Patent ID: 8459916
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: B60P,B61D,B65D

Abstract:
1. A bracing system to restrain cargo against longitudinal movement within a cargo container of the type having opposing side walls, an opening at the rear of the cargo container between the opposing side walls, and a U-channel formed in each opposing side wall adjacent the opening so as to form two opposing, aligned, inwardly opening U-channels, the bracing system comprising: one or more bracing bars, each bracing bar having a first end, a second end, and a length to span the opening when positioned horizontally between the side walls; an end cap at the first end and an end cap at the second end of each bracing bar, each end cap having a channel section which provides an extension to fit into one of the opposing U-channels of the cargo container, the channel section being configured for a frictional fit in the U-channel to resist vertical displacement in the U-channel once the bracing bar, the end cap at the first end and the end cap at the second end is forced across the opening of the cargo container, with the channel section of each end cap in one of the opposing U-channels; and each end cap having a bar section formed to accommodate the first end or the second end of each bracing bar, the bar section being formed with a right-angled step wall configured to extend rearwardly of the channel section along one of the opposing side walls of the cargo container to transfer longitudinal load from the cargo onto one of the opposing side walls of the cargo container.