Patent ID: 7150361

Claim:
A restraining cable and rack system, comprising: a continuous rod forming a material-bay divider having an “M” shape, said divider in combination with a rack system for mounting to a backing brace or wall and providing for lateral containment of a vertical stand of materials in said rack system; wherein said rack system comprises a plurality of horizontally disposed lateral beams extending between a plurality of vertical uprights, thereby defining a bay for storing a vertical stand of materials; beam anchors in the form of brackets disposed at the ends of the “M” shaped divider, wherein said anchors are adapted to attach said divider to the lateral beams of the rack; said divider further comprising at least two frontal lobes defining the forward most portion of the divider; a vertical bar attached to said frontal lobes of the material-bay divider; a sequence of slots and holes defining a series of anchor points disposed along the vertical bar, wherein said anchor points provide for a variety of restraining cable height adjustments to control spillage of said vertical stand of materials; and a restraining cable having an attachment means, said cable spanning a bay within said rack, wherein said cable is adapted to pass through said slots for attachment to the series of anchor points.