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lL T I D I REC, r I Cll\lAL E!F3f~ r-, EEV.J c. E
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The Fielr~ C!~ t~lt I~Vent~.C.~
~rhe inst~nt irlvt-!ntion rel.~te~ to a de\ ire fc,r
5 ser~rinrJ a pallet~ a skid r.r ,~ r~r~ t~, a ~-l~~t t3ed c~f a
tr ut~ railr-c,acl car or the li~e.
~he F.~ackqr-c,und r,~ the Invention
C~rgc, cc.ntainer ~; ~r-e o-Ften transpor-tr..?d by tr-llck and
by railrc,acl c~r-. They r~re secur-ed c,n the tlat ~ecl r,f the
lCt tr~c k c~r r~ilrc,.~ci car o t~ a p a 11e t fc,r e~amF31e~ rh i ~ .
methc,d reg~ir-es secu~-ing the p~llets both ag~inst: t3c~th
l.~teral anri lc,ngit~.~dirlal tc,l-res. Curr-ently thi~; is dcrle
tty att.~ching a grr.up c:,~i 2~45 to the ~lat be~l by n~ils
~c,r e~an)ple. Each 2x~ preventri ei ther later c~l movement
cr lcl~gitudine~l mc,vement l~ut nc,t br,th dr.!pending r.~r~ itF~
orient~tic,n~
I t i5 an clh3ect cf t;he preC...ent i.nventirln tc prcvi.~le
a device fr.r securlng a pallet~ ~3kid c-r- rarl: cn the flat
b~?d c,f a truck cr the 1ike vehicle ~hich simultanec~us1y
prevent~ lateral and lc~ngitu~ii.na1 mc,tion.
Ik is a1sr ~n cbject cf the instant inventicn tc~
pr-c.vide an ecr.nc.mically--matie d~.i?vice~ fclr set:ur-iny a
pallrat~ ~:id c.r rar.k c.n -the flr~1 he(i (If a tr~ck whi.ch i.5
c-.imp1e tc. use anci c;im~.lltanec.us1y prevents bclth lc~teral
and longit~ldi.nal mc~vement~
lC~ It i5 ancther- c~bject c,f the present inventicln tc
prc,vide a device securiny ca pallet~ rac~ and/cr skid tc,
the t-lat bed c.F a tr~ci~ ~r railrc.ad car and prevt~nting
t~c,th lcngituclinal and later-al m(:.vement which mcay be
eac;ily cletc~c:hed antl reattached h-m- u~rie wikh a diFterent
cc.n-Figuratir.n cf palletc;. rackcs andJcr s~ids fc.r a
different grc.up c-F cargc ccnt~iner~
Sl.IIvlI~ F.Y C~ I I IE lI~I~JE:I~I I :~I:~'I
~ cccIrriing tc the prec-Jer,t inventicn ~
multidirectir,n.tl brac:irIg devirr? c.(:~mpri..~r.~!7 .?. f.irst .~ng1e
piecr h.3ving c3 s~hst.3nti.c-tl].y ~ tt cc~nr-ectirty plc3tr-~
S and a ~-ubst.~ntic.~].ly tlat C.iupprrting pl.-tte h.tving a
plurc31i ty r:.f thrc.~Ighgc.ing attachment: hr.lec; criented
ap pr r ~: i m..t te ]. y p er p r nd i c u 1 a r- t c the c c nnec t i ncl p l at e r-tnd
a C.;ecr:nri c-tngle F~iec:e hc~virl(3 tnctber c.(.Ibc~t-.c3nti3:11y
~flc3t ccnn--~cting pLr..~t:e rrnnect;ecI .~F3prc::im..tLr.~:Ly
1~ per-penrlir. ~l.-tr tc c.~nNther c~bstantially -Flc~t suppcrting
~ plate which ~31-;cI has a pl~ral.i ty rIf thrr,uyhgr~ing
.~ttL-tchment hc.~les~ The l.-tter-al eclge~7 c~f c~ne side of the
c7ecr~nd c3r)gle pierr.-~ .-tre c3ttc3c,hed tc tI7r.~ ccnnecting
plate r:f t,he fir--7t angle 5C~ that the L~racing device
15 c-tnd tthR s~ppc~rting p1c-ttec; sit flRt crt 3 flc-tt st~r~.-tce
~ ch c~5 the f la t bed c~f n truck ~
.
