Patent ID: 6309165
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: B65D,B65G

Abstract:
A restraint for limiting the movement of a swap body in a parked position, the swap body having a length extending along a longitudinal direction and a width extending along a lateral direction, the swap body having a container with at least one leg that is repositionable from a downwardly extended position to a stowed position for traveling, when in the downwardly extended position, the leg being adapted to rest upon a driveway to support the container above the driveway in the parked position, the restraint comprising:a brace selectively positionable to a retracted position and an engaged position,an anchor point adapted to be spaced apart from the swap body and adapted to couple the brace to the driveway, andan engagement end disposed on the brace, the brace extending generally linearly from the anchor point to the engagement end, the engagement end adapted to engage the at least one leg when the brace is in the engaged position, the engagement end being adapted to be spaced apart from the at least one leg when the brace is in the retracted position.