Patent ID: 7520706
Filing Date: 2009-04-21
Classification: B61D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle restraining system for restraining vehicles transported in a transport carrier, said system comprising at least one energy absorbing mechanism secured to said transport carrier, at least two adjustable connectors displaceably secured to said energy absorbing mechanism, a connector strut pivotally connected at one end to each of said adjustable connectors, said connector strut having at least one vehicle engagement suction cup at a free end thereof for securement at a predetermined surface location of a vehicle to be transported by said transport carrier, said connector strut having a vacuum pumping piston mechanism actuated by vehicle oscillation and displacement during transport, and said connector strut serving to transmit forces related to said oscillation and displacement into said energy absorbing mechanism and to transmit forces from said energy absorbing mechanism to restore vehicles to their original positions on support decks of the transport carrier.