Abstract: A truck bed railing system including a bracket with depending legs with holes in the legs so that the brackets may be attached to the top of the rear side panel of a truck bed with screws. The top of said bracket has a U-shaped profile to mate with standard PVC pipe with the pipe serving as the bed rails. A metal sleeve fits in the cradle of the bracket. The sleeve is a hollow cylinder that holds the PVC pipe securely against the U-shaped upper portion of the bracket. Once the PVC pipe has been threaded through the sleeve, it is anchored with a screw passing through the sleeve, the pipe and the bracket, and further secured with a nut on the underside of the bracket. The brackets are designed to secure the railing to the truck bed. The brackets are placed on top of the side panels running the length of the truck bed, from the truck's cab to its tailgate.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for restraining cargo securely in or on a vehicle seat. In particular, the invention relates to a method for anchoring a strap, cord, or cable to the vehicle seat which secures and restrains cargo in or on the vehicle seat. The method secures cargo to a vehicle seat having a rear by anchoring a strap to the vehicle seat. The method includes channeling or threading the strap through a wedge-shaped slotted portion communicably attached to an anchor plate, the strap being tightened around the cargo, whereby the anchor plate bears against the rear of the vehicle seat, thereby securing the cargo to the vehicle seat.

Abstract: A pallet retainer for securing a load on a pallet within a cargo container is monolithic and has upper and lower arms. The arms are placed under and over a transverse member of the pallet and the retainer is secured to the floor of the cargo container by various means to prevent forward and aft shifting. The upper arms may be bifurcated into two transversely spaced segments to retain the vertical members of the pallet and prevent transverse shifting.

Abstract: A tie down device is provided for a vehicle having a carrier sidewall with forward and rear stake holes formed therein. First and second body members each have an anchor end inserted into one of the stake holes and each have a cylindrical end frictionally fitted within the opposite ends of an elongated tube. The body members at the opposite ends of the tube each include a tie opening extending there through for receiving a tie down line for holding cargo in the vehicle carrier.

Abstract: An improved restraint apparatus for cargo carrying vehicles. Plate-like inserts are sandwiched together to form a body which can be secured to a conventional cargo tie-down track. One or more center inserts may be sandwiched between one or more peripheral inserts which mate with the standard railed track used in cargo vehicles. Peripheral inserts alone may also be used. A tie-down aperture is provided to allow lines to tie to or wrap around the body. A plunger attached to the inserts is biased by a spring means to cause controlled movement of the plunger so that it mates with the track and can "fix" or "set" the apparatus where desired.

Abstract: A stud mounted hoist assembly for lifting, moving, suspending, or loading material and equipment during construction comprises a ring assembly, a welding stud anchor, and a bushing having a chamfered inner cylindrical surface to accommodate weld flash when mounting the assembly to a load or overhead structure. The bushing and ring assembly provide pivot and swivel capability to the mount. One operator can quickly and securely install a temporary lifting point where and when needed without the assistance of support personnel.

Abstract: A cargo holder for securing cargo loads in the bed of a pickup truck consists of a metal bar formed with a first hook at one end to engage the bottom edge of the wall of a pickup truck and a second hook at an opposite end to catch a loop in a tie-down rope. A flexible cylindrical tube disposed around the body of the metal bar can be slid downwards when securing the holder to a truck wall, thereby creating a clamping action between the tube and the first hook which secures the holder to the wall of the pickup truck. After several cargo holders have been positioned around the cargo bed and tie-down ropes have been arranged so as to catch the second hooks of the holders, the foam tubes of the cargo holders are slid upwards so as to provide a cushioned barrier between each cargo holder and the truck's finish, thereby preventing accidental marring of the truck.

Abstract: An adaptor assembly for a pallet or platform allows plural cargo carrying nfigurations for the pallet. The assembly has a pocket at the edge of the pallet's bed, the pocket having opposed sides, a web therebetween facing the edge of the bed and a ledge between the sides. The pocket has a gap between the sides adjacent to and coplanar with the ledge. A clamp passing through the gap has a mediate section faced on the edge, the mediate section opposing the web and contacting the sides of the pocket. First and second legs of the clamp join to the mediate section and bear on opposed sides of the bed, the mediate section and the legs together forming a C-shaped structure closely received on the bed. A flange extends inboard of the pallet from the first leg and provides a cargo tie-down point. The clamp has one position where the flange is above the bed and has an inverted position where the flange is below the bed.

