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US 4,846,610 AGranted
Freight securing device and method
OwnerThomas J. Schoenlebeninventor
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A freight securing device for freight enclosures having sheet metal sidewalls supported by spaced vertical wall stiffeners and lined with plywood panels comprising a synthetic fiber strap one end of which is attached to a ring member or equivalent connecting device and the other end of which is adhesively secured to the plywood liner with a flexible adhesive having an elasticity substantially corresponding to the elasticity of the strap so that forces applied to the anchoring member as a result of longitudinal shocks encountered by the freight enclosure and freight will be spread substantially evenly across the entire adhesive area. The strap is adhesively secured to the leading edge of a plywood panel so that the entire panel will be placed in tension and the fasteners which secure the panel to the rest of the enclosure sidewall will be substantially evenly loaded.
In a freight enclosure having a sheet metal sidewall supported by spaced vertical wall stiffeners and lined with panels secured to said wall stiffeners by fastening means, a freight securement device comprising at least one pair of anchoring members disposed on opposite sidewalls of said enclosure, each anchoring member comprising a length of synthetic fiber strap one end of which is attached to a ring member and the other end of which is adhesively secured over substantially its entire surface to one of said panels with a flexible adhesive having an elasticity when set, substantially corresponding to the elasticity of said strap, said securement device further comprising brace means connectable between the ring members of said anchoring members
A method of securing freight in a freight enclosure having a sheet metal sidewall supported by spaced vertical wall stiffeners and lined with panels secured to said wall stiffeners by fastening means, said method comprising:
In a freight enclosure having a sheet metal sidewall supported by spaced vertical wall stiffeners and lined with panels secured to said wall stiffeners by fastening means and for use with a brace means extending between the panels, a freight securement device comprising:
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