprising retaining holes extending through said right side and said left side of said insert, said retaining holes being both located at substantially the same distance from said first end plate, and
- (5) said insert further comprising a chain securement hook adjacent to said retaining holes, and
- said stake tie-down further comprising a pin for insertion into said insert through one of said retaining holes, then through an end of a chain, and then through the other one of said retaining holes out of said insert.
A stake pocket chain tie-down for a trailer or truck bed comprising at least one stake pocket,
- wherein said stake pocket tie-down is insertable into said at least one stake pocket through an uppermost opening of said stake pocket,
- wherein said stake pocket tie-down provides for connection of a load restraining chain, said stake-pocket tie-down comprising:
- (1) an insert manufactured of metal, dimensioned to fit securely within the interior of said at least one stake pocket,
- (2) said insert further comprising a back, a front, a right side, a left side, and having first and second ends,
- (3) said insert further comprising a substantially flat and rectangular metal plate attached to said first end of said insert, wherein said metal plate is dimensioned to be longer and wider than the dimensions of said insert, such that a portion of said metal plate extends beyond the dimensions of the insert forming a lip, and wherein said metal plate comprises a hole extending through the metal plate at approximately the center of said metal plate, said hole opening into an inner chamber formed by the back, front, right side, left side, and first end plate of said insert, said hole being dimensioned sufficient to provide for passage of a chain therethrough;
- (4) said insert further comprising retaining holes extending through said right side and said left side of said insert, said retaining holes being both located at substantially the same distance from said first end plate, and
- (5) said insert further comprising a chain securement tab adjacent to said retaining holes, and
- said stake tie-down further comprising a pin for insertion into said insert through one of said retaining holes, then through an end of a chain, and then through the other one of said retaining holes out of said insert.
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