Load securement method for general cargo
OwnerAnthony J. Holt, Virgil S. Elkintoninventors
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Abstract
Method of securing cargo to a deck with includes providing a beam of rectangular structural tubing or other shape having multiple D-rings or other lashing apertures along its length. The cargo is then lashed to the deck of a roll-on roll-off ship through the beam, with indexed aperture connections at each end which removabley connects the beam to the ship's deck using a pair of twist locks. With the application of the method, cargo lashing schemes with tighter packing of cargo and faster, more accurate placement, and safer stevedoring operations are effected according to shoreside prestowage plans. Top and bottom mounting points for twist locks allow easy storage, transport, and shoring.
Claims14
A method for securing cargo to a load surface comprising:
- providing a first rigid member having elongated apertures therein and attaching means thereon for attaching lashing thereto;
- connecting said first rigid member to the load surface using at least one fastener acting through the elongated apertures of said first rigid member;
- and
- lashing the cargo to said first rigid member through said attaching means whereby said cargo is secured to the load surface.
A method for securing cargo to a load surface comprising:
- providing a rigid member having elongated apertures therein and holes thereon for attaching lashing thereto;
- connecting said rigid member to the load surface using fasteners acting through the elongated apertures of said rigid member;
- and
- lashing the cargo to said rigid member through said holes whereby said cargo is secured to the load surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.