Device used to hold a cargo-locating rope in a freight

Details Device used to hold a cargo-locating rope in a freight Device used to hold a cargo-locating rope in a freight

2002-06-05

2003-12-30

Pape, Joseph D. (Department: 3612)

Freight accommodation on freight carrier

Load lashing retainer or load lashing adjunct

Anchor

C410S110000, C410S111000, C410S116000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06669418

ABSTRACT:

RELATED U.S. APPLICATIONS
Not applicable.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not applicable.
REFERENCE TO MICROFICHE APPENDIX
Not applicable.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to freight equipment, and more particularly to a device which is designed to securely hold a cargo-locating rope.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
As illustrated in
FIG. 1
, a load of goods is carried on the deck
06
of a truck
05
such that the load is located by a rope “B” which is firmly held by a plurality of devices “A”. The devices “A” are mounted on the deck
06
such that they are raised above the surface of the deck
06
. As a result, the devices “A” are susceptible to damage by impact.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a cost-effective device which is designed to hold securely a cargo-locating rope in the course of freight and is free of the deficiency of the prior art device described above.
In keeping with the principle of the present invention, the foregoing objective of the present invention is attained by a device comprising a base, a top plate, and a rope-catching plate. The base is mounted in the deck of a truck or the like and is provided in the interior with a retaining slot in which the rope-catching plate is slidably located in conjunction with a plurality of springs and balls.


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