Wheel chocking system for arresting road vehicles during transportation

A grating member for use in combination with a wheel chocking system for restraining road vehicles being transported in a transport vehicle, said transport vehicle having a longitudinal axis and a support surface supporting said grating member to which a disengageable wheel chock having arresting studs, clamping teeth, and hooking fingers may be secured thereto to permit incremental disengageable wheel chock adjustability both longitudinally and laterally, said grating member comprising:

• an elongated rectangular deck section having a substantially planar upper support structure formed from connected, equidistantly spaced, perpendicular first and second sets of parallel rods defining therebetween rectangular openings for receiving said disengageable wheel chock,
• said first set of parallel rods containing upwardly formed portions between each of said second set of parallel rods, said upwardly formed portions defining a portion of said upper support structure such that said upper support structure is substantially free of trip hazards and further provides lateral engagement surfaces for said arresting studs and said clamping teeth to prevent lateral movement of said disengageable wheel chock relative to said grating,
• said first set of parallel rods further disposed to support said second set of parallel rods relative said vehicle support surface providing a space to provide said clamping teeth and said hooking fingers an engagement clearance to engage a portion of said second set of parallel rods,
• and said second set of parallel rods further providing longitudinal engagement surfaces for said arresting studs to prevent longitudinal movement of said disengageable wheel chock relative said grating, and
• said deck section being capable of being hingedly secured in spaced parallel relationship relative to additional deck sections along the longitudinal axis of said transport vehicle and being dimensioned to accommodate the wheels of a vehicle and permitting said disengageable wheel chock to be secured thereto adjacent said wheels to restrain said wheels and said transported vehicle from moving longitudinally relative to said grating member and said support surface.