Brace Bar Receiver Patents (Class 410/152)
  • Patent number: 12221070
    Abstract: A vehicle roof rack is provided and includes: a first cross rod and a second cross rod. The first cross rod includes a first connection end and a first mounting end. The second cross rod includes a second connection end and a second mounting end. The first connection end includes a plurality of first connection portions, the second connection end is selectively connected to any one of the plurality of first connection portions to adjust a distance between the first connection end and the second connection end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Inventor: Zhijun He
  • Patent number: 12187176
    Abstract: Described herein is a modular system for converting at least a portion of a trailer to a living quarters. The system may comprise at least one frame, at least one cargo control track comprising at least one receiving member receptacle, at least one attachment mechanism configured to connect the at least one frame to the at least one cargo control track at the at least one receiving member receptacle, and at least one living quarters module. The at least one living quarters module may be selected from a sink module, a storage cabinet module, a bed module, a stove module, a toilet module, and a shower module. Each living quarters module may be connected to one of the at least one frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Steelhouse Fabrication, LLC
    Inventor: Tristen Warner
  • Patent number: 11479162
    Abstract: A device for engaging an elongated support for restraining cargo in a container having a pair of opposed walls and configured to transfer to shear stress at least some of the tensile force applied by the elongated support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: LOGISTICK, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Kanczuzewski, John E. Townsend, Jason Ramtahal
  • Patent number: 11345273
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for restraining cargo in a cargo compartment. In one embodiment, the system comprises a first track sub-assembly comprising a vertical track secured to at least one horizontal support member. The at least one horizontal support member is dimensioned to span between a plurality of preexisting vertical logistics posts on a first sidewall of a cargo compartment. In one embodiment, the at least one horizontal support member comprises first and second ends, and a center point positioned halfway between the first and second ends, wherein a central longitudinal axis of the vertical track is offset from the center point of the first horizontal support member by a predetermined distance. A first beam assembly having a first end to assembly is movable along the vertical track and configured to be secured at a predetermined height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: ANCRA INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Howard Thomas Knox, Gregory Kauffman, Jerome Jones
  • Patent number: 10647504
    Abstract: An assembly for engaging an elongate support for restraining cargo in a container having a wall including a base strip securable to the wall having a longitudinal axis and including a top surface having a pair of slide rails, and a sleeve defining a cavity for receiving an end of the elongated support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: LOGISTICK, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Kanczuzewski, John E. Townsend
  • Patent number: 9287693
    Abstract: An enhanced strength grade level utility enclosure comprises a vertical wall structure having an upright inner wall panel extending from an upper edge to a bottom edge of the structure. The inner wall panel has an inside face spanning the enclosure's interior. One or more narrow, vertically extending slotted regions are recessed in the inside face of the wall panel. Upright rigid support bars, optionally adapted for use as cable racks, are positioned in and rigidly affixed to separate slotted regions on the wall panel. The support bars provide a continuous means of rigid vertical support from the upper edge down to the bottom edge of the enclosure's wall structure. The recessed support bars, in combination with the vertical wall structure, provide enhanced wall strength in excess of industrial vertical side wall and center load test standards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Channell Commercial Corporation
    Inventor: Edward J. Burke
  • Patent number: 9199572
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wide-top decking beam configured for installation in a cargo container. The beam comprises an elongate, hollow body forming an approximately rectangular shape. Flanged edges extend laterally from both sides of the top surface along the length of the beam, wherein the top of the beam has a greater width than the bottom. Obliquely angled struts run along both sides of the beam connecting the sides of the beam body to the undersides of the flanged edges thereby forming triangular trusses along the length of the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: B2B Casuals, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerrell P. Squyres
  • Publication number: 20140356092
