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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1976
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mitchell Choly, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P / ; B61D / ; B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1053 / ; 1053 / ; 214 / ; 214 / ; 206335 ; 2481 / ;
Abstract
Apparatus for loading and securing a vehicle in a shipping container that includes a latch mechanism having a lock member pivotally connected to the container for restraining tie-down devices. The lock member is formed with an actuator lever that is movable between a first position wherein the lock member is in a locked position and a second position wherein the lock member is in an unlocked position. A pusher bar member is provided for loading the vehicle into the container and includes cam means for automatically moving the actuator lever between the locked and unlocked positions.