Securing of sheet material which is in the form of a liner, a cover or a curtain

Abstract

A mounting is disclosed for securing in place a sheet ( 56 ) which constitutes a liner, cover or curtain. The sheet has an elongate attachment zone ( 60 ) which is thicker than the material of the sheet. The mounting including a clip ( 10.2 ) which is formed with an elongate hollow portion ( 12 ) having a longitudinal slit ( 14 ) along the length thereof. The attachment zone of the sheet is in the hollow portion of the clip with the sheet emerging from the clip through the slit. A cord ( 62 ) is connected to a lashing point ( 64 ). The clip ( 10.2 ) has a passageway ( 40 ) through which the cord ( 62 ) passes thereby to attach the clip and the attachment zone to the lashing point.

1 . The combination of:
 a liner of sheet material which has an elongate top wall and elongate side walls;   a shipping container having lashing points;   first and second sets of clips attached to the liner where longer edges of the top wall join the upper edges of the side walls, the clips having passageways therethrough;   hooks attached to the lashing points and having openings therein;   a first elongate cord passing through the passageways of the first set of clips and through the hooks that are adjacent the first set of clips, the clips and hooks alternating along the length of the first cord; and   a second elongate cord passing through the passageways of the second set of clips and through the hooks that are adjacent the second set of clips, the clips and hooks alternating along the length of the second cord,   the liner having attachment zones which are thicker than the sheet material of the liner and which extend along the liner where the longer edges of the top wall join the upper edges of the side walls, and   the clips being free to slide along the attachment zones and being positioned under the lashing points.   
     
     
         2 . The combination claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the passageways are constituted by the bores of cylinders and wherein each clip comprises an elongate hollow portion each of which portions has a longitudinal slit along the length thereof, the liner emerging from said hollow portions of the clips through said slits and the axes of the cylinders and the hollow portions being parallel to one another. 
     
     
         3 . The combination claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the attachment zones are formed by folding the sheet over on itself with a cord between the superimposed layers, the layers being secured together to trap the cord. 
     
     
         4 . The combination of:
 a liner of sheet material which has an elongate top wall and elongate side walls;   a shipping container having lashing points;   two sets of clips attached to the liner where longer edges of the top wall join the upper edges of the side walls, the clips having passageways therethrough, each clip having an elongate hollow portion which is formed with a longitudinal slit along the length thereof;   hooks attached to the lashing points and having openings therein; and   cords passing through the passageways of the two sets of clips and through the hooks that are adjacent the sets of clips, the clips and hooks alternating along the lengths of the cords,   the liner having attachment zones which are thicker than the sheet material of the liner and which extend along the liner where the longer edges of the top wall join the upper edges of the side walls,   the attachment zones being in the hollow portions and the sheet material of the liner emerging from the hollow portions through the slits, and   the clips being free to slide along the attachment zones and being positioned under the lashing points.   
     
     
         5 . The combination claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the passageways are constituted by the bores of cylinders and wherein each clip comprises an elongate hollow portion each of which portions has a longitudinal slit along the length thereof, the liner emerging from said hollow portions of the clips through said slits and the axes of the cylinders and the hollow portions being parallel to one another. 
     
     
         6 . The combination claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the attachment zones are formed by folding the sheet over on itself with a cord between the superimposed layers, the layers being secured together to trap the cord.