Resiliently biased tie-down anchor
OwnerRobert Earl Sumrellinventor
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Abstract
A cargo tie-down anchoring apparatus for a refrigerated van and the like comprising series of resiliently biased eye bolts disposed in grooves along opposite sides of the floor of the van, which eye bolts extend through the floor and transverse floor supporting flanged beams, said eye bolts, when not in use, being in retracted position in the respective floor grooves so as not to interfere with loading and unloading of the van with the usual perishable cargo and when in use, being elevated above the floor level and engaged by hooks at the ends of flexible strap assemblies having buckle means for tightening the strap assemblies over heavy cargo such as steel coils.
Claims15
A cargo tie-down apparatus for a refrigerated van and the like having a longitudinally grooved floor supported by transverse flanged beams therebeneath, said apparatus comprising a flexible strap assembly positioned over cargo on said floor and having downwardly extending end portions secured to anchoring means on said floor;
- at least one of said anchoring means comprising an eye bolt having an eye at its upper end and having a shank extending downwardly through a hole in a floor groove and through the flanges of one of said beams;
- and eye bolt retaining means to permit limited vertical movement of said eye bolt from a lowered position in said floor groove to an elevated position whereat one end portion of said strap assembly is engaged with said eye.
A cargo tie-down apparatus for a vehicle having a floor supported by transverse flanged beams therebeneath comprising an eye bolt having an eye at its upper end and having a shank extending downwardly through a hole in said floor and through the flanges of one of said beams;
- and eye bolt retaining means to permit limited vertical movement of said eye bolt from a retracted position in said floor to an elevated position whereat the eye of said eye bolt is above the floor for engagement with the end portion of a flexible strap assembly adapted to be tightened over cargo on said floor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.