Patent ID: 6533513
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: B60P,B61D

Abstract:
A device for securing to a surface of a container for engaging an elongated support member to restrain cargo within the container, the device comprising:(a) a receptacle defining a cavity for receiving an end of the elongated support member; and (b) a pair of lateral flaps associated with and disposed about the receptacle for engaging the surface; wherein the receptacle includes:(i) a pair of opposed first walls defining the cavity for engaging the elongated support member, a base of each of the first walls being integral with a respective lateral flap; (ii) a pair of opposed second walls disposed between the pair of first walls, the pair of second walls extending generally parallel to the first walls, the pair of second walls defining a channel therebetween; and (iii) a pair of engaging surfaces also defining the cavity for engaging the end of the elongated support member, the engaging surfaces being disposed between the first walls and extending generally perpendicular to the first and second walls, each engaging surface interconnecting one of the first walls with a top of a respective second wall such that the first walls extend beyond the second walls.