    Abstract: The combination of: a) a storage unit associated with an over-the-road vehicle, the storage unit having an internal wall surface bounding a storage space and including spaced and facing first and second wall surfaces and a floor surface; and b) a cargo support system. The cargo support system has first and second vertically extending tracks operatively mounted on each to the first and second wall surface and at least a first elongate beam having spaced first and second ends attached respectively to the first and second tracks in an operative position spaced above the floor surface. At least one of the tracks is maintained operatively mounted to the first wall surface through the use of an adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Ancra International LLC
    Inventor: Richard T. Garrigus
  • Patent number: 8608416
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a cargo supporting device, addressing a problem in prior art conventional cargo supporting devices, where the teeth on the handle might be brought in dead lock with the teeth on the inner tube. The present cargo supporting device includes an inner tube and an outer tube, and the outer tube is hinged to a handle. The outer tube is further hinged with a jogged part which keeps being inserted among the teeth. A clutch mechanism is provided between the handle and the jogged part. The handle can be connected with the jogged part by means of the clutch mechanism. The handle can be disengaged from the jogged part by said clutch mechanism when the handle is turned to the inner tube. Therefore the gear would not be brought in dead lock with the teeth of the inner tube during the aforesaid two states being switched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Zhejiang Topsun Logistic Control Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhaoyin Xiao
  • Publication number: 20130266393
    Abstract: An adjustable decking system for use in supporting freight is provided. The system includes a pair of tracks configured to be vertically mounted upon opposite walls of a freight container, configured with a plurality of evenly spaced recesses disposed along the length thereof. A bracket is slidably mounted upon the pair of tracks and a lock is pivotably mounted to the bracket and an end of the channel unit. The lock includes first, second, and third fingers extending therefrom which are normally received within three of the plurality of spaced recesses disposed along the track. The lock is being pivotably mounted to the bracket such that the first, second, and third fingers may be withdrawn from the three of the plurality of spaced recesses to allow the position of the channel unit to be vertically adjusted along the one of the pair of tracks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventor: James N. Calico
  • Patent number: 8550758
    Abstract: A stackable device for engaging an elongated support for restraining cargo in a container having a pair of opposed walls and configured to transfer to shear stress at least some of the tensile force applied by the elongated support. The stackable device invertably stackable with an other stackable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Logistick, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Doster, John E. Townsend, Donald J. Nagy, James Doster, Ashley Brickley
  • Patent number: 8545151
    Abstract: A device for engaging an elongated support for restraining cargo in a container having a pair of opposed walls and configured to transfer to shear stress at least some of the tensile force applied by the elongated support. The device comprising: a strip, a sleeve including a plurality of walls extending from the strip having an open end for receiving an end of the elongated support; gussets for transferring to shear stress at least some of the tensile force applied by the elongated support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Logistick, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Doster, John E. Townsend, Donald J. Nagy, James Doster, Ashley Brickley
  • Patent number: 8545150
    Abstract: A device for engaging an elongated support for restraining cargo in a container having a pair of opposed walls and configured to transfer to shear stress at least some of the tensile force applied by the elongated support. The device comprises a strip having a bottom strip surface with an adhesive for securing the device to one of the walls, and a top strip surface. The sleeve includes four walls extending from the top strip surface defining a cavity. The sleeve having a platform within the cavity surrounded by the four walls. The platform defines within the cavity another cavity for receiving the elongated support. The platform spaces an end of the elongated support from said one of the walls of the container. An insert may be inserted into the cavity. A method of restraining cargo with the cargo restraint device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Logistick, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Doster, John E. Townsend, Donald J. Nagy, James Doster, Ashley Brickley
  • Patent number: 8459916
    Abstract: A bracing system and method are provided to restrain cargo against longitudinal movement within a cargo container. The system uses U-channels in opposing side walls of the cargo container adjacent a rear opening of the cargo container. The system includes one or more bracing bars and an end cap at the first end and at the second end of each bracing bar. Each end cap has a channel section providing an extension to fit in the U-channels of the cargo container. The channel section is configured for a frictional fit in the U-channel to resist vertical displacement in the U-channel once a bracing bar with a pair of end caps is forced into a horizontal position across the opening of the cargo container, with the channel sections in the opposing U-channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Norseman Inc.
