Patent ID: 8162576

Claim:
A cargo bar comprising: a toothed rod having a series of slant teeth; a ratchet actuator being movably penetrated through by the toothed rod, comprising: a carriage; a wrench bar, pivotally linked in the carriage with a second shaft, and provided with a handle; a main pawl, pivotally linked to the wrench bar with a first shaft, wherein a free end of the main pawl engages with one of the teeth; an auxiliary pawl, pivotally linked to the wrench bar concurrently with the second shaft, wherein a free end of the auxiliary pawl engages with one of the teeth; an elastic member disposed between the main pawl and the auxiliary pawl; and a release key, movably penetrating the carriage, formed with a shank and a stick, and being capable of rotating to an ineffective position and a release position, wherein the stick is located between the auxiliary pawl and the toothed rod, when the release key is rotated at the ineffective position, the release key is out of contact with the toothed rod and the auxiliary pawl, and when the release key is rotated to the release position, the stick elevates the auxiliary pawl to withdraw from the teeth of the toothed rod and the main pawl is concurrently elevated to withdraw from the teeth by the elastic member.