Patent ID: 6146068
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: B60P,B61D

Abstract:
A frame assembly for shipment of dunnage comprising:a frame having means for supporting dunnage,a bar and latch arrangement for releasably securing the dunnage in said supporting means,said bar and latch arrangement comprising a bar,bar mounting means mounting said bar on said frame for movement in a direction toward the dunnage in said frame to a position retaining the dunnage in said frame,a latch comprising a latch bolt,latch bolt mounting means mounting said latch bolt on said bar for movement from a retracted to an extended position, anda rack mounted on said frame adjacent to said latch bolt when said bar is in the dunnage retaining position,said rack having a plurality of teeth aligned in the direction of bar movement with spaces between said teeth,said latch bolt being engageable in any of the spaces between said teeth when said latch bolt is in its extended position to hold said bar in the dunnage retaining position,wherein said supporting means is adapted to support dunnage in the form of flat panels in laterally spaced generally vertical positions, and said bar extends horizontally and is mounted on said frame by said bar mounting means for swinging movement about a horizontal axis in the direction toward the panels.