    Inventors: Garry Alexander Widynowski, Bruce Alan Finley
  • Patent number: 8425166
    Abstract: A method of making a deck for storing cargo in a shipping vehicle comprising: securing two pairs of braces to opposed surfaces associated with the shipping vehicle by engaging opposed ends of first elongated supports with the pair of braces such that each first elongated support interconnects one of the pairs of braces and extends substantially parallel to a base associated with the shipping vehicle; engaging second elongated supports with each of the braces, each second elongated support interconnecting a respective brace and the base; and positioning a decking on the first elongated supports for supporting the cargo. A brace for making the cargo deck engageable with a horizontally-extending support and a vertically-extending support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Logistick, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kanczuzewski, John Townsend, John W. Doster, Dean Catanzarite
  • Publication number: 20120201624
    Abstract: A device for engaging an elongated support for restraining cargo in a container having a pair of opposed walls and configured to transfer to shear stress at least some of the tensile force applied by the elongated support. The device comprising: a strip, a sleeve including a plurality of walls extending from the strip having an open end for receiving an end of the elongated support; gussets for transferring to shear stress at least some of the tensile force applied by the elongated support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: LOGISTICK, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas E. KANCZUZEWSKI, Ashley BRICKLEY, John W. DOSTER, John E. TOWNSEND, Donald J. NAGY, James DOSTER
  • Publication number: 20120195706
    Abstract: A stackable device for engaging an elongated support for restraining cargo in a container having a pair of opposed walls and configured to transfer to shear stress at least some of the tensile force applied by the elongated support. The stackable device invertably stackable with an other stackable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: LOGISTICK, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kanczuzewski, Ashley Brickley, John W. Doster, John E. Townsend, Donald J. Nagy, James Doster
  • Publication number: 20120189399
    Abstract: A device for engaging an elongated support for restraining cargo in a container having a pair of opposed walls and configured to transfer to shear stress at least some of the tensile force applied by the elongated support. The device comprises a strip having a bottom strip surface with an adhesive for securing the device to one of the walls, and a top strip surface. The sleeve includes four walls extending from the top strip surface defining a cavity. The sleeve having a platform within the cavity surrounded by the four walls. The platform defines within the cavity another cavity for receiving the elongated support. The platform spaces an end of the elongated support from said one of the walls of the container. An insert may be inserted into the cavity. A method of restraining cargo with the cargo restraint device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: LOGISTICK, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kanczuzewski, Ashley Brickley, John W. Doster, John E. Townsend, Donald J. Nagy, James Doster
  • Patent number: 8192121
    Abstract: A device for engaging an elongated support for restraining cargo selectively in containers having different widths. The device comprising a strip, a sleeve including four walls extending generally perpendicularly from the top strip surface defining a first cavity. The sleeve having a rigid platform within the first cavity extending substantially parallel to and spaced from the top strip surface. A compressible insert receivable in the sleeve. The compressible insert including a separable portion to be removed for reducing the size of the compressible insert. The compressible insert may be comprised of foam, may have a block configuration and may be scored for facilitating removal of the separable portion of the compressible insert. The device may also include gussets. The device is configures to transfer to shear stress at least some of the tensile force applied by the elongated support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Logistick, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kanczuzewski, John W. Doster, John E. Townsend, Donald J. Nagy, James Doster
  • Publication number: 20120121358
    Abstract: A device for engaging an elongated support for restraining cargo selectively in containers having different widths. The device comprising a strip, a sleeve including four walls extending generally perpendicularly from the top strip surface defining a first cavity. The sleeve having a rigid platform within the first cavity extending substantially parallel to and spaced from the top strip surface. A compressible insert receivable in the sleeve. The compressible insert including a separable portion to be removed for reducing the size of the compressible insert. The compressible insert may be comprised of foam, may have a block configuration and may be scored for facilitating removal of the separable portion of the compressible insert. The device may also include gussets. The device is configures to transfer to shear stress at least some of the tensile force applied by the elongated support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: LOGISTICK, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas E. KANCZUZEWSKI, John W. Doster, John E. Townsend, Donald J. Nagy, James Doster
