Adjustable bulkhead assembly
OwnerWilliam W. Patterson, III, Eugene F. Grapesinventors
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Abstract
A movable bulkhead or cargo restraint assembly is provided for cargo space such as a railway car, truck bed, boat hold or the like in the form of a plurality of spaced apart elongated strands fixed at one end to a confining wall of a cargo space, said strands being spaced apart around a cargo to be restrained, bulkhead device movable on said elongated strands lengthwise thereof to contact the cargo to be restrained, and a clamp device adjustable on each strand bearing against said bulkhead device engaging said strand to restrain said bulkhead against movement away from the cargo and releasing the strand on movement in the opposite direction whereby said clamp is adjusted to tightly hold the bulkhead device against said cargo.
Claims10
A movable bulkhead and cargo restraint assembly comprising a plurality of spaced apart elongated strands fixed at one end to a confining wall of a cargo space, said strands being spaced apart around a cargo to be restrained, bulkhead means movable on said elongated strands lengthwise thereof on the side of the cargo opposite said one end to contact the cargo to be restrained, and an independent movable clamp means independently adjustable on each strand bearing against said bulkhead means opposite the cargo automatically engaging said strand when taut to restrain said bulkhead against movement away from the cargo and said clamp means automatically releasing the strand on movement in the opposite direction toward said cargo whereby said clamp means is adjusted to tightly hold the bulkhead means against said cargo.
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