Freight accommodation on freight carrier inventions 07/08

20080181742 - Woven bracing for intermodal transport: A load bracing system and method for securing cargo within a transport container such as intermodal containers which incorporates woven polyethylene load restraining strips and load shifting devices such as dunnage bags. The load restraining strips are adapted to be banded around an unconfined end of the cargo while the... Agent: David I. Roche Baker & Mckenzie LLP

20080181743 - Modular adjustable load stabilizer method and apparatus: A method and apparatus for stabilizing cargo within a transport container. First and second tubular elements are provided having generally cylindrical bodies and bearing members are mounted at a terminal end which can react against opposing surfaces within the transport container and stabilize cargo within the container. An extension mechanism... Agent: Kile Goekjian Reed & Mcmanus

20080175685 - Fastening arrangement for lashing brackets in the floor of a cargo hold of an aircraft: Disclosed is a fastening arrangement for lashing brackets in the floor of a cargo hold of an aircraft. In this case, a plurality of channels that extend in the longitudinal direction of the aircraft, together with transverse profiles or frames lying under them, form a grid-like floor framework. The frames... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080170923 - Vehicle tire tie-down system and method: A vehicle tire tie-down winch and chock assembly ties down at least one tire of a vehicle on a load carrying platform with a tire harness. The load carrying platform has at least one raised rib with elongated apertures at a top surface of the rib. The assembly has a... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080170925 - Double locking apparatus for use with a roll-off container transport vehicle: A redundant locking device is disclosed with two adjacently positioned latching arms each including an L-shaped hook portion selectively engageable with the container for securing it to a trailer or truck transport apparatus. The two latching arms are positively driven by a powering means such as a hydraulic or pneumatic... Agent: Sperry Zoda And Kane Suite D

20080170924 - Railcar container lock providing automatic locking and unlocking: In a container lock for insertion into a locking aperture, a post is provided insertable into and extractable from the locking aperture. At least one latch arm is provided within the post and which projects laterally from a side of the post. The latch arm is pivotable about a first... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080166199 - Adjustable bulkhead for a railcar: An adjustable bulkhead for a railcar is provided. The adjustable bulkhead is releasably attachable to the railcar. The adjustable bulkhead is adjustable between a plurality of positions along the length of the railcar relative to the end of the railcar. The adjustable bulkhead includes a support structure, a reinforcement mechanism,... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080159823 - Bulkhead lift apparatus and methods: An apparatus for lifting or moving a partition or panel may in one embodiment include a frame that is mountable to an interior surface of a cargo area and a locking mechanism comprised of smooth and knurled guide and locking pins through which a strap is fed. In preferred embodiments... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.c.