  • Patent number: 8016525
    Abstract: A dunnage holder for securing and positioning a freight bracing beam spanning across the width of a flatbed trailer has a vertically oriented stake member adapted for insertion into a stake hole of the flatbed of the trailer. A horizontally oriented arm is cooperative with the stake member for reciprocation along a direction that is transverse to the stake member. A corner pocket is fixedly attached to the arm for relative movement with the arm and has an opening sufficiently large to receive an end of a load bracing beam extending across the width of the flatbed trailer and transversely to the arm. An arm position locking pin is removably insertable through cooperating holes of the arm and the stake member, wherein the arm is locked in position relative to the stake member when the arm positioning locking pin is inserted through the cooperating holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Inventor: Timothy Comeau
  • Patent number: 7878743
    Abstract: A vehicle article carrier system employing a pair of support rails adapted to be secured to the sidewalls of a bed of a pick-up truck. Attached to the sidewalls are a pair of tie-down assemblies that can be fixedly secured at various points along each of the support rails. A load bar assembly is also included that can be quickly and easily attached to and detached from the tie-down assemblies. When the load bar is not in use, the tie-down assemblies can be used in connection with external bungee cords, nylon straps or other fastening implements to help restrain articles within the bed of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: JAC Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey M. Aftanas
  • Patent number: 7785051
    Abstract: A device securable to a corrugated surface of a shipping container by an elongated support for supporting cargo within the shipping container. The device comprising a receptacle defining a cavity for receiving an end of the elongated support, the receptacle having a bottom surface forming a plane for engaging the corrugated surface of the shipping container; and a pair of lateral flaps associated with and disposed about the receptacle for engaging the corrugated surface, each lateral flap having a bottom surface, the bottom surface of each lateral flap extending at an acute angle relative to the plane for engaging the corrugated surface of the shipping container. The device may further define a slot for receiving an end of an other elongated support. A method of making with the device a deck for supporting cargo in a shipping container having a pair of opposed corrugated surface and a base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Logistick, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kanczuzewski, John Townsend, John W. Doster, Dean Catanzarite
  • Publication number: 20100172711
    Abstract: A method of making a deck for storing cargo in a shipping vehicle comprising: securing two pairs of braces to opposed surfaces associated with the shipping vehicle by engaging opposed ends of first elongated supports with the pair of braces such that each first elongated support interconnects one of the pairs of braces and extends substantially parallel to a base associated with the shipping vehicle; engaging second elongated supports with each of the braces, each second elongated support interconnecting a respective brace and the base; and positioning a decking on the first elongated supports for supporting the cargo. A brace for making the cargo deck engageable with a horizontally-extending support and a vertically-extending support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: LOGISTICK, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kanczuzewski, John Townsend, John W. Doster, Dean Catanzarite
  • Patent number: 7713008
    Abstract: A method of making a deck for storing cargo in a shipping vehicle comprising: securing two pairs of braces to opposed surfaces associated with the shipping vehicle by engaging opposed ends of first elongated supports with the pair of braces such that each first elongated support interconnects one of the pairs of braces and extends substantially parallel to a base associated with the shipping vehicle; engaging second elongated supports with each of the braces, each second elongated support interconnecting a respective brace and the base; and positioning a decking on the first elongated supports for supporting the cargo. A brace for making the cargo deck engageable with a horizontally-extending support and a vertically-extending support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Logistick, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kanczuzewski, John Townsend, John W. Doster, Dean Catanzarite
  • Patent number: 7628572
    Abstract: A method, assembly and device for restraining cargo in a shipping vehicle or other container with an adjustable cargo bar assembly comprising an adjustable metal bar having, a pair of ends and a flange secured to each end. The method including securing one cargo restraint device to a wall of the container with an adhesive; securing another cargo restraint device to another wall of the container with an adhesive; adjusting the length of the adjustable bar of the cargo bar assembly to a desired length; engaging the one cargo restraint device and one end of the adjustable bar of the cargo bar assembly by disposing the flange secured to the one end within a pocket defined by the one cargo restraint device; and engaging the other cargo restraint device and the other end of the adjustable bar of the cargo bar assembly by disposing the flange secured to the other end within a pocket defined by the other cargo restraint device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Logistick, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kanczuzewski, John Townsend, John W. Doster, Dean Catanzarite
