Abstract: A cable slinging device comprising a sheath and a wrapper coupling mechanism wherein the device is adapted to enable a user to couple a wrapper to the coupling mechanism and subsequently release the wrapper during a throwing motion to move the wrapper from a first wrapper location to a second wrapper location.

Abstract: An apparatus for holding an aerospace structure, having an edge and a surface, includes a base. Coupled to the base is an edge support adapted to releasably engage the edge of the structure. Also coupled to the base is a stanchion. Moveably coupled to the stanchion is a surface support adapted to support the surface of the structure when the edge of the structure is retained by the edge support.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a compressed-air bottle. The apparatus has a bottle support, a plurality of glide inserts projecting away from the bottle support and engageable with a compressed-air bottle supported on the apparatus, and a tightening strap for exerting a force on a compressed-air bottle supported by the apparatus. The tightening strap draws a compressed-air bottle against the glide inserts so that the glide inserts are repositioned relative to the bottle support.

Abstract: A safety coil sling for securing an industrial metal coil on a flatbed trailer having a round or elliptical primary cable attached at one end to a first anchoring chain and at an opposite end to a second anchoring chain, and a plurality of connecting cables for connecting opposite sides of the primary cable across the top of the coil, thereby securing the coil on the trailer. In an alternate embodiment, the primary cable is divided into parallel segments at the points of attachment of the connecting cables and the connecting cables are slidably attached to one of the parallel segments to allow the connecting cables to slide within a fixed area, thus providing a mechanism for relieving tension on the sling during weight shifts within the coil occurring during transport.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system for easily, safely, and securely tying down a Christmas tree to the roof top of any vehicle. The system allows the tree to be secured to the vehicle in minutes by using a cable tie system which adjust to any vehicle. The system includes a central loop attached to the tree trunk, a pair of lines extending out from the sides of the central loop, and a pair of outboard loops that operably attach to the vehicle. The outboard loops attach directly to the rails of a roof rack, or to each other in the interior of the vehicle if the vehicle has no roof rack. When the tree arrives at its destination, only the central loop and outboard loops need to be cut to remove the tree from the roof top.

Abstract: A system for supporting a cylindrical object such as a storage tank using a plurality of supports. Each support may be a foot, having a curved portion adjacent to the cylindrical object and a base section. The feet may be mounted with their curved portions adjacent to the sides of the tank and the base section may be attached to a flexible base, which may be rolled or folded for easy storage when not in use. Furthermore, the support may be a portion of the base itself, folded toward the cylindrical object or folded as a flap from the center region toward the outer edge. The independent nature of the supports and their adjustability with respect to the base makes them suitable for use with tanks of various sizes. The independent nature of the supports also makes them suitable for use on uneven ground.

Abstract: A coil car has a pair of deep side sills and a trough structure mounted to, and suspended between, the deep side sills for carrying coils. The side sills extend between the rail car trucks and act as a pair of deep side beams for carrying vertical loads. The deep side sills are arranged to extend above and below the center sill of the coil car to give vertical stiffness to the coil car. The top chord members of the side sills are outwardly splayed relative to the bottom chord members of the side sills. Cross-bearers extend outwardly and away from the center sill to attach to the side sills. The trough structure has three parallel, longitudinally extending troughs—a central trough lying between two laterally outboard outer troughs. Each trough is shaped to cradle steel coils, or other similar loads, between its inwardly and downwardly sloping shoulder plates. The shoulder plates are lined with cushioning to buffer coils during loading or travel.

Abstract: A coil car has a pair of deep side sills and a trough structure mounted to, and suspended between, the deep side sills for carrying coils. The side sills extend between the rail car trucks and act as a pair of deep side beams for carrying vertical loads. The deep side sills are arranged to extend above and below the center sill of the coil car to give vertical stiffness to the coil car. The top chord members of the side sills are outwardly splayed relative to the bottom chord members of the side sills. Cross-bearers extend outwardly and away from the center sill to attach to the side sills. The trough structure has three parallel, longitudinally extending troughs—a central trough lying between two laterally outboard outer troughs. Each trough is shaped to cradle steel coils, or other similar loads, between its inwardly and downwardly sloping shoulder plates. The shoulder plates are lined with cushioning to buffer coils during loading or travel.

Abstract: A method and system for securing freight during transport. The method and system secure the freight by using rotatable clamping mechanisms configure to apply axial pressure to the freight so as to prevent movement or shifting in transit.