Abstract: A load anchor for cargo beams used in commercial cargo trailers having E-track cargo securing slots within to which cargo straps and beams are secured. The load anchor is of a sleeve configuration movable along the length of the cargo beams. The load anchor has multiple clip engagement openings thereabout engageable by locking clips on the ends of the respective cargo straps.

Abstract: A strap hook retainer for releasably retaining the hook portion of a hold down strap. The retainer includes a rectangular frame having a first opening of a first dimension in a first elongated side, and a second opening of a second dimension in a second elongated side disposed opposite the first side. A pivoting plate is located within the frame and is attached to and pivoted by an arm that extends through, and is supported by, the two short sides of the rectangular frame. The hook may be inserted into the frame via the first opening and is retained by the pivoting plate as the hook extends through the second opening and the pivoting plate pivots downward to engage the "U" portion of the hook. The hook is prevented from release by the configuration of the second opening until the plate is manually pivoted into a raised position. The hook may then be removed from the frame while the plate is held in the raised pivot position.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a tie-down device for use with small trucks such as pickup trucks having sides. The sides comprise an exterior wall and an interior wall. There is positioned between the exterior wall and the interior wall an elongated member such as a rod or a tube. There is positioned on the elongated member a clamp having an eye bolt. A cargo box or cargo may be positioned on the bed of the pickup truck. A stretchable elastic tie-down device having a hook on each end may be stretched over the cargo box and attached to the eye bolt on one side of the pickup truck and to an eye bolt on the other side of the pickup truck to hold the cargo box in position.

Abstract: A tie down device is provided for a vehicle having a carrier sidewall with forward and rear stake holes formed therein. First and second body members each have an anchor end inserted into one of the stake holes and each have a cylindrical end frictionally fitted within the opposite ends of an elongated tube. The body members at the opposite ends of the tube each include a tie opening extending there through for receiving a tie down line for holding cargo in the vehicle carrier.

Abstract: A cargo tiedown permanently installable to the bed or floor of the cargo area of a pickup truck, trailer, or other vehicle, provides security for relatively thin, flat or narrow articles (e.g., sheet material, pipe, elongate extrusions, etc.) carried on the bed or floor. The tiedowns are preferably installed in pairs, on opposite sides of the floor or bed. The tiedown is monolithically formed of a series of base portions with tiedown loops or bridges extending therebetween. Each of the base portions include at least one fastener passage providing for securing the tiedown to the vehicle cargo floor. Each tiedown may include two or more tiedown loops or bridges, providing for the securing of a rope or other retainer laterally across the floor or bed. The base portions may be hollow, in order to save weight and material, and may include bosses extending through the hollow base portions for greater strength.

Abstract: A strap hook retainer for releasably retaining the hook portion of a hold down strap. The retainer includes a rectangular frame having a first opening of a first dimension in a first elongated side, and a second opening of a second dimension in a second elongated side disposed opposite the first side. A pivoting plate is located within the frame and is attached to and pivoted by an arm that extends through, and is supported by, the two short sides of the rectangular frame. The hook may be inserted into the frame via the first opening and is retained by the pivoting plate as the hook extends through the second opening and the pivoting plate pivots downward to engage the "U" portion of the hook. The hook is prevented from release by the configuration of the second opening until the plate is manually pivoted into a raised position. The hook may then be removed from the frame while the plate is held in the raised pivot position.

Abstract: A flush cargo tie-down arrangement for a pick-up truck cargo floor supported on laterally extending U-shaped frame cross members secured to a sub frame by bolts. The tie-down arrangement, mounted below the upper surface of the cargo floor includes U-shaped tapping plates mounted in opposite end portions of one forward cross member and secured therein by said bolts, and a tie-down line attachment pin mounted across each tapping plate intermediate the sides thereof.

