Low profile equipment/cargo deck clamp

Details Low profile equipment/cargo deck clamp Low profile equipment/cargo deck clamp

1990-01-16

1991-03-19

Oberleitner, Robert J.

Freight accommodation on freight carrier

Load bearer accommodation

Retainer

24287, 24683, 4034081, 410 84, B63B 2524

Patent

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050006347

ABSTRACT:
A low profile deck clamp and cargo or deck equipment anchoring system which tilizes a removable, keyed deck clamp in association with equipment or cargo entity-provided attachment flanges, and also with preexisting deck sockets formerly used with other known prior art tie-down systems. The clamp in a more preferred form has a horizontal planar slotted body member disposed above deck, and a double offset unique key portion which downwardly depends from its forward end as a generally below-deck portion. Attachment flanges are initially or subsequently formed to the base of each cargo or equipment entity. An angular form of attachment flange with a planar base portion disposed parallel upon the deck, is provided with adjacently disposed key-passable clearance holes and a plurality of strategically placed threaded holes to manually and collectively cooperate with the deck sockets, the clamp's keyed portion and a plurality of anchoring bolts passing through the slots of the clamp's planar body member. In an alternate embodiment in which the below deck key portion is essentially the same, the above deck body portion is non planar, upright and rectangular in form with transverse mounting apertures through the opposed flat vertical faces, for bolting directly to cargo or equipment items having only vertically disposed attachment flanges engaging the deck. Both forms aptly provide a low profile cargo securing system in lieu of more space consuming cable tie down systems of the prior art.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3592495 (1971-07-01), Fisher
patent: 4129395 (1978-12-01), Theurer
patent: 4537539 (1985-08-01), Borchart
patent: 4645392 (1987-02-01), Takaguchi
patent: 4768906 (1988-09-01), Gerhard

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