In 3ncther r.-mL-3crJiment c-F t,he invRntir..n th~? t3r.3ci~?cJ
device ccmprises a ;ir-~t angle piece ,hc~ving ~t
s~b.~tc~ntially flat ccnnerting F31.~tr? ctncl a ~~7llbstar)tially
2C~ flak ~-~Ippclrting plate ~h.3ving a p].~r~31ity cIf thrr.~.~cJhgr-incJ
a t tac,hment hc~ l r 5 cc nnec te~i ~pprc ~: i mate l y perpend i c ~l l ar
trI t,he ccnnectinr3 platt- an(:~ I br-L-.~cincJ pla,Le attc-tched tt
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r ight angles apprc.~i.mate:ly -t(:~ the b acl s~.lrfac:r! clf the
cc:nnecting p:late sc. tibat t;he rclnnr.?cting plate arld the
bracing plate fclrm mutually per-pendiculclr br-.~r..ing
sur-face. .. CIF ccur~.e thi.s hracing plate carl be prc.vicieci
5 by twcl angle pieces placed h~ck--t~ back I~Jhc-se b~ses
arle attarhed tc. the bac~: urFace c.~ the c~.nr1ectinc
r-~ 1ate .
f~ll attachment;7 mentic.ned above may be n~ade by
welding. ~11 fr-ee r-~clr.J--s clf thl brac inrJ cievic e may be
10 rc.undr.?d fc.r safety. A15c the ccnnecting p i.cates and the
sl.lppc.rting p i.ates are aciv.?ntagc?c.c~sly r-ectarlgular~
Thr.? ml~lticJi.l-ecticrlal br-a( incJ cievir.c? may t)e eac~ily ,.
and quic~ly nailed ln pl.--.lre with dc.ut:11e--l-leaded nail; tc
~ flat br*d c.f a tr-ur~ tc. hc.ld .~ pallet;~ rac~ cr skid in
L5 place. Quick remNval c.f the bracinq device~ can be made
beca~lse L~ claw hammer c:an l~e used tc- remc.ve the dcuble- ~
headed nai ls~ :
DETA :rL ED ~ESCRIF~T :r C)N C~l: Tl-~E DR~WII'~C~ FIGUF:ES
FigLIr-e 1 is per~pectlve view c,f a grc,llp c,f carc~c~
c(:nt,tirlers c,n pftllets c.n a tr-uck held in p].~.tce by ft
plclrality c.-F mclltidi)-ecti.r.n.ll br-acing r1t-vi(.:e~, acc(:.rcii.ng
5 tc~ the invelltic:n~
Fi911re 2 i5 ~?~ ClltaWe.ty ~.;eCtiOnftl Vi~ cl-F f..t
m~ltidirectic,nal ~racing devict? ac(ctrtiing tc. tht* pre.~ient
inVentiC!n 5hc,wirt9 hclh it is attached to the ~lat bed
with f.~ dc,uble-headed nail.
lC) Figclr-e 3 i~~ a perC;pe(-tivr.~ view clf t.,ne embtldimellt c~f
ft m~lltidirecti~.rlal bracing devi(e accc~rdirlg the present
inventi~n.
Figllre 4 is a tc,p plan view c,f anc.,trler- en~bc~diment
c,~ the m~.lltidirt?cticlnal bracing dev:i.(-e at:c~c~rding tc~ tht?
instant inventicln.
Fig~re ~e-; ir~ ft tc,p plftrl view cl-F the m~lltidirecticlnal
cbracinl3 device c~f r i9~ ~ actint3 tc~ hrace a p..tl let~
I~ET~ EV DE~CR:[FTlr:)N C)l:- THE I~l~'ENTION
~ perspective view c:.f Clne emt)c~dinlent c~-f the
multidirectir.nat bracirlg device :lC) is shclwn in rigurr.~ 3.
