Cargo restraining device for a vehicle
AssigneeSouthern Railway Company
InventorsClarence R. Prinz, Troy B. Malone
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Abstract
In a vehicle adapted to carry cargo, the vehicle includes a cargo supporting surface having at least one opening and a cargo restraining device comprising a standard at least partially within the opening and capable of projecting from the opening above the cargo carrying surface. The device further includes a rotatable actuation shaft extending beneath the cargo supporting surface, and a control arm extending from the shaft and having a camming surface engaging the standard. Upon rotation of the actuation rod, the standard is caused to be displaced vertically within the opening.
Claims14
A cargo carrying vehicle comprising, a cargo supporting surface having at least one opening and a cargo restraining device comprising a standard at least partially within the opening and capable of freely shifting between a cargo restraining position projecting from the opening above the cargo carrying surface and an inoperative position projecting from the opening beneath the cargo supporting surface, a rotatable actuation shaft extending beneath the cargo supporting surface, and a control arm extending from the shaft and having a camming surface engaging the standard in the inoperative position for shifting the standard to the cargo restraining position upon rotation of the actuation rod in one direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.