CA2053062C - Multidirectional bracing device - Google Patents

Abstract

A multidirectional bracing device comprising a first angle having a substantially flat connecting plate and a substantially flat supporting plate member with a plurality of throughgoing attachment holes oriented approximately perpendicular to the connecting plate and a bracing plate attached on the back surface of the connecting plate approximately perpendicular to the connecting plate so that the connecting plate and the bracing plate form mutually perpendicular bracing surfaces. The bracing plate may be part of a second angle piece which is welded to the connecting piece of the first angle piece.

Description

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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 ~
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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 .' '.,. , ' , ~ . , ,~,,, ,: , ~;3~2 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 , , ~ ; , , ;,, ~, .

,. 2n~?,~
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 , -- ~3 ---~,"J.

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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~ ~ i 3 ~ ;~ 2 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~

Claims (9)

1. A multidirectional bracing device comprising a first angle piece having a substantially flat connecting plate and a substantially flat supporting plate member with a plurality of throughgoing attachment holes, said supporting plate member being connected approximately perpendicular to said connecting plate and a second angle piece having another of said substantially flat connecting plates connected approximately perpendicular to another of said substantially flat supporting plates also having a plurality of throughgoing attachment holes, the lateral edges of one side of said second angle piece being attached to said connecting plate of said first angle piece so that said bracing device and said supporting plates sit flat on a flat surface.

2. The multidirectional bracing device according to claim 1 in which said connecting plates and said supporting plates are substantially rectangular.

3. The multidirectional bracing device according to claim 1 in which said first angle piece is attached to said second angle piece by welding.

4. A multidirectional bracing device comprising a first angle piece having a substantially flat connecting plate and a substantially flat supporting plate member with a plurality of throughgoing attachment holes, said supporting plate member being connected approximately perpendicular to said connecting plate and a bracing plate attached on the back surface of said connecting plate approximately perpendicular to said connecting plate so that said connecting plate and said bracing plate form mutually perpendicular bracing surfaces.

5. A multidirectional bracing device, comprising:

a) a first angle piece having a substantially flat connecting plate and a substantially flat supporting plate, said substantially flat supporting plate having a plurality of aligned throughgoing attachment holes, said substantially flat supporting plate being connected approximately perpendicular to said connecting plate; and b) a second angle piece having lateral edges and another of said substantially flat connecting plates connected approximately perpendicular to another of said substantially flat supporting plates, said another of said substantially flat supporting plates containing a plurality of aligned throughgoing attachment holes, said lateral edges of one side of said second angle piece being attached to said connecting plate of said first angle piece so that said supporting plates sit flat on a flat surface.

6. A multidirectional bracing device, comprising:

a) a first angle piece having a substantially flat first supporting plate containing a first plurality of aligned throughbores and a substantially flat first connecting plate formed substantially perpendicular to said substantially flat first supporting plate, said substantially flat first connecting plate having a back surface with an approximate center and being of one homogeneous piece with said substantially flat first supporting plate; and b) a second angle piece having a substantially flat second supporting plate containing a second plurality of aligned throughbores and a substantially flat second connecting plate formed substantially perpendicular to said substantially flat second supporting plate, said substantially flat second connecting plate having a lateral abutting edge and being of one homogeneous piece with said substantially flat second supporting plate, said lateral abutting edge of said second angle piece attached to said back surface of said substantially flat first connecting plate so that said substantially flat first supporting plate and said substantially flat second supporting plate sit flat on a flat surface and said substantially flat second connecting plate being substantially perpendicular to said substantially flat first connecting plate and disposed at said approximate center of said back surface of said substantially flat first connecting plate.

7. The multidirectional bracing device according to claim 5 in which at least one and no more than two pallets can be placed in the areas formed on either side of said substantially flat second connecting plate and said substantially flat first connecting plate.

8. The multidirectional bracing device according to claim 6 in which said connecting plates and said supporting plates are substantially rectangular.

9. The multidirectional bracing device according to claim 8 in which said first angle piece is attached to said second angle piece by welding.