The brr-.cing devicr-! lC) cc.mprir;erii. t~r angle piecer.-. lZ
arld .l4 whi.ch ~-~re attacl-led tc.yetherl aclvantac3eously by
welding~ The firt ar1g].e pi.ece ~.2 has; a flat
r;uppcrting plate 1~2i anrl a ;lat r.-cnnf.~cting plate 12
apprc~imately perpenciiculr~r tc e.-~ch rthr-.-r- and the seccnci
;~nyl~a piece 14 siimilarly has a suppclr-ting plate 14
11) anci a cc~nnecting plate 14" rapprc.~imately perper-dicu]:ar
tc.. each cther. The riecc~ncd angle piece 14 witth the
tlrat cc.nnecting plate 14 i5 attacheci at its lr~t;eral
abutting eclge 19 with the bac.k r--.ur-t~ce 25 c.F the Flat
c-cn~-lrcting plate 12" :icl that thr ccnnectiny plate 14" i5
apprr.l~:.imately perpendir..c.llar tc the cc.nnecting plate 12".
Similarly the flat s~lpprlrting plaite ~ i.s attached tc.l
t;he lcwer back surFt~ce 25 ct the cc.nner.:tiny plrate lr.~" 5CI
that bc.~th the s~ppc,rting plt~te 12~ -~nd thr* s~lppc-rting
plate 14i' sit -Flat cn the Flat beci 3 when thr*y are plt~ce
2CI c~n it c.r cln t~ny c.ther flat s~.lr~t-~ce and 14" anri 12" .
The bracing device 11) thuri Fcrmc; mutually pr.~rpenclic~.llar
vertict~l brarirlc~ ~uriace~i fcr lc.nc3it-lclinal anr.l l~teral
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bl-acin(3~
A plllrality clf al;ta(hment hrles 17 fclr an attaching
me.~ns are prcvicied in the flat sLlppclrting plates 14~ and
12~ c~f the embclrJiment clf the bracing device 10 shc~wn in
5 Fig~re ~ Tbe attt~ching mean~ i5 advanvagec,usly a
double-head nail 23 shcwn in Figl~re 2 in the attachment
hcle 17~ Thus the bracing device lC) can be qc~ickly
se~ured in pclsiticn on the flat bed --J made clf wclcd by
driving t;he ~ c~ble-hr*acied nailt; ~J irl the .~ttt~chment;
tc) hcles 17. On the othrr hand chr dc~ble-head nails 2~ car7
be q~ickly remcved by a claw hammer ~hen mcving the
brar:ing device ll:1 fclr ~nlc.~ding .~nd mcvincl the Fallets
is desired.
~ncther embc~diment cf the m~lti(iirectic~nal bl-acing
clevice 10 i5 thCIWn in Fig. ~ In thi~3 e~:ample a ~ingle
bracing plate 15 prc~trL~des apprrl~:imately perpendjc~lar
tc tthe ccnnecting plate 12" cf an angle piece 12
fron~ its bt~ck s~rFace 2S~ The .~ngle piece 12 ~lsr
has a suppcr-ting plate 12~ with a pl~rality rf
al;tachment hrJles lrJ which is Fer-pendic~lar tr~ the
cc~nnecting plate 12~ This bracincJ clevice 10 is
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attach~sd hy n.~ ; 23 t:eir1g h-Immered intrJ al~t.~chment
t-cles 17. Thi~; em~cclimer~t cf the m~.Iltidire~ ticr~l
cbr~cing device 1~-) m.~y t~e ec~!~ily m.~de with three c?ngle
p i ece. . .~ J. thc~ gh c In l y r.Ine c~ f t;hese c~ng 1 e p i eces
5 12 is shcIwn in Fig. 4. TWCI angle pieces c.~n be
welded to the t~t~ck s-Irft~ce Z5 cf the cc~nnecting
pl~te 12 tc Fr!rm the prcltr~ ding brc~cing pl..~te 15.
