Patent ID: 7922246

Claim:
An apparatus for restraining an object, comprising: a frame having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the frame defining at least one channel therein, a clamp member movably mounted to the frame and movable relative to the frame under quasi-static conditions to allow the object to be received between, and removed from between, the clamp member and the second end of the frame, the clamp member having at least one protrusion that extends into the at least one channel defined by the frame such that the at least one protrusion travels along the at least one channel when the clamp member moves relative to the frame, and a blocking member movably mounted to the frame and movable relative to the frame under dynamic loading conditions to a position that blocks movement of the clamp member sufficiently to retain the object between the clamp member and the second end of the frame under the dynamic loading conditions, the blocking member blocking movement of the clamp member relative to the frame by extending at least partially across the at least one channel under the dynamic loading conditions to provide a barrier to travel of the at least one protrusion in at least one direction of travel of the at least one protrusion along the at least one channel, wherein the quasi-static conditions are defined as conditions under which any movement of the blocking member does not block movement of the clamp member, and wherein the dynamic loading conditions are defined as conditions under which inertial forces are directed outwardly away from the frame in a direction toward the object positioned within the apparatus.