Clamps for load braces
OwnerGary Jonesinventor
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Abstract
A pair of load brace holders or clamps which are designed to be mounted on a trailer or truck structure in parallel spaced relationship for storage of the load braces when they are not in use in a trailer or truck body to brace and stabilize the load or cargo, particularly partial loads. A base and cover of each clamp are hinged together and each have grooves for accomodating the load braces. Molded resilient inserts conforming to the scallops or grooves in the base and cover are used to cushion and to grip the load braces when the cover is in its closed position. A padlock can be applied to a hasp latch system for security.
Claims14
A pair of claims for storage of load braces extending between the clamps as they are mounted on a truck structure, each clamp including:
- a base having a plurality of grooves;
- a resilient insert secured to said base having a contoured portion conforming to the grooves in said base;
- a cover having a plurality of grooves;
- a resilient insert secured to said cover having a contoured portion conforming to the grooves in said cover;
- a hinge securing one end of said Cover to said base for movement between an open position in which load braces can be placed in aligned grooves in each of said clamps to a closed position in which the load braces are engaged in the grooves of said cover being cushioned between the insert attached to said base and the insert attached to said cover;
- securing means at the other ends of said base and cover for securing said cover to said base when said cover is in its closed position over said base;
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- mounting means for attaching said clamps to said truck structure, said clamps being spaced apart and aligned to receive said load braces in the grooves of said base.
A pair of clamps for storage of load braces extending between the clamps as they are mounted on a truck structure, each clamp including:
- a base having a pair of parallel longitudinally extending side walls and a pair of end walls extending between said side walls, said side walls having a top opening scalloped surface forming a plurality of load brace holding grooves;
- a resilient insert secured to said base member having a contoured portion conforming to said scalloped side walls of said base member;
- a cover having a pair of longitudinally extending side walls and a pair of end walls extending between said side walls, said side walls having a bottom opening scalloped surface to form a plurality of load brace holding grooves;
- a resilient insert secured to said cover having a contoured portion conforming to said scalloped side walls of said cover member;
- a hinge securing one of said end walls of said cover to one of said end walls of said base for movement between an open position in which said load braces can be placed in aligned grooves in each of said clamps to a closed position which the load braces are engaged in the grooves of said cover being cushioned between the insert attached to said base and the insert attached to said cover;
- securing means extending from the other end walls of said base and cover for securing said cover to said base when said cover is in its closed position over said base;
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- mounting means for attaching said clamps to said truck structure, said clamps being spaced apart and aligned to receive said load braces in the grooves of said base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.