Unlike the prr.-!vic~LIs embc~diment ther-e i~ nc br ttcIm member
rn cne 'iitie ~If the ccnr~ectinrJ pl-~t f.~ 12 '.
1I) Fiyur-e 5 shcIws the multirJir~ectir.Inal brRcing device
lC) in cper-~tic~ hclcIing ~ pRllr.t 8 in pl;~ce Rlthc~ugh the
dCIllt)le--het~ded nc~i l5 23 h(~ve been r~n~it terJ frcm thr
FigL~re. The ccrner of the p~llr.-t 8 fitt.; in the ccrner
r.f the brc~cing devire ll:~ for-Illed t1y the ccInnrc_l;ing plt~te
.t~ 12" and the rcnnecting pl~~te 14". The br.~cinl3 .~ct.ic~n c~f
the br-ac ing device lCI i5 i i. lI.lstrc~tF.~d by l;he t~rrr.,w~, rl5
be i ng bo th 1 ~ter.~ 1 Rnd 1 r..nrJ i tLld i na 1 .
FicJur-e 1 ~hcIws 1~cLIr- br-~c ir~g cIe.vi~-e~3 lC) hrIldinrJ the
pt~llets 8 in plc~ce t:~y eng~ging ~ncI hrldin~.~ the
21) cr.. ,rners c f these pt~llett; 8. The.. ~e fcur brc~cing devices :~
lC) ht~ve t.~r.en r~~pidly nt~iled in plc~ce with the dc~Ible- :;
het?~decl nc~ . 23~ Other .~ttachn~ent dFvj.cr-s mt~y t~e
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nr.~ce~3r;~r-y ~nrl h.-,ve rlr. t t!rlP~I illustrr.,tPr:l I~rr- t;implicity~
L:ln the r th~ar hr-.~r,d when the c-~r 9CI cr nt~~irl~r*r.r; 7 ~rr-~ tc be
r emcverl the br.~cing ~ vice-~ ;l m~lst: be remclvecl by
r-~pidly p~l.ling the dr.-.lb:le~-hr-.~ê7rieci n~ilr-- r~ t with ~ cl~w
h.7mnler~
The frr-.~e edgr.~ rnf thr. ~re7cirl9 device Zl m~y be
rr unded to r-ed~ce cl~1;c; ~nri other in j~ r ies~
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It wi11 be clr-,ders3tc,~,d that eacl-l clf the elements
rJescrib~-cl abc~ve~ clr twc, r~r~ more tc~gethel~~ may i~ll5C' firlCi
a usetc~l applicatic,n in r.,ther devicrs differ-ing frclm the
I;ype of devite desicr-iclecl abclve~
S The inVentiCIn i5 nc,t intended tc be lirnited tc, the
details pr-cl~ided abc~,e and it will be ~Inderstc,c~d thii~t
varir~uC~ clmi~sic,n~3~ mc,diticatic.nsy s3ubc3titutirlns3 and '~
r:hanrlec3 in the fc,r/llc3 and rJe-ti~i 15 c,f the device
illustrateri and in i t6 c~peratic~n ~i?,n be m~rJe b~y thrlc,e
1~:) sl~illE?d in the art withc~ut clepar~ing in any way 1rc"n the
s,pir-it rlt l;he presient inventic~n.
Wi thc,ut Fc~r~ther analyc3is~ the fclregc,irlg wi 11 sc~
il-ully re~eal the c3ic.t c,~ t,he pr-ecient inventicln that
c,thers can~ by applyinr~ c~lr-rent knc,wledge~ rt~i~dily ad~pt
it fc,r varic~ 3 applicatic,ns withcl~t c~mittinrJ feat~lre~3
thi~t~ frc,m the sti~ndpc,int c,f the pric~r art~ f~irly
cc~nstit~te essential ch~racteristics clf the ~ener1c clr
specific aspectci clf this, invention~
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