Pulling-style restraint for a parked swap body
AssigneeRite-Hite Holding Corporation
InventorsNorbert Hahn, Robert J. Harter, Reinhard E. Sander
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Abstract
A pulling-style restraint for a swap body container parked at a truck loading dock includes an elongated member having a base at one end and a restraining member at an opposite end. The base can be attached to the dock, while the restraining member is adapted to be connected to a leg or bottom fitting of the container. The elongated member can be a bar or an elongated pliable member such as a strap, chain, or cable. The elongated member can be tightened by a take-up device such as a reel, chain-binder, turnbuckle or combinations thereof. Additional features might include a light that indicates engagement, a twist-lock restraining member, and a firm landing pad on which the container legs may rest.
Claims25
A restraint for limiting the movement of a swap body parked on a driveway at a loading area, the swap body having a leg that includes a laterally extending section coupled to a bottom portion of the swap body and a downward extending section adapted to support the swap body upon the driveway, also coupled to the bottom portion is a fitting having at least one oblong aperture, the restraint comprising:
- a base adapted to be coupled to stationary structure adjacent the loading area;
- a restraining member adapted to selectively engage at least one of the laterally extending section and the fitting;
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- an elongated member that couples the restraining member to the base and that is adapted to be variable in length once the restraining member is engaged to impart a restraining force on the swap body directed along the elongated member and toward the base.
A restraint for limiting the movement of a swap body parked at a driveway, the swap body having a leg that includes a laterally extending section coupled to a bottom portion of the swap body and a downward extending section adapted to support the swap body upon the driveway, also coupled to the bottom portion is a fitting having at least one oblong aperture, the restraint comprising:
- a base adapted to be fixed in relation to the driveway;
- a restraining member adapted to selectively engage at least one of the laterally extending section and the fitting;
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- an elongated pliable member coupling the restraining member to the base,
- a rotating member coupled to the base, the rotating member selectively paying out and rewinding the elongated pliable member to provide a variable length between the restraining member and the base;
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- a plurality of intermediate stop positions at which the rotating member can selectively resist paying out the elongated pliable member.
A method of limiting the movement of a swap body parked on a driveway, the swap body having a plurality of legs each with a laterally extending section coupled to a bottom portion of the swap body and a downward extending section adapted to support the swap body at the truck loading dock, also coupled to the bottom portion is a fitting having at least one oblong aperture extending to an interior surface of the fitting, the method comprising:
- anchoring a base in a fixed orientation relative to the driveway;
- connecting a restraining member to the base by way of an elongated member;
- attaching the restraining member to at least one of the laterally extending section and the fitting;
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- reducing the effective length of the elongated member to impart a restraining force on the swap body directed along the elongated member and toward the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.