Cargo securement device

专利名称：Cargo securement device发明人：Stanislaw Synowiec,Emil J. Hlinsky申请号：US06/252829申请日：19810410公开号：US04382734A公开日：19830510

摘要：A container pedestal for supporting and securing a cargo container having acatch opening on a vehicle such as a rail car. The pedestal includes a base defining aplatform for supporting the container. A pivotal latch lever is biased by a spring into alatched position wherein a latching nose on the lever registers with a latch recess in thecontainer. The latch nose is contacted by the container for pivoting the latch lever fromthe latched to a released position when the container is raised or lowered. The latchlever is mounted for vertical movement as well as pivotal movement, and interfacinglocking surfaces are provided on the latch lever and on the pedestal base for preventingpivotal movement of the latch lever out of the latched position when the latch lever is inan upper position. The spring biases the latch lever upwardly to maintain the lockingsurfaces normally in engagement so that, when the latch lever is in its upper position, thecontainer cannot pivot the latch lever. If a container is lowered into the pedestal with thelatch lever in the upper position, the container moves the latch lever downwardly toseparate the locking surfaces and permit the latch lever to pivot to the released positionfor automatic loading of the container. A cam is selectively operable to hold the latchlever in its lower position wherein the locking surfaces are separated and the latch levercan be pivoted by upward or downward movement of a container. A line contact between

the latch lever and the spring provides a uniform spring lever arm length.

申请人：MACLEAN-FOGG COMPANY

代理机构：Mason, Kolehmainen, Rathburn & Wyss

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