Methods of securing liners within containers
AssigneeAntony Luigi Paul Tisi
InventorAntony Luigi Paul Tisi
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Abstract
A method of securing a flexible plastics liner (12) within a cargo container (10) uses a plurality of plastic retaining cords (17). Each cord (17) is either attached to the liner (12) at a suitable position (14), or is passed through a loop (43) (FIG. 9) or other receptor (31) (FIG. 8) secured to the liner. Each cord (17) has a self-jamming cleat (23) secured at or adjacent one end, to permit the cord to be coupled to a member (20) provided within the container (10) and then tensioned so as to suspend the liner therewithin. The cord may be passed through a hole (19) in the member (20) or a loop may be formed around the member (30) (FIG. 8) or (41) (FIG. 9).
Claims21
A method of securing a flexible plastics material liner within a cargo container using a plurality of retaining cords each associated with a respective self-jamming cleat, each cleat having an opening therethrough and through which the respective cord is in use passed and said cleat further having a pair of fixed jaws defining therebetween an elongate slot for receiving the cord, which jaws are provided with opposed gripping surfaces between which the cord may be jammed and the slot having a first end in communication with said opening and a second end which is open which method comprises the performance in any order of the following three steps:
- locating the liner within the cargo container;
- coupling each cord to a respective predefined position on the liner;
- coupling each cord to a respective attachment member provided within the container;
- whereafter the method further comprises the performance of the following steps:
- passing each cord through the opening of its associated self-jamming cleat;
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- moving each self-jamming cleat along its respective cord so that the cord comes under tension and then jamming the cord between said gripping surfaces of said jaws of the cleat by pressing the cord into the slot so as to pass out of the open other end of the slot, thereby securing the liner within the container.
A flexible plastics material liner for a cargo container which is provided with a plurality of spaced retaining cords attached thereto, in combination with a like plurality of self-jamming cleats, one for each cord respectively, each cleat having an opening therethrough and through which the respective cord is in use passed and each said clear t having a pair of fixed jaws defining therebetween an elongate slot for receiving the cord which jaws are provided with opposed gripping surfaces between which the cord can be jammed, and the slot having a first end in communication with said opening and a second end which is open, whereby the liner may be secured within a container by coupling each retaining cord to an attachment member of the container, passing each cord through the opening of the associated self-jamming cleat, moving each self-jamming cleat along its respective card so that the cord comes under tension, and then jamming the cord between gripping surfaces of jaws of the cleat by pressing the cord into the slot so as to pass out of the open other end of the slot, thereby to secure the cord to said attachment member so that the liner is suspended from the cords thus securing the liner within the container.
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