Clayton Baker

US Patent:

60301589, Feb 29, 2000

Filed:

Apr 1, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/831413

Inventors:

Richard A. Tatina - Countryside IL
David P. Morgan - Bartlett IL
Clayton Baker - New Lenox IL

Assignee:

Portec Rail Products, Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

B60P 708

US Classification:

410100

Abstract:

A securement system for vertically upstanding articles on a platform such as paper rolls inside a boxcar includes vertical anchor channels, the anchor channels having notches along their length for setting a position of spools carried by the channels. The spools hold coiled webbing and one of the webbings includes a ratchet buckle fastener. The webbings can be uncoiled from the spools to the desired length to wrap around the vertical articles and secure the vertical articles using the fastener. In an alternative embodiment, movable elements finctioning as anchors for ends of the webs are vertically positionable along verticle anchor channels.