  • Patent number: 7503738
    Abstract: A dunnage holder constructed by a vertically oriented steel tube that has a generally hollow rectangular cross-section adapted for inserting into a stake hole around an outer rail of a flatbed trailer, the steel tube that has a length of at least 3-inches; and a U-shaped steel channel permanently attached by straddling in an inverted position to a top of the steel tube, the U-shaped steel channel that has an opening sufficiently large to receive a first end of a 4-inch by 4-inch wooden brace therein and to dispose the wooden brace across a full width of a flatbed of the trailer when a second end of the wooden brace is received by a corresponding, oppositely positioned U-shaped steel channel on an opposite end of the flatbed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Inventor: Gregory T. Doyle
  • Publication number: 20080152455
    Abstract: A method, assembly and device for restraining cargo in a shipping vehicle or other container with an adjustable cargo bar assembly comprising an adjustable metal bar having, a pair of ends and a flange secured to each end. The method including securing one cargo restraint device to a wall of the container with an adhesive; securing another cargo restraint device to another wall of the container with an adhesive; adjusting the length of the adjustable bar of the cargo bar assembly to a desired length; engaging the one cargo restraint device and one end of the adjustable bar of the cargo bar assembly by disposing the flange secured to the one end within a pocket defined by the one cargo restraint device; and engaging the other cargo restraint device and the other end of the adjustable bar of the cargo bar assembly by disposing the flange secured to the other end within a pocket defined by the other cargo restraint device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kanczuzewski, John Townsend, John W. Doster, Dean Catanzarite
  • Patent number: 6874982
    Abstract: An adjustable cargo retaining system including a retaining member that is received by a retaining member support. A removable spacer urges the retaining member against the retaining member support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: David B. Rhodes
  • Publication number: 20040156692
    Abstract: An adjustable cargo retaining system. The system includes a retaining member that is received by a retaining member support, and a removable spacer that urges the retaining member against the retaining member support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventor: David B. Rhodes
  • Patent number: 6607338
    Abstract: A multi-purpose truck pole for use in a pick-up truck bed or cab having garment hooks disposed on the inner side walls of the truck includes first and second pole sections telescopically connected to each other whereby the overall length of the pole may be adjusted and locked into position. Suspension brackets at each end of the pole allow the pole to be hung from the truck's garment hooks and cargo arm is pivotally attached to one end of the pole and movable between a stored position and a utilitarian position on which the arm extends outwardly from the pole to position or retrieve cargo in the bed of the truck. A light is also disposed in one end of the pole adjacent the cargo arm to provide illumination when retrieving or positioning cargo. Retaining cups are provided on the vertical walls of the truck bed to hold the pole above the truck bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Stuart H. Lemke
  • Patent number: 6533513
    Abstract: A device for securing to a surface of a container for restraining cargo within the container. The device comprises a receptacle and a pair of lateral flaps disposed about the receptacle for engaging the surface. The receptacle includes a base and defines a cavity for receiving an end of the elongated support member. Each lateral flap has a rear side for engaging the surface and a front side. Desirably, the receptacle includes a pair of opposed first walls defining the cavity and extending generally perpendicular to the opposed first walls, and the lateral flaps are associated with the opposed first walls. The receptacle may include a ramp wedge adjacent the channel for facilitating engagement of the elongated support member with the device. The device is secured to the surface of the container by the elongated support member and, if desired, an adhesive tape or other fastener may be associated with the rear side for engaging the lateral flaps and surface of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Logistick, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kanczuzewski, Gary Zachrich, John Townsend
  • Publication number: 20020176759
    Abstract: A device for securing to a surface of a container for restraining cargo within the container. The device comprises a receptacle and a pair of lateral flaps disposed about the receptacle for engaging the surface. The receptacle includes a base and defines a cavity for receiving an end of the elongated support member. Each lateral flap has a rear side for engaging the surface and a front side. Desirably, the receptacle includes a pair of opposed first walls defining the cavity and extending generally perpendicular to the opposed first walls, and the lateral flaps are associated with the opposed first walls. The receptacle may include a ramp wedge adjacent the channel for facilitating engagement of the elongated support member with the device. The device is secured to the surface of the container by the elongated support member and, if desired, an adhesive tape or other fastener may be associated with the rear side for engaging the lateral flaps and surface of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kanczuzewski, Gary Zachrich, John Townsend
