Freight accommodation on freight carrier – Load bracing means
Patent
1988-12-30
1990-07-17
Kashnikow, Andres
Freight accommodation on freight carrier
Load bracing means
211184, B61B 4500
Patent
active
049417843
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to a device for stabilizing objects within the trunk of a vehicle, in particular of an automobile.
It is known that a motorist is often faced with the need to transport in the empty or partly empty trunk of his automobile objects of small size which are liable to move about within the trunk if they are not perfectly secured against the side walls of the trunk.
In the case of fragile objects or of objects which are liable to upset and to spill a liquid on the floor of the trunk, such stabilization is indispensable. In order to achieve such stabilization, the motorist has recourse to all kinds of means such as string, extensible straps, cardboard boxes, etc, which are tedious to use and are often ineffective.
In accordance with U.S. Pat. No. 4,027,892, a device is known for stabilizing objects within the loading surface of a vehicle, which comprises a plate provided with holes having the intended function of receiving nipples formed on small plates for supporting one or a number of vertical members which are intended to stabilize objects placed on said plate.
The disadvantage of this device lies in the fact that the aforesaid elements with nipples are cumbersome and therefore difficult to store within the trunk of a car.
The object of the present invention is to provide a remedy for these disadvantages by producing a stabilization device which is simple to use, which is effective, and which does not obstruct the interior of the trunk.
In accordance with the invention, the device for stabilizing objects within the trunk of a vehicle, in particular of an automobile, comprising a plate which is intended to be placed on the floor of the trunk, said plate being provided with uniformly spaced holes and a series of members which are intended to be inserted vertically in the holes for stabilizing the objects, is characterized in that said members are pegs and that the plate is provided with cavities molded in this latter and shaped so as to receive unused pegs in the horizontal position.
In order to stabilize objects, it is only necessary to insert a number of pegs in the plate around the objects. An operation of this type is very simple to perform.
Moreover, a plate of this type does not obstruct the interior of the trunk.
Furthermore, the cavities formed in the plate serve to store pegs which are not in use so that the presence of these latter does not interfere with the positioning of objects on the plate. Moreover, in view of the fact that the unused pegs are well set in the cavities molded in the plate, these pegs are not liable to move when the vehicle is traveling.
The plate can be of molded plastic material whilst the pegs can be of light metal alloy or also of plastic material.
In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, each hole is formed in a sleeve extending from that surface of the plate which is intended to receive the objects to be clamped.
These sleeves permit sufficient resistance of the pegs to lateral forces.
Preferably, the length of the sleeves is such that when the plate is placed on the lining of the floor of the trunk, the sleeves are in contact with said lining.
The edges of said sleeves prevent any sliding of the plate on the lining of the trunk and thus avoid the use of any complementary means for fixing the plate on the floor of the trunk.
Preferably, the plate has hollowed-out portions bordered by two pairs of orthogonal grooves, the distance between two hollowed-out portions being adapted to the length of the pegs.
Thus, when the pegs are housed in a flat position within the grooves of the plate, the opposite ends of said pegs are located opposite to the hollowed-out portions. By means of these latter, the user can readily withdraw the pegs from their embedded position in the plate by inserting a finger between one of the ends of a peg and the corresponding hollowed-out portion of the plate.
Other particular features and advantages of the invention will become further apparent from the description given hereinafter.
In the accompanying drawings which a
REFERENCES:
patent: 3027017 (1962-03-01), Luxeder
patent: 4027892 (1977-06-01), Parks
Kashnikow Andres
Mojica Virna Lissi
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