Load restraining crossbar

Claim 1

For use in the cargo space of a vehicle the combination of: a. a channel-shaped guide having its web portion adapted for connection to and extension along a wall of said space. b. a slide movable along said guide and captive therein; c. a rail parallel with said guide and adapted to extend along an opposed wall of the space d. a pivot on said slide within the guide and having its axis transverse to the direction of slide movement and parallel with said web portion; e. a bar connected by said pivot to said slide so as to swing between a storage position in which it lies along said guide and an active position in which it extends between and is supported by the guide and the rail; f. a longitudinal series of bolt receiving apertures formed in the web portion of the guide and extending longitudinally therealong g. a series of bolt receiving apertures formed in the rail and extending longitudinally therealong; h. bolt members at each end of the bar, extending longitudinally therealong, one bolt yieldingly biased so as to enter an aligned aperture in the guide and the other bolt yieldingly biased so as to enter an aligned aperture in said rail when said bar is in active position; and i. actuator means whereby one of said bolts may be withdrawn against said bias from an aperture in which it has been received.