  • Patent number: 6412835
    Abstract: A cargo door saver (10) having a first member (14A) connected at an approximate 45 degree downward angle to proximal end of a second member (14B) which is connected at distal end at an approximate 45 degree upward angle to a proximal end of a third member (14C). A holder (16) having a holder opening (16A) therethrough is securely attached to a face of the first member (14A). A distal end of a cargo bar (12) is removably insertable into the holder opening (16A). A “U-Shaped” clip (18) is securely attached to a face of the third member (14C). The clip (18) functions to attach the cargo door saver (10) to an E-Track which is attached along a side at the rear of a moving van.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Inventor: Richard Patterson
  • Patent number: 6106206
    Abstract: A lashing device integrated in truck superstructure walls, in particular plywood panels, has a plurality of lashing cups (2) arranged next to each other in horizontal rows. Each lashing cup (2) has a truncated cone shape which tapers towards the cup bottom (2a), can be form-fitted into corresponding recesses of the superstructure walls and fixed therein with an adhesive. Each lashing cup (2) has a strip (5) located inside and at the center of the lashing cup (2), and an outer flange (8) that extends parallel to the cup bottom (2a) around the open cup side. The strip (5) in each lashing cup (2) matches an end coupling piece (9) of a locking bar that can be inserted between two opposite lashing cups (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Spier GmbH & Co., Fahrzeugwerk KG
    Inventors: Willi Spier, Herbert Hagedorn
  • Patent number: 6086299
    Abstract: A cargo load-lock includes a base with a sleeve extending therefrom and a biasing element located in the sleeve. The biasing element includes a spring arm and a piece of compressible material. A portion of one surface of the base is covered with adhesive. In use, a restraining bar, such as a 2.times.4, is positioned with its ends in the sleeves of two opposing load-locks. The adhesive is then removed from the base and the load-locks are affixed to the sides of the cargo area of the vehicle. As installed, the biasing element exerts a force along the length of the restraining bar and helps hold it in place. Alternatively, straps can be laced through the handles to restrain the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Logi-Stick, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Kanczuzewski
  • Patent number: 6022061
    Abstract: A thermoformed thermoplastic truck bedliner has at least one pair of under-cut load restraint pockets formed by portions of opposed bedliner sidewalls. The pockets are recessed from the sidewall so that a load restraining member such as a 2.times.4 beam may be pressed downwardly to be snapped into engagement with the pockets. The pockets support the boards in a horizontal orientation, with the wide dimension of the board extending from front to back within the liner to give greater board stiffness against loads shifting from front to back. The pockets may be formed in either under the rail bedliners or in over the rail bedliners. In an alternative embodiment, each under-cut pocket is formed in a cross shape such that a board may be positioned horizontally or vertically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Penda Corporation
    Inventors: Philip L. Emery, William L. Dresen
  • Patent number: 5904390
    Abstract: A thermoformed thermoplastic truck bedliner has at least one pair of under-cut load restraint pockets formed by portions of opposed bedliner sidewalls. The pockets are recessed from the sidewall so that a load restraining member such as a 2.times.4 beam may be pressed downwardly to be snapped into engagement with the pockets. The pockets support the boards in a horizontal orientation, with the wide dimension of the board extending from front to back within the liner to give greater board stiffness against loads shifting from front to back. The pockets may be formed in either under the rail bedliners or in over the rail bedliners. In an alternative embodiment, each under-cut pocket is formed in a cross shape such that a board may be positioned horizontally or vertically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Penda Corporation
    Inventors: Philip L. Emery, William L. Dresen
  • Patent number: 5807047
    Abstract: A retaining bracket is adapted to prevent an end portion of a cargo support beam supported between a pair of opposite walls of a cargo compartment from becoming dislodged. A plate is provided with an aperture and configured to permit the end portion of a cargo beam to pass therethrough and cooperate with a slot in an E-track mounted to a wall of a cargo compartment. A pair of spaced apart tabs are configured to cooperate with a respective slot on opposite sides of a slot in which a cargo beam end portion is cooperating. A pair of spaced apart flanges are configured to receive a beam end portion therebetween. A locking pin is configured to be removably inserted within flange apertures and an aperture in beam end portion to prevent the cargo beam from dislodging from its cooperating slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Collins and Aikman Products, Co.
