Patent ID: 6238163
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A vehicle restraining device for engaging at least one wheel of a vehicle parked on a roadway disposed adjacent a structure and generally defining a plane, to prevent movement of the vehicle relative to the structure, the restraining device comprising:a locking assembly including a locking arm comprising a plate defining a distal and a proximal end relative to the structure, the plate being movable between a lowered position wherein the plate is disposed substantially parallel to the plane, and a fully raised position wherein the plate forms an acute angle with the plane, which angle faces toward the structure, the proximal end of the plate being spaced from the roadway and disposed adjacent the wheel and the distal end being disposed adjacent the roadway when the plate is in the fully raised position, the locking assembly also being movable toward and away from the structure; anda drive means operatively connected to the locking assembly to move the locking arm toward and away from the structure.