Abstract: An articulated pivoting tie-down device for securing a cargo to a vehicle comprises a retainer portion secured to a vehicle, a clevis encircled by the retainer portion, a connector having a hook/cable opening and a strap opening, and a pin interconnecting the clevis and the connector and forming a common pivotal axis therebetween. A modified embodiment comprises a pin connecting a clevis and a retainer portion and forming a common pivotal axis therebetween, a connector, and a link, having a generally elliptical cross-section, which interconnects the clevis and the connector such that the clevis and the connector are generally operably co-planar. The clevis is generally semi-elliptical with its major axis parallel to the common pivotal axis.

Abstract: A cargo tiedown permanently installable to the bed or floor of the cargo area of a pickup truck, trailer, or other vehicle, provides security for relatively thin, flat or narrow articles (e.g., sheet material, pipe, elongate extrusions, etc.) carried on the bed or floor. The tiedowns are preferably installed in pairs, on opposite sides of the floor or bed. Each tiedown may include one or more tiedown rings or U-bolts, providing for the securing of a rope or other retainer laterally across the floor or bed. The device includes counterbores in the bottom, to provide clearance for the attachment fittings used to secure the U-bolts and/or rings in the device, and allowing for flush mounting of the device to the underlying surface. The device is formed to eliminate sharp edges, in order to better protect any articles with which it might come in contact, and includes a recess at each U-bolt or ring for clearance of the rope or retainer.

Abstract: A tie-down apparatus is disclosed herein having a composite overlying double track on which a car is slideably carried on the topmost track and securement fasteners carried in the lowermost track secure the double track to a supporting rail or truck bed. The car includes a spring-biased plunger having an enlarged head adapted to ride in the uppermost track during positioning of the car along its linear length and to seat in a selected one of a plurality of notches in the rails of the uppermost track for releasably retaining the car in the selected location. The plunger mounts a rotatable ring latch having a first position bearing against the car to prevent displacement of the plunger head from the selected notch and a second position in alignment with lateral car recesses to permit displacement of the head from the selected notch against spring expansion pressure to free the car for sliding along the track.

Abstract: A swivel coupling device for coupling a load to a base member. The device includes an anchor unit securely connected to the base member, a rotary member, which is rotatably journaled in the anchor unit and is provided with oppositely located recesses having pivot bearing surface portions, and a pivotable coupling member, which is provided with inwardly bent leg end portions. The leg end portions have retaining projections and are pivotably journaled in the pivot bearing surface portions. In addition, the anchor unit is shaped so as to securely hold the end portions of the coupling member within the oppositely located recesses. The coupling member is detachable from the rotary member when the anchor unit is disconnected from the base member.

Abstract: A cargo tiedown anchor for mounting on a vehicle or wall comprises a raised central circular portion on the front surface of a back plate and is rotatably positionable in an opening in a wall of a structural member on a vehicle. A U-shaped clip has a pair of legs and a tiedown ring is loosely retained between the legs of the clip. The legs are inserted in slots in the raised central circular portion of the back plate such that the ends of the legs protrude beyond the rear surface of the back plate. The clip is attached to the back plate behind the wall with the opening by welding around the outlines of the protruding leg ends.

Abstract: A stake pocket insert includes a stake receiver and a clamp element designed to engage the interior of a conventional vehicle cargo bed stake pocket. The stake receiver has a cover plate that can be used to anchor a bed liner. The clamp element includes a bracket that engages the interior of the stake pocket and a protruding bolt that can also provide a tie down anchor.

Abstract: A roof rack comprises a pair of interconnected side rails overlying and at their ends connected to a vehicle roof, and elongated caps of a flexible material overlying and enclosing a portion of each rail and interlocked therewith. Each rail is an elongated extrusion including a pair of parallel top bends along its length with spaced strips depending from the beads defining undercut corners. Out-turned flanges extend from the strips and terminate in upturned marginal ledges. The cap has a top wall that overlies the beads and a pair of side walls terminating in a pair of opposed internal supports respectively overlying the out-turned flanges and retained and interposed between the strips and marginal ledges. A pair of opposed internal anchor flanges on the side walls interlockingly engage the shoulders to secure then cap along its length to the rail.

Abstract: A tie down assembly includes a mounting plate and a cross bar. The cross bar defines an integral post and two opposed recesses which receive ends of a tie down bail. The integral post passes through a bearing washer and a central opening in the central panel and defines an enlarged head that secures the tie down assembly together.