    Inventor: W. Leon Cox
  • Patent number: 5788309
    Abstract: A thermoformed thermoplastic truck bedliner has at least one pair of under-cut load restraint pockets formed by portions of opposed bedliner sidewalls. The pockets are recessed from the sidewall so that a load restraining member such as a 2.times.4 beam may be pressed downwardly to be snapped into engagement with the pockets. The pockets support the boards in a horizontal orientation, with the wide dimension of the board extending from front to back within the liner to give greater board stiffness against loads shifting from front to back. The pockets may be formed in either under the rail bedliners or in over the rail bedliners. In an alternative embodiment, each under-cut pocket is formed in a cross shape such that a board may be positioned horizontally or vertically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Penda Corporation
    Inventors: Philip L. Emery, William L. Dresen
  • Patent number: 5370482
    Abstract: A securement system for cargo containers comprising a plurality of structural members adapted for mounting within the container, such as a truck trailer, a railroad boxcar, or a portable container, to cooperate with support members such as beams, to secure the cargo within the container. The structural members may be mounted on the walls of the container, using auxiliary locking devices, or may be free-standing adjacent to the cargo. The structural members have components including recesses or openings adapted to be interengaged with a plurality of the support members which extend transversely or longitudinally of the container in order to hold the cargo in place. The structural members preferably extend vertically within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Inventor: Thomas G. Long
  • Patent number: 5320464
    Abstract: A modular containment system for mounting within a cargo container, the system having a pair of opposing retaining members, transverse members such as beams engaging the retaining members, and adapters interlocked with the retaining members. The adapters are designed to secure the system within recesses in opposing walls of the container, and may have several configurations depending on the method of securing. The system is installed in selected portions of the recesses to secure the cargo at the rear end of the container, or at other locations forward of the rear end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Inventors: Thomas G. Long, Donald L. Kleykamp
  • Patent number: 5259712
    Abstract: A divider system for the cargo area of a vehicle is provided comprising one or more dividers and inserts for bracing the dividers. The inserts are of two embodiments. In the first embodiment, a tapered, V-shaped insert is provided for attachment to the slots conventionally provided in a vehicle bed liner. In the second embodiment, an insert is provided that is attachable to the inner wall of a vehicle's cargo area which does not necessarily attach to a liner. The second embodiment is held in place by either an adhesive or a clamping assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Inventor: Mark Wayne
  • Patent number: 5219251
    Abstract: A cargo load-lock is provided having a blocking member and a pair of braces. The cargo load-lock can be used to limit shifting of freight during shipping. In the first preferred embodiment, the blocking member is a rigid structure, such as a 2.times.4. The blocking member is secured to opposing trailer sidewalls by the two braces. A brace is positioned at opposite ends of the blocking member, and is then secured to the trailer. Each brace includes a base and a sleeve. The sleeve receives opposite ends of the blocking member. Opposite the sleeve, the base includes an adhesive which provides a bond between the brace and the sidewall. Once the braces are secured, the cargo load-lock is in place. No tools are required. To collapse the cargo loadlock, the blocking member is first removed. This can be accomplished by prying open a portion of the sleeve. This is facilitated by perforations which extend in a U-shaped design along the top of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1993
    Inventor: Ken Kanczuzewski
  • Patent number: 5118156
    Abstract: A load support system for carrying a load in a support plane at or above the wheel wells in the cargo box of a pickup truck. Clamping structures releasably clamp to flanges at the top of the cargo box. Depending bodies from the clamping structures carry load support beams that span substantially the width of the cargo box between the flanges. The load support beams define the load support plane that allows items to be carried in the load support plane that would not fit between the wheel wells on the floor of the cargo box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1992
