Cylinder transporting stabilizer

Claim 1

A stabilizing device for horizontally transporting cylinders, or the like, comprising: a pair of angle iron chocks disposed in spaced-apart relation adjacent the respective lateral side limit of a cylinder to be stabilized, each chock of said pair of chocks being characterized by a pair of substantially equal width and length flanges disposed in right angular relation, one flange of said pair of flanges of each chock being horizontally disposed and in confronting relation with the companion flange on the opposite chock; a length of belting material extending between said pair of chocks beneath the cylinder for preventing separating movement of the chocks relative to each other or the cylinder; and, loop means on said chocks transversely spanning the belting material for inducing friction gripping contact between the chocks and the representive end portions of said belting material, said loop means comprising a plurality of U-shaped rod-like loops each connected at their respective ends with opposite marginal edge portions of the respective chock of said pair of chocks, at least one said loop substantially bisecting the right angle, at least two said loops disposed in vertically spaced relation adjacent the upper limit of the chock upright flange.