Abstract: The security device for portable equipment includes a rigid base plate, and a resilient elastomeric base pad permanently secured to the base plate for providing a flexible but strong adhesive bond to the surface of the portable equipment or the anchor fixture. A rotatable attachment fitting is connected to the base plate, and includes a rotatable shaft having a means for receiving the security cable that is preferably a transverse aperture through the shaft, and that include a means for securing the cable to the shaft, such as by a set screw in the shaft.

Abstract: A floor anchor pocket for mounting in a vehicle designed to carry wheelchairs or cargo is described. The pocket is provided with an internally located spring and a specially shaped cut-out so as to provide positive self locking for a tie down strap hook which is insertable therein.

Abstract: A chain tie down anchor for a vehicle has a chain pivotally anchored to a mounting bracket and passing through a vehicle floor for access from above the vehicle floor and which when retracted hangs in a catenary like manner.

Abstract: An anchorage device including a molded anchor base piece received in an oblong hole punched into an automotive body panel and secured by mating of grooves formed in the periphery of a plug portion of the anchor base piece adjacent a flange portion positioned against the body panel portions adjacent the hole. The complementarily shaped plug portion is inserted into the hole with a seal compressed beneath the flange, and rotated to cause the edges of the body panel to enter the locking grooves, forming a fluid tight seal to the body panel. The base is formed with a keying bore or other anchoring feature to which a mating fitting may be readily secured.

Abstract: A tie-down anchor for securing cargo to a rail mounted on a surface. The anchor includes a body with a longitudinal bore extending therethrough configured to slidably mate with the rail. A transverse bore is formed in the body and receives a threaded sleeve formed of a high strength material. A threaded bore formed in the sleeve extends through the sleeve into communication with the longitudinal bore in the body. A retaining ring carrying a threaded shaft is threadingly engageable through the sleeve into registry with the rail to fix the body in a fixed position on the rail.

Abstract: A trailer lock down device includes a base secured to a ground insertion anchor adapted for encapsulation in a concrete block. A hydraulic jack on the base mounts a shaft for selective vertical extension and retraction. A threaded extension member is telescopically received in coaxial relation in a free upper end of the shaft and has an upper end secured to a first L-shaped member. A second L-shaped member is secured by a hinge to the first L-shaped member and is movable to a closed position to form an open ended box. A key actuated locking mechanism secures the second L-shaped member in a closed position to lock a trailer in a selected location.

Abstract: A simple two component manually operated container hook for efficiently engaging a container's lift fitting and safely lifting the container. The configuration of the hook member allows it to be quickly maneuvered into an engaging position within the lift fitting and the lowering of a lock plug into the remaining void within the lift fitting positively locks the hook member in place.

Abstract: An improved coupling for connecting an arresting pendant and the woven tape utilized in an aircraft arresting system is provided. The coupling consists of an elongated hollow body having at least one open end and a longitudinal slot which extends into its hollow interior. A mounting bracket for connection of the coupling to the arresting system pendant is attached to the side of the coupling body which is opposite from the slot. The tape from the arresting system is wrapped between and around a plurality of clamping bars and is then inserted through an open end of the coupling body with the connected end of the tape extending through the longitudinal slot. The clamping bars are sized and shaped to substantially fill the interior of the coupling body and to grip to the tape which is wrapped then around.

Abstract: Disclosed is a leg seat track fitting used to removably secure the leg of an airplane seat to the floor of the fuselage. The fitting has a body member, including a wall element from which a series of pairs of tabs project outwardly. These tabs engage the track in which the fitting is carried. A pivotable detent element attached to one end of the wall element secures the fitting in position when depressed. A yoke element mounted at another end of the wall is moved towards and away from the body member by a spring loaded screw. This yoke includes a pair of plungers which straddle the wall and engage the floor of the track when the yoke is moved toward the body member. The detent element and plungers resist sliding movement of the fitting in its track. To absorb energy when torque is exerted on the seat, a spherical bearing carries a pin which passes through this bearing member and attaches to the leg of the seat.

Abstract: Disclosed is a leg seat track fitting used to removably secure the leg of an airplane seat to the floor of the fuselage. The fitting has a body member, including a wall element from which a series of pairs of tabs project outwardly. These tabs engage the track in which the fitting is carried. A pivotable detent element attached to one end of the wall element secures the fitting in position when depressed. A yoke element mounted at another end of the wall is moved towards and away from the body member by a spring loaded screw. This yoke includes a pair of plungers which straddle the wall and engage the floor of the track when the yoke is moved toward the body member. The detent element and plungers resist sliding movement of the fitting in its track. To absorb energy when torque is exerted on the seat, a spherical bearing fitting snugly in its race carries a pin which passes through this bearing member and attaches to the leg of the seat.

Abstract: In a flat bed cargo vehicle having a series of upwardly-opening pockets spaced therealong, and cargo tie-down anchor members swingably disposed therein: the improvement wherein each pocket has a porous bottom wall permitting water to drain out of the pocket; each said bottom wall comprising a series of baffles preventing flames in the zone beneath the pocket from travelling directly upwardly through the pores defined by the baffles, to detonate ammunition located on the bed.

Abstract: A swivel connector includes a ring (1) which is assembleable into a slot (5) in a hoist member (2), with the slot having an open end forming an enlarged bifurcated recess portion (8). The ring and hoist are assembled to an annular housing (9) and a first nut (14) is positioned for sliding movement and relative rotation within the housing and is threaded onto the slotted end of the hoist member. A plug (16) is positioned within the bifurcated hoist slot recess end and a second nut (17) having a threaded axial opening is secured within the housing. A threaded shaft (22) is provided and which is threadably disposed within the second nut opening and in relatively loose engagement with the plug. The shaft extends outwardly for securement to the load or the like. During swiveling use, the ring (1), hoist (2), plug (22) and first nut (14) turn together, with the other elements remaining fixed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a hook device comprising two members of a base plate and a suspending ring having respectively a quite simple and easily made form, the latter being mounted on the cut and raised frame portions of the former in loosely suspending and in unturned relation through a quite easy means.

Abstract: A deck fitting for securing a container on the deck of a ship including a socket member fixed to the deck and a coupling member removably attached to the socket member. The base portion of the coupling member has a pair of projections. The socket member has a circular hole and a flange formed at the periphery of the hole and partially cut away. The projections on the coupling member is inserted into under the flange of the socket member through the cutaway portion and then the coupling member is turned.

Abstract: For lifting loads there is provided an eyebolt with a collar swivelly mounted on a stud so as to freely rotate in a horizontal plane throughout a full 360.degree.. A lifting ring has oppositely disposed pivot pins in swivel engagement with the collar to allow the ring to pivot in a vertical arc as well as to rotate about the stud. The stud in turn is adapted to be anchored in fixed position to the load, whatever the load may be. Enlargements at free ends of the pivot pins serve to resist pulling the pins free of the collar when a heavy lifting force is applied to the lifting ring.

Abstract: A tie down bracket is provided which is formed of a looped rod-like member, and which may be conveniently welded or bolted to trailers, or other vehicles or structures. The configuration of the bracket is such that it can conveniently be welded or bolted to the frame of the vehicle by two separate welds, or two separate pairs of bolts, disposed at 90.degree. to one another for enhancing the tie down strength.

Abstract: A device for loading and transporting elongate objects on vehicle roof-tops. A lower tubular member connected to a vehicle in an upright position and further stabilized by a support disposed between the vehicle and the lower tubular member rotatably receives an upper vertical member so that these members are aligned coaxially. A horizontal load bearing member attached substantially at its midpoint to the upper end of the upper vertical member includes rollers which allow elongate objects to be rolled onto the horizontal load bearing member. A supporting pin is placed through the lower tubular member in one pair of a plurality of pairs of holes located at 180-degree spacing for supporting the upper vertical member and allowing height adjustment of the device. Eyebolts are secured at each end of the horizontal load bearing member in one pair of a plurality of pairs of holes to provide adjustable tie down points for the elongate objects.

