Track Guided Patents (Class 410/126)
  • Patent number: 6053679
    Abstract: A carriage for rollable suspension of a bulkhead door from a pair of overhead roller tracks, the bulkhead door having an extendable and retractable lading-engaging panel attached thereto, the carriage consisting of a bulkhead door suspension beam; a lading-engaging panel suspension beam; a first pair of rollers; a second pair of roller tracks; the second pair of roller tracks interconnecting the bulkhead door suspension beam and the lading-engaging panel suspension beam so that the lading-engaging panel suspension beam may alternately extend from and retract toward the bulkhead door suspension beam; and left and right pairs of wheels fixedly and rotatably attached to the bulkhead door suspension beam, the left and right pairs of wheels allowing, upon placement of their rolling surfaces in rolling contact with the pair of overhead roller tracks, rolling motion, in unison, of the bulkhead door suspension beam, the lading-engaging panel suspension beam, the first pair of rollers, and the second pair of roller tr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Inventor: Joseph D. Duffell
  • Patent number: 5139375
    Abstract: Apparatus for removably and adjustably mounting one or more of a wide variety of accessories to a universal, elongated bar rail (52) and ratchet strip (54) which in turn are secured to an underlying support surface. The ratchet strip (54) has outwardly extending teeth (58) and is generally hidden beneath the generally smooth, aesthetically pleasing, protective bar rail (52). The types of accessories that can be used with the invention include without limitation: a simple hook clip (72); a spring biased tie down clip (96); a heavy duty tie down ring and clamp (106 and 104); a cargo net (78); a tonneau cover (80); an extendable cargo holder bar (140); a low rack support system (162); a raised rack support system (186); a cantilevered, long load, over cab, rack support system (230); a canopy (248); and vertical posts (302, 308, and 310) and box boards (300).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Inventor: Robert J. Franchuk
  • Patent number: 5082404
    Abstract: A cargo clamp for a van, the van having cargo space defined by a floor, upwardly extending sidewalls and a roof. The cargo clamp comprises a transverse track that extends between the sidewalls below the roof and is supported below the roof and is held in place by side rails on each side. A clamp is attached to the track and is movable along the side rails between the sidewalls. The clamp also includes a downwardly extending brace that engages and restrains sheet material that is positioned on edge in the cargo space. The clamp includes a handle and bolt for engagement in a threaded hole for securing the clamp to the track at a selected position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Inventors: Peter V. Stewart, David R. Butts
  • Patent number: 4475855
    Abstract: The invention pertains to an anchor for cargo carts wherein transported carts are restrained against movement within a cargo compartment. The anchor consists of a jack type implement utilizing a screw interconnecting telescoping tubular sections wherein the anchor includes a fitting attachable to permanently installed cargo control track within the cargo compartment. The anchor is formed of economically producible components, and is readily attached to, or removed from, the track by orienting the telescoping sections in a predetermined manner to the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1984
    Assignee: Aeroquip Corporation
    Inventors: Charles F. Crissy, Paul M. Holmes