Abstract: An enclosure for a vehicle end opening formed between two side walls includes two bi-fold door assemblies each comprising inner and outer panels pivotally connected to one another and with the free edge of the outer panels in turn connected to a fixed pivot point adjacent the side of the end opening wherein, each inner panel may be folded outwardly 180.degree. about its pivoted connecting means and the thus folded assembly subsequently pivoted about its fixed pivot point 270.degree. into parallel relationship with the vehicle side wall. The pivotal connecting means joining each pair of inner and outer panels includes catch means serving to secure the assembly in both the closed position enclosing the vehicle end opening as well as in the stored position parallel with the vehicle side wall.

Abstract: The system comprises band anchors uniformly spaced along opposite sides of a flat-decked vehicle, such as a railway flatcar. Each band anchor includes a pair of transversely extending facing channels flush with the deck of the car and having ratchet teeth depending from the top legs of the channels. An anchoring member is adjustably mounted between the channels and has teeth engageable with the ratchet teeth of the channels as tension on the band is taken up. The ratchet teeth cam and retain the anchoring members into engagement with the sides of the load as the bands are under tension. The anchoring members are non-flexible when under no load and each has an outer link with a compression member interposed between the outer link and anchoring member to accommodate extension of the outer link upon longitudinal shifting of the load.