Motor vehicle cargo restraint system
First Claim
1. A motor vehicle cargo restraint system comprising at least one rail adapted to be fastened to a cargo carrying region of a motor vehicle, said rail having a longitudinally extending channel and a plurality of first latching means located on opposite sides of said channel in laterally aligned pairs at spaced positions along the length of said channel, at least one cargo tie-down loop adapted to receive a cargo restraining line, said tie-down loop having second latching means adapted to be received through said channel and then by manual pushing on and then partial turning of said tie-down loop and then manual positioning of said tie-down loop along said rail be selectively located opposite said pairs of said first latching means, and said second latching means being further adapted on manual release of said tie-down loop to engage with a selected pair of said first latching means to firmly latch and lock said tie-down loop to said rail in one of a plurality of selectable tie-down loop positions located along said rail.
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Abstract
A motor vehicle cargo restraint system has manually operated tie-down loops that are easily latched and locked to rails fastened to the vehicle structure adjoining a cargo space on the vehicle. The tie-down loops are latchable and lockable to the rails in a plurality of locations spaced along the rails. The number of tie-down loops and rails and the orientation of the rails may be varied according to the particular cargo space and the cargo restraint desired.
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5 Claims
- 1. A motor vehicle cargo restraint system comprising at least one rail adapted to be fastened to a cargo carrying region of a motor vehicle, said rail having a longitudinally extending channel and a plurality of first latching means located on opposite sides of said channel in laterally aligned pairs at spaced positions along the length of said channel, at least one cargo tie-down loop adapted to receive a cargo restraining line, said tie-down loop having second latching means adapted to be received through said channel and then by manual pushing on and then partial turning of said tie-down loop and then manual positioning of said tie-down loop along said rail be selectively located opposite said pairs of said first latching means, and said second latching means being further adapted on manual release of said tie-down loop to engage with a selected pair of said first latching means to firmly latch and lock said tie-down loop to said rail in one of a plurality of selectable tie-down loop positions located along said rail.
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