US 2026/0084893 A1Published application

Guide System for Cargo Track Head Interface

AssigneesPrime Design Engineering Ltd, Doleco USA, Inc.

InventorRichard Jones

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Abstract

A wear guide for cargo track systems comprises a body configured to be positioned between a foot's engagement portion and a track's guide recess, creating a protective interface that prevents metal-to-metal contact. The body includes at least one interface member positioned at one end to inhibit edge contact and binding during translation along the track. The interface member may extend beyond the foot edge. Retention features include end caps and through-holes for fasteners. The foot may define recessed sections dimensioned to receive the wear guide such that it projects beyond the foot's original engagement surface, providing the primary contact interface with the track. The system reduces wear, prevents galling and binding at critical edge locations, extends component life, and enables smooth translation while being field-replaceable without requiring replacement of expensive structural components.

Claims23

Dependent claims

A wear guide for use with an adjustable decking system, the decking system including a foot having an engagement portion and a track defining a guide recess configured to receive the engagement portion such that the foot can translate in a first direction along a length of the track and be selectively fixed relative to the track in said first direction while being constrained relative to the track in a second direction and a third direction, the second direction extending perpendicular to the first direction in a common plane, and the third direction extending normal to the plane, the engagement portion extending between a first end and a second end along the first direction, the engagement portion having a cross-section defining an open channel, the channel including a base portion and opposing first and second arms extending from opposite ends of the base portion to define an opening therebetween, the wear guide comprising:

a body extending from a first end to a second end, the body defining a shape configured to be received on the foot and positioned between the engagement portion of the foot and the guide recess of the track to form an interface therebetween;
a first surface of the body configured to contact the engagement portion of the foot;
a second surface of the body configured to contact the guide recess of the track;
wherein the body remains fixed relative to the foot when the foot translates in the first direction relative to the track;
and
wherein the first end of the body extends longitudinally beyond the first end of the engagement portion when the body is fixed to the foot.

3 more elements

An adjustable decking system comprising:

a foot having an engagement portion extending between a first end and a second end, the engagement portion having a cross-section defining an open channel, the channel including a base portion and opposing first and second arms extending from opposite ends of the base portion to define an opening therebetween;
a track defining a guide recess configured to receive the engagement portion such that the foot can translate in a first direction along a length of the track and be selectively fixed relative to the track in said first direction while being constrained relative to the track in a second direction and a third direction, the second direction extending perpendicular to the first direction in a common plane, and the third direction extending normal to the plane;
and
a wear guide comprising a body positioned between the engagement portion of the foot and the guide recess of the track to form an interface therebetween, the body extending from a first end to a second end, the body defining a shape generally corresponding to the open channel of the engagement portion such that the body is received therein,
wherein the first end of the body extends longitudinally beyond the first end of the engagement portion when the body is fixed to the foot.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 19/326,042Filed 11 Sep 2025
Priority: 25 Sep 2024
Published: 26 Mar 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

B65D 90/0073
Contents retaining means: storage racks
B62D 53/067
Semi-trailers: multi-purpose, convertible or extendable load surface semi-trailers
B65D 2590/005
Contents retaining means: adaptable to the size of the transport goods
B65D
Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials