Patent ID: 8496205

Claim:
A cargo load restraint for preventing vertical movement of a pallet type cargo load during air transport comprising, in combination: a base member having a lower connecting portion and an upper mounting portion spaced from said connecting portion, said upper mounting portion having an upper support surface; a lower pivot member pivotally mounted on said upper mounting portion adjacent said upper surface thereof for limited pivotal movement about a first axis relative to said upper mounting portion of said base member between a cargo restraint position and a retracted position, said first axis substantially perpendicular to said upper support surface of said base member; a lower pivot post extending through said lower pivot member and through said upper mounting portion of said base member and aligned with said first axis for providing said limited pivotal movement of said lower pivot member; an upper pivot member pivotally mounted on said lower pivot member for limited pivotal movement about a second axis in a second pivot direction opposite said first pivot direction, said second axis spaced from said first axis and substantially parallel thereto, said upper pivot member having a load restraint position and a retracted position and pivotally movable relative to said lower pivot member about said second axis between said load restraint position and said retracted position, and movable in said load restraint position with said lower pivot member for pivotal movement of said lower pivot member from said cargo restraint position to said retracted position; an upper pivot post extending through said upper pivot member and through said lower pivot member and free of engagement with said upper support surface of said base member, said upper pivot post aligned with said second axis for providing pivotal movement of said upper pivot member about said second axis between said load restraint position and said retracted position relative to said lower pivot member for said lower pivot member in said cargo restraint position thereof; said upper pivot member having a cargo load engaging portion extending to regions external said lower pivot member and said base member for said upper pivot member in said load restraint position, said cargo load engaging portion overlying said lower pivot member and said upper support surface for said upper pivot member in said retracted position thereof; and, said upper pivot member movable in said load restraint position thereof with said lower pivot member for movement of said lower pivot member between said cargo restraint position and said retracted position thereof.