APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RESTRAINING AN OBJECT IN A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An apparatus for restraining an object in a vehicle, comprising:
- a frame mounted within the vehicle, the frame having a first end and a second end opposite the first end,a clamp member movably mounted to the frame and movable relative to the frame under quasi-static conditions to allow the object to be received between, and removed from between, the clamp member and the second end of the frame, anda blocking member movably mounted to the frame and configured to move relative to the frame under dynamic loading conditions to a position that blocks movement of the clamp member sufficiently to retain the object between the clamp member and the second end of the frame under the dynamic loading conditions.
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Abstract
An apparatus for restraining an object in a vehicle may have a frame mounted within the vehicle, a clamp member movably mounted to the frame and a blocking member movably mounted to the frame. The frame may have a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The clamp member may be movable relative to the frame under quasi-static conditions to allow the object to be received between, and removed from between, the clamp member and the second end of the frame. The blocking member may be configured to move relative to the frame under dynamic loading conditions to a position that blocks movement of the clamp member sufficiently to retain the object between the clamp member and the second end of the frame under the dynamic loading conditions.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for restraining an object in a vehicle, comprising:
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a frame mounted within the vehicle, the frame having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a clamp member movably mounted to the frame and movable relative to the frame under quasi-static conditions to allow the object to be received between, and removed from between, the clamp member and the second end of the frame, and a blocking member movably mounted to the frame and configured to move relative to the frame under dynamic loading conditions to a position that blocks movement of the clamp member sufficiently to retain the object between the clamp member and the second end of the frame under the dynamic loading conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of restraining an object in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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providing a frame having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, movably mounting a clamp member to the frame, mounting the frame within the vehicle, placing one end of the object in contact with the second end of the frame and then forcing an opposite end of the object against the clamp member to move the clamp member and the object together into a position in which the object is trapped between the clamp member and the second end of the frame, and movably mounting a blocking member to the frame such that the blocking member moves under dynamic loading conditions to a position that blocks movement of the clamp member sufficiently to retain the object between the clamp member and the second end of the frame under the dynamic loading conditions. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification