Articulated pivoting tie-down device

Details Articulated pivoting tie-down device Articulated pivoting tie-down device

1992-11-16

1994-07-19

Huppert, Michael S.

Freight accommodation on freight carrier

Load lashing retainer or load lashing adjunct

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410101, B60P 708

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053303008

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. Each embodiment is adapted to maintain relative alignment to resultant binding and dynamic force vectors such that stresses induced by eccentricity are minimized or avoided in the tie-down device, thereby allowing a smaller material cross-section to be used in manufacture of the tie-down device.

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