Abstract: A harness for securing a vehicle wheel to a support structure, and a method for mounting a harness on a wheel. The harness comprises loop, hook and lashing straps having connected first ends, and a pair of cross straps extending between the loop and hook straps. To mount the harness on a wheel, the cross straps are placed on a vertically extending surface thereof, the hook strap is wrapped across that vertically extending surface and along an inside face of the wheel, and the loop strap is wrapped over a top surface thereof and along the inside face of the wheel. The hook strap is slipped through a loop on the loop strap, wrapped around the lashing strap, and connected to the loop strap. The lashing strap is connected to the support structure to secure the harness and the wheel thereto.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for handling, transporting, and disposing of low level radioactive waste materials which utilizes reusable, separate, and removable lifting means and tie-down means. Mechanical design of the lifting means and hold-down means prevent the inadvertent use of either for the improper purpose.

Abstract: This fastening device provides a self-contained, tie-down unit by means of which load from a swivel eye is transferred to a base. The fastening device includes a stud, threadedly connectible to a base and mounting a collar and a bushing member. The bushing member and collar cooperate to provide a swivel mount for the load ring. The bushing member and stud cooperate to transfer variable loadings into the base in a manner predictable from their size and configuration.

Abstract: The invention involves a swivel eyebolt of the type which relies on a threaded stud to anchor a bonnet and accompanying ring to a load allowing the bonnet 360.degree. or rotation. Of special consequence is the structure which features a bushing applied around the exposed part of the stud and held in place by the head of the stud so that a flange on the bushing engages the load. The bonnet in turn is clamped rotatably on the bushing so that the bonnet in fact rotates about the bushing as well as about the stud.

Abstract: This fastening device provides a self-contained, tie-down unit by means of which load from a swivel eye is transferred to a base. The fastening device includes a stud, threadedly connectible to a base and mounting a collar and a retainer member. The retainer member supports a bushing member, and the bushing member and collar provide a swivel mount for the load ring. The bushing member and stud cooperate to transfer variable loadings into the base in a manner predictable from their size and configuration.

Abstract: An anchor assembly is provided for downward reception in an upwardly opening stake receiving socket formed in the upper marginal edge portion of the wall of a pickup truck load bed. The anchor assembly includes a base plate for disposition within the upper portion of the load bed sidewalls socket and the upper end portion of a pair of depending arms are shiftably supported from opposite marginal edge portions of the base plate for oscillatory movement of the lower end portions of the arms toward and away from each other. The arms may closely oppose corresponding remote wall portions of the socket and an upright elongated fastener is threaded through a central portion of the base plate and includes a lower end portion disposed between the lower end portions of the arms and having an abutment carried thereon.

Abstract: A cargo restraining device having a plate with side walls and end walls and spaced-apart strap-receiving openings with an intermediate strap-supporting web between the openings for cooperatively receiving and supporting a strap threaded through the strap-receiving openings and supporting a removable fixture having strap tightening ratchet means on the plate for tightening a strap threaded through the plate by inserting fastening means through the strap and the strap receiving openings before removal of the fixture from cooperation with the tensioner plate.

Abstract: A lash device constructed according to the present invention includes a stiff flexible plate adapted to be attached to a substrate in overlying engagement therewith. The plate has a strap restraining device, in the form of a cross bar, on the upper face thereof, and has an outwardly flared peripheral wiper edge defining a recessed surface area on the underside of the plate. An attaching area on the plate is adapted to be fixed to the substrate to attach the plate thereto with the recessed surface area disposed in overlying engagement with the substrate, thereby flexing the plate to press the wiper edge firmly against the substrate along a continuous line of engagement therewith.

Abstract: An open ended tubular anchor member is arranged to be fitted on a conventional shoring beam and has a strap confining opening extending therethrough. A flexible strap passes through the opening and is arranged to engage a load and firmly bind the load relative to the shoring beam. At least two of the strap confining openings may be provided to facilitate the extension of straps in different directions.

Abstract: This fastening device provides a self-contained, tie-down unit by means of which load from a swivel eye is transferred to a base. The fastening device includes a stud, threadedly connectible to a base and mounting a collar and a retainer member. The retainer member supports a bushing member, and the bushing member and collar provide a swivel mount for the load ring. The bushing member and stud cooperate to transfer variable loadings into the base in a manner predictable from their size and configuration.