Freight accommodation on freight carrier – Load bearer accommodation – Retainer
Patent
1997-07-22
1999-03-02
Gordon, Stephen T.
Freight accommodation on freight carrier
Load bearer accommodation
Retainer
410 2, 410 69, 410 86, 2804141, B60P 708
Patent
active
058761667
ABSTRACT:
A latching mechanism for attachment to a boat trailer and for securely latching onto the U-bolt typically found on a boat bow includes an integral weldment providing a pair of oppositely-disposed side plates and a cooperating support plate positioned therebetween. Assembled to the side plates are a pair of alignment cones which help to guide and direct the bow of the boat and in particular the U-bolt into the latching mechanism. The support plate defines a receiving channel having a closed base and an open entrance. A pair of spring-biased latching jaws are pivotally attached to the support plate on opposite sides of the receiving channel and are normally positioned in a closed and latching condition. Each latching jaw includes a tip portion and the two tip portions are oriented so as to extend inwardly toward each other and across the open end of the receiving channel. As the U-bolt moves into the open end of the channel and pushes against the tip portions, the latching jaws spring open, allowing the U-bolt to position itself within the receiving channel. At this point the latching jaws close back and prevent the U-bolt from exiting the receiving channel. In order to free the U-bolt from the latching mechanism, a release member is provided which is manually pushed in between the two latching jaws to separate those jaws and allow removal of the U-bolt.
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