Belt winch mounting on vehicle rail

A belt winch apparatus for holding load-holding belts on vehicles including load carrying trays and tie rails, the apparatus being of a type including a frame supporting a rotatable belt drum, and locking means adapted to releasably lock the rotation of the drum, the apparatus being characterized by interlocking means secured to the frame and adapted to interlock with and between a tie rail and the side of a vehicle, the tie rail being below and spaced from the vehicle side so that the belt drum can be supported beneath the tie rail in a position to tighten and hold, under tension, a loadholding belt, the interlocking means including a member shaped to have, when in the interlocking position, one portion adapted to engage against a rearward side of the tie rail, and a second portion to engage an outer side of the load carrying tray of the vehicle above the tie rail, these portions cooperatively acting to resist turning of the belt winch apparatus when holding a load-holding belt under tension and a further portion arranged to support the frame even when there is no tension with respect to the belt, and

• the interlocking means also including a member each having a lower end secured to the frame and an upper end aligned with an outer side of the frame.