Tie-down method for vehicle transporter

Details Tie-down method for vehicle transporter Tie-down method for vehicle transporter

1996-06-05

1998-05-05

Gordon, Stephen

Freight accommodation on freight carrier

Particular article accommodation

Wheeled vehicle

410 7, 410 10, 410 19, 410 23, B60D 708

Patent

active

057465541

ABSTRACT:
A tie-down method for securing a vehicle to a longitudinally-extending elongate vehicle transporter utilizes a vehicle support assembly and at least four securement devices associated with the vehicle support assembly and attachable to the vehicle. A respective tension member portion is interconnected with a respective one of each of the four securement devices. Each tension member portion is capable of exerting a pull-down force on a respective one of the securement devices. A tension-applying mechanism is interconnected with each tension member portion to adjust the pull-down force on each of the securement devices. A tension-equalizing mechanism is interconnected with each tension member portion and is capable of automatically substantially equally distributing tension applied by the tension-applying mechanism among each tension member portion, to substantially equalize the pull-down force automatically with respect to the four securement devices. A tension-limiting mechanism is interconnected with the tension-applying mechanism and is capable automatically of limiting the pull-down force exerted by the tension member to a predetermined amount.

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Photographs of Japanese tie-down systems for vehicle transporters (1994), 20 pages.

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