    Inventor: Regis J. Richard
  • Patent number: 5044848
    Abstract: Partition securement structure is provided in the cargo compartment of a pick-up truck. The cargo compartment has a pair of spaced apart longitudinal side walls with openings therein. Wire retainers are received in the openings. Each wire retainer has a U-shaped recess to receive and removably secure the edge of a partition in place. The retainers have a dual function, being also useful as rope tie-down loops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventor: Robert E. Burnham
  • Patent number: 5037256
    Abstract: A bar lock arrangement that includes a bar having a rectangular cross section and a lateral opening in one side of the bar adjacent to the end of the bar. A saddle has a base and parallel sidewalls spaced from each other to receive the bar end on the base between the sidewalls. An L-shaped latch has a base positioned beneath the saddle base, a leg that extends upwardly from the saddle base adjacent to the saddle sidewalls, and a finger overlying and spaced from the saddle base by a distance corresponding to the cross sectional dimension of the bar end. The latch is pivotally mounted to the saddle beneath the saddle base, and a coil spring is captured between the saddle and latch bases for urging the latch finger to the position overlying the saddle base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Inventor: Robert C. Schroeder
  • Patent number: 5028184
    Abstract: This invention relates to a container securement bracket. The bracket includes a beam assembly having a first end and a second end, a beam assembly pocket having a top, a bottom, and a back and receiving either of the first end or the second end of the beam assembly, an upper channel spacer securement disposed on the top of the beam assembly pocket, a lower channel spacer securement disposed on the bottom of the beam assembly pocket, an upper channel spacer disposed in the upper channel spacer securement, a lower channel spacer disposed in the lower channel spacer securement, and a projection disposed on the back of the beam assembly pocket and fitting into the recessed area in the sides of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Inventor: Theodore Krause
  • Patent number: 4932817
    Abstract: A cargo retainer is disclosed for vehicles having a cargo bin which may include a cargo bed, sidewalls, stanchions and roof structure. The retainer is designed to be used as a pair of retainers which are mounted on opposing sidewalls or between the cargo bed and a suitable roof structure. A beam is securely positioned between the pair of retainers and abuts the cargo preventing undesired movement thereof. The length of the beam is sized in relation to the thickness of the retainers and the spacing between the sidewalls or other suitable structures to provide a tight fit between the sidewalls and the beam and retainers. The retainer includes a rigid box open on two sides which is mounted on a rigid block. The wedge is connected to the block. The wedge has a moveable portion which allows the beam end to be pushed over the wedge surface and into the box after which a wedge portion closes off one side of the box to hold an end portion of the beam in the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1990
    Inventor: Jackie "Q" Mattare
  • Patent number: 4702653
    Abstract: A system to prevent longitudinal lading movement in trailers, containers, boxcars or other freight transport vehicles. A captive crossbar is used to restrain the lading. One end of the crossbar is captured in a guide channel attached to a wall of the transport vehicle. Once the transport vehicle is loaded, a roller device on the captive end of the crossbar enables the operator to position the crossbar along the guide channel easily. The crossbar is then pivoted about the roller assembly to span the loading region of the transport vehicle. As the crossbar is rotated, locking elements on each end of the crossbar engage respective lock receiving apertures defined on each vehicle wall. When the crossbar is not in use it may be stowed within the guide channel, permitting free access to the loading region of the vehicle for the loading and unloading of freight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1987
    Assignee: The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
    Inventors: William R. Gaulding, William D. Smith, Nicholas C. Marsh