Abstract: A coil car has a pair of deep side sills and a trough structure mounted to, and suspended between, the deep side sills for carrying coils. The side sills extend between the rail car trucks and act as a pair of deep side beams for carrying vertical loads. The deep side sills are arranged to extend above and below the center sill of the coil car to give vertical stiffness to the coil car. The top chord members of the side sills are outwardly splayed relative to the bottom chord members of the side sills. Cross-bearers extend outwardly and away from the center sill to attach to the side sills. The trough structure has three parallel, longitudinally extending troughs—a central trough lying between two laterally outboard outer troughs. Each trough is shaped to cradle steel coils, or other similar loads, between its inwardly and downwardly sloping shoulder plates. The shoulder plates are lined with cushioning to buffer coils during loading or travel.

Abstract: A low profile deadman is shaped such that it can be placed alongside a storage tank on a conventionally-sized flatbed trailer. In one preferred embodiment, the deadman includes at least one chamfered edge.

Abstract: A coil car has a pair of deep side beams and a trough structure mounted to, and suspended between, the deep side beams for carrying coils. The trough structure may have three parallel, longitudinally extending troughs—a central trough lying between two laterally outboard outer troughs. Each trough is shaped to cradle steel coils, or other similar loads, between its inwardly and downwardly sloping shoulder plates. The car has movable coil stops to discourage longitudinal shifting of loaded coils. Retractable rollers or sliders mounted to a movable coil stop facilitate the repositioning of the coil stop during loading, and the coil stop has a mid-span step and hand grabs to facilitate climbing over the coil stop by personnel walking along the trough structure.

Abstract: A coil car has a pair of deep side sills and a trough structure mounted to, and suspended between, the deep side sills for carrying coils. The side sills extend between the rail car trucks and act as a pair of deep side beams for carrying vertical loads. The deep side sills are arranged to extend above and below the center sill of the coil car to give vertical stiffness to the coil car. The top chord members of the side sills are outwardly splayed relative to the bottom chord members of the side sills. Cross-bearers extend outwardly and away from the center sill to attach to the side sills. The trough structure has three parallel, longitudinally extending troughs—a central trough lying between two laterally outboard outer troughs. Each trough is shaped to cradle steel coils, or other similar loads, between its inwardly and downwardly sloping shoulder plates. The shoulder plates are lined with cushioning to buffer coils during loading or travel.

Abstract: A cargo well configuration that significantly increases the strength of the neck area of the trailer by providing a novel cargo well attachment providing superior strength and load carrying capacity. The improved cargo well of the present invention comprises a first I-beam and a second I-beam positioned generally parallel to each other. Each of the I-beams comprises a web portion, a chord portion generally perpendicular to the web portion, and an extension portion at an end of the chord portion positioned generally parallel to the web portion. The cargo well further comprises a metal plate extending between and fixably attached to the web portion of the first I-beam and the web portion of said second I-beam. The metal plate is fixably attached to the extension portion of the first I-beam and the extension portion of the second I-beam.

Abstract: A device for restraining payloads to a surface, particularly heavy objects being transported by various modes of transportation, such as a flat bed trailer, The device includes a tensionable member with loops at opposite ends that is secured to the front to rear frame Tails which run lengthwise on the underside of a flat bed trailer. The device further includes chains or other restraining elements that are secured to the loops at the opposite extremities of the tensionable member, pass over or through the side rails of the flat bed trailer and over or through the payload. The device also has ratchet binders or other tightening device to achieve tightening of the restraining elements The device, which is relatively light in weight, achieves increased restraint of payloads during transportation without significantly adding to the total weight of the payload.

Abstract: A barrier including a number of coils, and an inter-coil connector connecting two of the coils. Each of the coils is axially extensible, the coils are in substantially mutually parallel alignment, and each of the coils is in substantial direct contact with another one of the coils.

Abstract: A cargo well configuration that significantly increases the strength of the neck area of the trailer by providing a novel cargo well attachment providing superior strength and load carrying capacity. The improved cargo well of the present invention comprises a first I-beam and a second I-beam positioned generally parallel to each other. Each of the I-beams comprises a web portion, a chord portion generally perpendicular to the web portion, and an extension portion at an end of the chord portion positioned generally parallel to the web portion. The cargo well further comprises a metal plate extending between and fixably attached to the web portion of the first I-beam and the web portion of said second I-beam. The metal plate is fixably attached to the extension portion of the first I-beam and the extension portion of the second I-beam.

Abstract: A vehicular trailer for transporting cylindrical objects such as metal coils. The trailer includes front and rear deck portions and a middle deck portion positioned lower than and between the front and rear portions. Two or more chocks are pivotably secured to the trailer. The movable chocks and one or more straps secure a coil loaded on the middle deck portion for transport.

Abstract: A low profile deadman is shaped such that it can be placed alongside a storage tank on a conventionally-sized flatbed trailer. In one preferred embodiment, the deadman includes at least one chamfered edge.

Abstract: A coil car has a pair of deep side sills and a trough structure mounted to, and suspended between, the deep side sills for carrying coils. The side sills extend between the rail car trucks and act as a pair of deep side beams for carrying vertical loads. The deep side sills are arranged to extend above and below the center sill of the coil car to give vertical stiffness to the coil car. The top chord members of the side sills are outwardly splayed relative to the bottom chord members of the side sills. Cross-bearers extend outwardly and away from the center sill to attach to the side sills. The trough structure has three parallel, longitudinally extending troughs—a central trough lying between two laterally outboard outer troughs. Each trough is shaped to cradle steel coils, or other similar loads, between its inwardly and downwardly sloping shoulder plates. The shoulder plates are lined with cushioning to buffer coils during loading or travel.

Abstract: A coil car has a pair of deep side sills and a trough structure mounted to, and suspended between, the deep side sills for carrying coils. The side sills extend between the rail car trucks and act as a pair of deep side beams for carrying vertical loads. The deep side sills are arranged to extend above and below the center sill of the coil car to give vertical stiffness to the coil car. The top chord members of the side sills are outwardly splayed relative to the bottom chord members of the side sills. Cross-bearers extend outwardly and away from the center sill to attach to the side sills. The trough structure has three parallel, longitudinally extending troughs—a central trough lying between two laterally outboard outer troughs. Each trough is shaped to cradle steel coils, or other similar loads, between its inwardly and downwardly sloping shoulder plates. The shoulder plates are lined with cushioning to buffer coils during loading or travel.

Abstract: A load restraining device particularly for restraining cylindrical or irregularly shaped loads during transit. The device comprising a plurality of members connected by a spacer or spacers and locatable about an upper edge of the load to be restrained; the members having upper and side sections with one or more abutments located on the upper section.

Abstract: The loading troughs 11, 12, 13 of the coil transporter are formed by transverse supports 17, 18, 19 connected to the longitudinal supports 3, 4 of the undercarriage 1. The trough-forming transverse supports are U-shaped supports which are covered by a trough sheet 20 for bearing the coils 14, 15, 16. Together with the covering sheet, they form hollow bodies, which are preferably stiffened with transverse ribs 24. With these trough-forming transverse supports, it is possible for the admissible bearing load of the transporter, with the unloaded weight being the same or reduced, to be increased. Furthermore, the production is simplified on account of a smaller number of connection locations.

Abstract: A coil car has a pair of deep side sills and a trough structure mounted to, and suspended between, the deep side sills for carrying coils. The side sills extend between the rail car trucks and act as a pair of deep side beams for carrying vertical loads. The deep side sills are arranged to extend above and below the center sill of the coil car to give vertical stiffness to the coil car. The top chord members of the side sills are outwardly splayed relative to the bottom chord members of the side sills. Cross-bearers extend outwardly and away from the center sill to attach to the side sills. The trough structure has three parallel, longitudinally extending troughs—a central trough lying between two laterally outboard outer troughs. Each trough is shaped to cradle steel coils, or other similar loads, between its inwardly and downwardly sloping shoulder plates. The shoulder plates are lined with cushioning to buffer coils during loading or travel.

Abstract: A holding system for using in the transportation of containers having a circular or polygonal base on a cargo surface of a carrier vehicle or pallet, comprising a plurality of “L” shaped holding devices linked to the cargo surface of the carrier vehicle or pallet and to the base of the container and separated at an angle of 360°/n from each other around the base of the container, wherein “n” is the number of holding devices.

Abstract: A coil car has a pair of deep side sills and a trough structure mounted to, and suspended between, the deep side sills for carrying coils. The side sills extend between the rail car trucks and act as a pair of deep side beams for carrying vertical loads. The deep side sills are arranged to extend above and below the center sill of the coil car to give vertical stiffness to the coil car. The top chord members of the side sills are outwardly splayed relative to the bottom chord members of the side sills. Cross-bearers extend outwardly and away from the center sill to attach to the side sills. The trough structure has three parallel, longitudinally extending troughs—a central trough lying between two laterally outboard outer troughs. Each trough is shaped to cradle steel coils, or other similar loads, between its inwardly and downwardly sloping shoulder plates. The shoulder plates are lined with cushioning to buffer coils during loading or travel.

Abstract: A coil car has three parallel, longitudinally extending troughs—a central trough lying between two laterally outboard outer troughs. Each trough is shaped to cradle steel coils, or other similar loads, between its inwardly and downwardly sloping shoulder plates. The shoulder plates are lined with cushioning to buffer coils during loading or travel. The troughs are lined to permit warm coils to be carried. The car has coil stops to discourage longitudinal shifting of loaded coils. The coil stops have rollers to facilitate repositioning during loading, and a mid-span step and hand grabs to facilitate climbing over the coil stop by personnel walking along the trough structure.

Abstract: A coil car has a pair of deep center sill that is shallow over the trucks, and deeper at a mid span loaction between the trucks. The deep center sill supports a trough structure for carrying generally cylindrical loads, such as coils of steel. Cross-bearers extend outwardly and away from the center sill to attach to side sills. The trough structure has three parallel, longitudinally extending troughs—a central trough lying between two laterally outboard outer troughs. Each trough is shaped to cradle steel coils, or other similar loads, between its inwardly and downwardly sloping shoulder plates. The shoulder plates are lined with cushioning to buffer coils during loading or travel. The outboard troughs are mounted above longitudinally extending stringers and are carried at a greater height relative to top of rail than the central trough. The car has coil stops to discourage longitudinal shifting of loaded coils.

Abstract: A coil car has a pair of deep side sills and a trough structure mounted to, and suspended between, the deep side sills for carrying coils. The side sills extend between the rail car trucks and act as a pair of deep side beams for carrying vertical loads. The deep side sills are arranged to extend above and below the center sill of the coil car to give vertical stiffness to the coil car. The top chord members of the side sills are outwardly splayed relative to the bottom chord members of the side sills. Cross-bearers extend outwardly and away from the center sill to attach to the side sills. The trough structure has three parallel, longitudinally extending troughs—a central trough lying between two laterally outboard outer troughs. Each trough is shaped to cradle steel coils, or other similar loads, between its inwardly and downwardly sloping shoulder plates. The shoulder plates are lined with cushioning to buffer coils during loading or travel.

Abstract: A device for restraining payloads to a surface, particularly heavy objects being transported by various modes of transportation, such as a flat bed trailer. The device includes a tensionable member with loops at opposite ends that is secured to the front to rear frame rails which run lengthwise on the underside of a flat bed trailer. The device further includes chains or other restraining elements that are secured to the loops at the opposite extremities of the tensionable member, pass over or through the side rails of the flat bed trailer and over or through the payload. The device also has ratchet binders or other tightening means to achieve tightening of the restraining elements. The device, which is relatively light in weight, achieves increased restraint of payloads during transportation without significantly adding to the total weight of the payload.

Abstract: A shock absorber for an end of a steel or cast-iron container for the transport of spent-fuel elements is in the form of a casing with a recess receiving the end of the container and having, in turn, a stepped-pyramid element which decreases in wall thickness from the region surrounding the container end of a free end of the stepped pyramid.

Abstract: A device for securing objects to a surface, particularly heavy objects—such as steel coil, flat steel, or pipe—being transported by various modes of transportation, such as a flat bed trailer. The device includes a rigid member that is secured to the front to rear frame rails which run lengthwise on the underside of a flat bed trailer. The device further includes chains or other restraining elements that are secured at the opposite extremities of the rigid member, pass over or through the side rails of the flat bed trailer and over or through the payload. The device also has ratchet binders or other tightening to achieve tightening of the restraining elements. Use of the device achieves increased restraint of payloads during transportation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the transport of cargo in containers, especially cargo which would usually be transported as bulk cargo, for example coils of sheet steel. The problem of securely loading cargo within a container is overcome by the present invention by utilizing a plurality of pallets which in combination occupy the floor space of a container and using the required number of pallets, whether loaded or not, to provide pallet load location and restraint. For the anticipated bulk cargo comprising loads of up to 10,000 kg, and between 10,000 and 25,000 kg, two pallet sizes are envisaged a longer size being twice as long as a shorter size. The preferred pallets have a width equal of the width of the container.

Abstract: A frame for a trailer having a trough is disclosed. The frame has a trough for carrying loads having a curved configuration, such as coils, and a subrail extending longitudinally along the trough. At least one axle can be connected to the frame underneath the trough by connecting it to the subrail. Outside beams extend longitudinally along the frame and are connected to the trough. Slots are provided periodically on either side of the trough which are engageable with safety bars to maintain the longitudinal position of the load in the trough. The frame can be used for a lead trailer or a pup trailer, or both, in a B-train configuration.

Abstract: A transportation vehicle, such as a railroad coil car, solves long standing problems in the prior art by removing platform requirements from the decking area, thus increasing the space for loading coils or other cylindrical objects. There is disclosed at least one folding platform, which, when closed, is contained or disposed within the side sill of the vehicle. When the platform is closed, and the vehicle is moving, it does not violate government regulations. However, when the vehicle is to be loaded or unloaded in a stationary position, the platform can be opened and extend laterally from the side of the vehicle.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting and cushioning objects during shipment. The apparatus comprises an inflatable member and a pad. The pad has a honeycomb core, a front face and a rear face. The rear face of the pad has a rear recess adapted to hold the inflatable member. The pad may further include a front recess in the front face for cooperatively receiving the surface of the object. The front recess may be defined by a portion of the pad in which the honeycomb core has been compressively deformed to a predetermined depth and a predetermined width to cushion the object received in the front recess.

Abstract: A securement system for vertically upstanding articles on a platform such as paper rolls inside a boxcar includes vertical anchor channels, the anchor channels having notches along their length for setting a position of spools carried by the channels. The spools hold coiled webbing and one of the webbings includes a ratchet buckle fastener. The webbings can be uncoiled from the spools to the desired length to wrap around the vertical articles and secure the vertical articles using the fastener. In an alternative embodiment, movable elements finctioning as anchors for ends of the webs are vertically positionable along verticle anchor channels.

Abstract: Cargo lock blocks are slidably mounted on a cargo restraining bar and have two oppositely directed cargo engaging surfaces, one arcuate and the other with two surface portions at right angles, for selective engagement with a complimentary cargo surface. The lock blocks can be used with cargo of different configurations.

Abstract: A load securing device is provided for securing a cylindrical load to the deck of a flatbed transportation vehicle, such as steel coils. The load securing device of the invention comprises a pair of elongate base members, one secured along each of the side edges of the flatbed. Two elongate load securing members are provided which are positioned transversely to the two base members. These two cross members are positioned one on either side of the cylindrical load. Where the cylindrical load to be secured includes a central opening, such as the eye of a steel coil, a central load securing member is preferably also provided. This central load securing member extends through the eye of the coil and is secured to the flatbed. If the cylindrical load is positioned on the flatbed vehicle with its axis generally parallel to the length of the flatbed, a third pair of elongate members is provided, each of which extends from one of the two load securing members to the other, one on either side of the load.

Abstract: A natural gas distribution system includes a gas cylinder having a first axial end and a second axial end. Protective collars are selectively connected to the cylinder ends. A valve is connected to the first axial end and is disposed within the first protective collar. The cylinder may be stored and transported in crates that have a plurality of compartments. Each of the plurality of compartments is configured to receive one gas cylinder in a substantially horizontal position. The crates in turn may be transported in delivery trucks that have bays with inclined floors and roll-down covering doors. An automatic air ventilation system makes sure that there is always air flow through the truck so there is no accumulation of any gas escaping from the cylinders in the truck. The truck may be equipped with refueling piping so that individual cylinders are refilled in the truck.

Abstract: The present invention provides a molded shield for use as a protector for a roll. The shield comprises a first section for insertion into an end of the roll, the first section having a degree of curvature approximating that of an inside surface of the roll; and a second section integral with the first section and substantially perpendicular thereto, the second section to abut the end of the roll into which the first section is inserted. A method and an apparatus for forming a roll protector shield is also provided. Preferable, the shield is formed from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene.

Abstract: A wedge for bracing cylindrical cargo elements is made from a cushioning material, especially cellular cushioning material, and is formed from a single sheet of the material. First and second wing panels are floded back on the central panel to form a wedge of increased thickness. The wedge is particularly useful for bracing rolls of paper in a cargo container so that the rolls of paper do not suffer any damage during transit.

Abstract: A natural gas distribution system includes a gas cylinder having a first axial end and a second axial end. Protective collars are selectively connected to the cylinder ends. A valve is connected to the first axial end and is disposed within the first protective collar. The cylinder may be stored and transported in crates that have a plurality of compartments. Each of the plurality of compartments is configured to receive one gas cylinder in a substantially horizontal position. The crates in turn may be transported in delivery tracks that have bays with inclined floors and roll-down covering doors. An automatic air ventilation system makes sure that there is always air flow through the track so there is no accumulation of any gas escaping from the cylinders in the track. The truck may be equipped with refueling piping so that individual cylinders are refilled in the truck.

Abstract: This invention pertains to bracing systems for bracing especially massive objects while the objects are being shipped, typically in a rail car. The invention is directed to packing arrangements where first and second end arrays of rolls of product are disposed in first and second ends of the rail car, with sets of rolls proximate but spaced from each other at the central doorway. Each pair of side-by-side rolls in a set includes a cavity therebetween, facing the opposing set. Wedges are placed in the cavities such that each set of rolls, with wedges in the cavities, presents a generally planar composite surface between the rolls at the loci of closest approach to the opposing rolls. Thus, with the wedges in place, the rolls, in combination, present two generally planar, typically parallel, and more-or-less continuous composite surfaces facing each other across the space separating the two sets of rolls.

Abstract: The present invention is an improved load carrying trailer designed to carry long, metal coils or cylindrical objects transversely or longitudinally of said trailer and various shaped articles in a conventional manner and comprises inner and outer channel beams having a "V" shaped notch intermediate the front and back ends, steel plates fastened across the top sides of said channels at the front and back ends to form a trailer bed and at opposite sides of said notch for seating the coiled load, steel bars fastened across the top sides of the channels, fore and aft of said notches, cross bar members fastened to the open ends of the "V" formed by the channels, and straps for locking the coil in position. A second embodiment carries the coil longitudinally.

Abstract: A conversion structure for converting a gondola railcar or similar apparatus for transporting materials to transport cargo in the form of discrete plates or in the form of discrete cylindrical units, such as coils of steel. The apparatus disclosed comprises two longitudinally extending rails connected by a series of cross members. At either longitudinal end of the rails, the cross members are replaced by bulkheads which prevent the discrete cargo from sliding beyond the end of the rails. Preferably, the conversion structure is removable in order to permit the gondola car to be reconverted for hauling bulk cargo. In a preferred embodiment, stacking projections are provided on the conversion structure so that when they are removed, they may be stacked atop one another for storage. Improved methods of alternately transporting bulk, plate and cylindrical cargo are also disclosed.

Abstract: A collapsible bracing structure for bracing a load against shifting a surface bearing the load, including a pair of upright side frames extending longitudinally of the load-bearing surface and a plurality of elongated cross-braces each having opposite ends and extending laterally to the side frames to retain the side frames in an upright position. Manually operable, rotatable latches are provided for releasably attaching the opposite ends of each of the elongated braces to each of the side frames to define a rigid block having a bottom surface engaging the surface bearing the load and at least one upright load-engaging face.

Abstract: This device is for an air operated safety latch designed to hold a folding pole trailer in its stationary or folded position when traveling. The device is comprised of a housing which supports jaw members which can move from an open to a closed position when a pole or other longitudinal member is placed between the jaw members, springs attached to each jaw member, a pivot arm attached to a latch block which locks the jaw members in place when the jaw members are closed, a spring to pull down on the pivot arm and to assist the locking mechanism, and a two-way air cylinder which can serve as a back-up to the locking system and which can be used to unlock and open the jaw members.

Abstract: A retention device for retaining cylindrical containers in upright condition for transport, such as in a truck trailer. The retention device includes a plurality of vertically oriented container retention posts supported by upper and lower support rails. The retention posts are laterally spaced relative to each other such that a plurality of containers may be positioned in predetermined side-by-side relation with each container being disposed against a respective pair of retention posts and with additional containers being stacked outwardly thereof. Adjustably engageable straps are provided for releasable engagement with selected of the retention posts for encompassing the positioned containers within the rack and for retaining the containers firmly against the support posts and against each other.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus, system, method of use, and method of manufacturing said apparatus, for securing an object having an irregular outer contour, including those objects having a discontinuous contour, in a standard fixture. While secured in the standard fixture modified as in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a secured object can easily be accessed at any point as pre-determined by the user.