Universal Cargo Restraint System

摘要

It is an object of the present invention to provide a universal cargo restraint system which can be easily and quickly installed in, or removed from, a large variety of shipping containers, regardless of shape or size, to positively secure cargo, particularly in less-than-containerload shipments. Another object is to provide a cargo restraint system which will minimize container and restraint system inventories, and reduce loading and unloading time. Still another object is to provide a cargo restraint system which can be economically installed in a container and removed after only one usage, which reduces dunnage and the time necessary to position and trim the cargo in the container. A still further object is to provide a restraint system which is capable of uniformly distributing high dynamic forces imparted within the container, and which improves safety to both the handling personnel and cargo. Briefly, these and other objects and aspects of the present invention are achieved by a novel and improved universal cargo restraint system in which four cables are respectively anchored to the corners of the shipping container forward wall and extend rearwardly to threaded rods passing through the corners of a movable rear bulkhead which is formed to engage the rearward surfaces of cargo modules.