Freight accommodation on freight carrier inventions 01/09

20090028658 - Trailer load securement system: A trailer includes a floor engageable with a load, the trailer floor comprising a plurality of floor panels. Each floor panel comprises a plurality of tubular portions that are hollow inside to reduce weight. The tubular portions have an upper wall comprising pairs of parallel channels which slideably receive at... Agent: Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne P.c.

20090016836 - Retractable wheelchair anchor: The inventions described and claimed herein relate to securement devices which are generally used to secure wheelchairs in transit vehicles such as a bus. The preferred embodiment of the inventions is a telescoping arm for a wheelchair anchor which is biased by a spring member or the like in an... Agent: David I. Roche Baker & Mckenzie

20090016837 - Thermoformed separator pad: A pad (20) is particularly suited for separating or restraining cargo and includes a top sheet surface (21) having longitudinally extending spaced ribs (27) forming a plurality of recesses (28) therebetween. A pattern of lugs (31) is formed in the recesses (28). The pad (20) also includes a bottom sheet... Agent: Edward G. Greive Renner, Kenner, Greive, Bobak, Taylor & Weber

20090016838 - Air cargo rollout stop: A cargo rollout stop includes a base, and a guide head pivotally mounted to the base. The guide head is movable between a raised blocking position, and a lowered non-blocking position. A retraction pedal is pivotally mounted to the guide head, and is movable between a first position and a... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC Goodrich Corp.

20090016839 - Air cargo rollout stop: A cargo rollout stop includes a base having a first end and a second end. A first guide head is movably mounted to the base proximate to the first end, and a second guide head is movably mounted to the base proximate to the second end. The guide heads each... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC Goodrich Corp.

20090016840 - Bulkhead for dividing a cargo container into two compartments: A bulkhead for dividing a cargo container into separate compartments. The bulkhead has a first side facing a first compartment and a second side facing the second compartment. One or more bars are attached to the first side of the bulkhead. In one aspect, mounting brackets having a vertically aligned... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, L.L.P.

20090016841 - Decking beam end piece: Disclosed is an improved decking beam end assembly for supporting a removable second deck in a cargo container, such as a truck trailer or a rail car. In one aspect, the improved end assembly is less likely to be damaged during use since the spring is well protected by being... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, L.L.P.

20090003956 - Further improved vehicle tire tie-down system and method: In a vehicle wheel tie-down system for tying a wheel of a vehicle at a load carrying platform having an associated engagement receiving member by use of a strap, a wheel chock and winch assembly has a winch for receiving an end of the strap and a springable chock arm... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090003957 - Support for the transport of blades: Support which absorbs the torsion to which blades are subjected during transport, comprising a set of pins (17) inserted in the floor (8) of the container (1) and to the sides of a hollow pipe (21), which connect by means of a clevis (18) to different rods (19) secured with... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090003958 - Anchor lock tether fitting: An anchor lock for use in restraining cargo on a land or air transport vehicle is supported on a track mounted on the vehicle, the track having slots formed therein. The device has a center piece forming s lock plate with a bottom portion which matingly fits into one of... Agent: Edward A Sokolski