US4664582A
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Truck restraint system
Assignee: Mahaffy Materials Handling Ltd
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Filing: 1986-04-14
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Granted: 1987-05-12
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Expires: 2006-04-14
Abstract
Abstract A restraining device for securing a parked vehicle to an adjacent structure. The device comprises a base plate having a first and a second end, the base plate being adapted to be rigidly secured to the adjacent structure so as to have its longitudinal axis oriented in a substantially vertical plane. A carriage plate slidably engages the base plate for longitudinal travel therealong between the first and second ends of the base plate. A drive cylinder is attached to the base plate and to the carriage plate for effecting the longitudinal travel of the carriage plate. A hooking member is pivotally mounted on the carriage plate so as to be movable between a stored orientation substantially parallel to the base plate and an operative orientation substantially perpendicular to the base plate. A housing is mounted on the base plate and adapted to repeatably guide the hooking member from the stored orientation to the operative orientation upon travel of the carriage plate between said first and said second ends, respectively.
Inventors
- 👤 Ralph W. Edmeads
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 17:28
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G69/00; B65G69/003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A restraining device for securement of a parked vehicle to an adjacent structure, said device comprising: a base plate having a first and a second end, said base plate being adapted to be rigidly secured to said adjacent structure so as to have its longitudinal axis oriented in a substantially vertical plane; a carriage means slidably engaging said base plate for longitudinal travel therealong between said first and second ends; a drive neans attached to the base plate and to the carriage means for effecting said longitudinal travel of the carriage means; a hooking member pivotally mounted on the carriage means so as to be movable between a stored orientation substantially parallel to the base plate and an operative orientation substantially perpendicular to the base plate; and a housing means mounted on the base plate and adapted to repeatably guide the hooking member from said stored orientation to said operative orientation upon travel of the carriage means between said first and said second ends, respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A restraining device for securement of a parked vehicle to an adjacent structure, said device comprising: a base plate having a first and a second end, said base plate being adapted to be rigidly secured to said adjacent structure so as to have its longitudinal axis oriented in a substantially vertical plane; a carriage means slidably engaging said base plate for longitudinal travel therealong between said first and second ends; a drive neans attached to the base plate and to the carriage means for effecting said longitudinal travel of the carriage means; a hooking member pivotally mounted on the carriage means so as to be movable between a stored orientation substantially parallel to the base plate and an operative orientation substantially perpendicular to the base plate; and a housing means mounted on the base plate and adapted to repeatably guide the hooking member from said stored orientation to said operative orientation upon travel of the carriage means between said first and said second ends, respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein said housing means is adapted to guide said hooking member by means of a substantially longitudinal opening coalescing adjacent the first end with an angled opening extending therefrom, through which openings the hooking member protrudes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device according to claim 2 wherein said drive means is a pneumatic drive cylinder.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device according to claim 2 wherein said drive means is a hydraulic drive cylinder.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device according to claim 2 wherein said drive means is an electric motor in combination with a mechanical gear drive system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein a first switch means is provided, said switch means being interconnected with an electric light signalling system adapted to indicate securement of the parked vehicle.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
A device according to claim 6 wherein said switch means is activated by the movement of a signal bar pivotally mounted on the hooking member so as to be depressed upon frictional contact of the parked vehicle with the signal bar upon longitudinal travel of the carriage means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
70 words
A device according to claim 7 wherein the switch means is mounted on the base plate and, when the hooking member is in the operative orientation, the signal bar activates the switch means through the agency of a control bar pivotally mounted on the base plate so as to transmit said movement of the signal bar to the switch means at any position of longitudinal travel of the carriage means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device according to claim 8 wherein a second switch means is interconnected with the light signalling system to indicate positioning of the hooking member in the stored orientation.
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