Load restrainer

Abstract

A unitary load retainer or restrainer system for a vehicular load carrying container or the like, including a supporting sheet of material suspended from a horizontal rod that rides in tracks so that the restraining system may be moved fore and aft within the container as desired, the supporting sheet material being provided with a plurality of horizontally extending slots that receive load restraining belts having fasteners at either end that are connectable to openings in logistic rails that extend along the interior of the container, the slots in the supporting sheet of material permitting vertical adjustment of the horizontal belts to accommodate for different locations of the logistic rails within different vehicular containers, there being also provided means for loosely holding the belts within the slots so that the belts may not be inadvertently removed from the supporting sheet of material and lost, there being also provided a draw strap having a plurality of slots that receive the belts and a portion which extends up over the horizontal sliding rod at the top of the container with a fastener at the end thereof that may be fixed in any one of the logistic rails as desired to draw the entire supporting sheet and belts to the top of the vehicular container during non-use or loading of the container.

I claim: 
     
       1. A load restrainer, comprising: vertically extending support means adapted to be supported within a container, a plurality of horizontal restraining belts engaging said support means, fasteners on each end of said restraining belts cooperating with fasteners means adapted to be mounted on the container walls, and means permitting vertical adjustment of the belts with respect to the support means to accommodate different location fasteners within the container. 
     
     
       2. The load restrainer of claim 1, said support means having a guide bar at the top thereof, track means adapted to be mounted to the container side walls, said guide bar being slidable in said track means. 
     
     
       3. The load restrainer of claim 1, wherein said fastener means includes a plurality of rails having apertures therein. 
     
     
       4. The load restrainer of claim 1, wherein said support means includes a flexible sheet of material, horizontal slots in said support sheet for receiving the belts. 
     
     
       5. The load restrainer of claim 4, including means loosely holding the belts in said slots. 
     
     
       6. The load restrainer of claim 1, including means for drawing the support means to the top of the container for storage. 
     
     
       7. The load restrainer of claim 6, said means for drawing the support means including a draw strap, said draw strap having a fastener at the end thereof connectable with one of the fasteners within the container. 
     
     
       8. The load restrainer of claim 1, including side tracks adapted to be mounted to the container side walls for supporting said support means for horizontal movement, and means for preventing removal of the support means from the side tracks. 
     
     
       9. A load restrainer, comprising: fastener means adapted to be permanently fixed within a container, tracks adapted to be mounted within the upper section of such container, a support rod slidable in said tracks, a flexible support sheet suspended from said rod and having a plurality of horizontally extending slots therein, a plurality of horizontal belts extending through said slots, said belts having fasteners on the ends thereof adapted to be connected to fasteners in the container, means loosely fixing the belts within the slots to prevent their loss, and means for drawing the support sheet and belts to the top of the container for storage. 
     
     
       10. A load restrainer, comprising: a plurality of permanent fasteners, a support means adapted to be suspended from the top of a container, said support means including an endless belt of flexible material adapted to be extended a substantial distance across the container, said flexible belt having horizontal straps where the sides of the belt are fixed together forming horizontal pockets in the support belt, and a plurality of horizontal restraining belts in the pockets. 
     
     
       11. The load restrainer of claim 10, wherein said belts have fasteners at each end thereof. 
     
     
       12. The load restrainer of claim 10, wherein said support belt is canvas. 
     
     
       13. A load restrainer, comprising: a sheet of flexible support material suspended from the upper reaches of a container, a plurality of horizontally disposed belts carried by said support means, fasteners at each end of said belts, a vertically extending strap for pulling the support and the belts to the upper reaches of a container, said strap having a fastener at the end thereof for attachment to the container. 
     
     
       14. The load restrainer of claim 13, wherein said strap has loops that fit around each of said belts. 
     
     
       15. The load restrainer of claim 13, wherein said strap is loosely fixed to the belts. .Iadd. 16. A load restrainer for use in a lading-carrying vehicle having longitudinal side, top and bottom walls enclosing a lading-containing space; said load restrainer comprising, in combination: a plurality of vertically spaced fastener means positioned along the side walls of the vehicle;   mounting means extending transversely of said lading-containing space adjacent the top wall of the vehicle and movable longitudinally within said space;   support means of flexible material suspended from said mounting means and extending a substantial distance across the width and height of the lading-containing space between the spaced side walls and spaced top and bottom walls of the vehicle;   a plurality of vertically-spaced, flexible, horizontal load restraining belts carried upon said mounting means; and   fastener members at the ends of each of said belts for selective connection to the vertically spaced fastener means along the side walls of the vehicle. .Iaddend. .Iadd. 17. The load restrainer of claim 16, wherein said support means includes means defining a plurality of horizontally extending pockets, each for receiving one of said flexible horizontal belts. .Iaddend..Iadd. 18. The load restrainer of claim 16, wherein said fastener means comprises a plurality of pairs of longitudinally extending rails with one of each pair being mounted on each of the side walls, and each pair adapted to cooperate with the fasteners on the ends of a belt. .Iaddend..Iadd. 19. The load restrainer of claim 16, wherein said flexible material is foldable and said support means is retractable from the extended position, so that said support means can be selectively folded for placement in a stored-away position leaving the lading-containing space substantially unobstructed. .Iaddend. .Iadd. 20. The load restrainer of claim 16 which includes means for tensioning the load restraining belts between the fastener means. .Iaddend..Iadd. 21. The load restrainer of claim 16, wherein said support means includes a horizontally extending loop of said flexible material along one edge of said support means for receiving said mounting means and suspending said support means from said mounting means. .Iaddend.