Load restraining panel

Load restraining apparatus for cargo vehicles having a generally rectangular load space defined by side walls, one fixed end and a flat bed, comprising

• a pair of elongated slotted-rails, each of said rails comprising a pair of elongated rail members each having a generally Z-shaped cross-section and disposed in an opposed closely-spaced parallel relationship to define an inner longitudinal channel and a longitudinal slot,
• fastening means for attaching said pair of slotted-rails to the flat bed of the vehicle within the defined generally rectangular load space in a spaced parallel relationship,
• a pair of elongated slide members each adapted for free slidable movement longitudinally within each of said slotted-rails inner channel,
• a pair of generally triangular plates, one of which is vertically fixed to each of said slide members for projecting upwardly through said rail slot for defining an upright bracket member, one projecting edge of said bracket member extending generally perpendicularly above each of said slotted-rails,
• a mounting flange projecting generally transversely from said generally perpendicular edge of said bracket member,
• a generally rectangular rigid panel member adapted for closely-spaced transverse disposition between a pair of opposing side walls of the vehicle load space, one surface of said panel member adapted for contact with cargo carried in said defined load space for acting as a cargo restraining member,
• fastening means cooperating with said mounting flanges of said spaced bracket members for attaching said panel member to said pair of slide means transversely to said pair of spaced slotted-rails, and
• locking means attached to each of said slide members and adapted for movement in said rail member slots and cooperating with said slotted rails to secure said slide members in said rails to position said cargo restraining member along said rail members.