| 摘要 |
<p>A device for restraining movement of a pivoted or hinged closure member in closed position relative to a second member at the distal edge thereof, such as an adjacent second door and/or a door frame. The restraining device is especially useful on double doors of truck trailers and cargo containers and complements the usual door latches in preventing frame racking and opening of the door in response to an internally applied force due, for example, to a load shift. The device comprises two interengageable members, one fixedly connected to a hinged closure member adjacent to the distal edge thereof and the other on an adjacent second member. Opening of the closure member is prevented by the device when both the hinged closure member and the second member, such as the second door, are moved or when forces strain the hinged closure member to cause the interengaged members to bind. Movement in the plane of the door (so-called "racking") is inhibited through a rigidifying effect from the interengagement of the members of the restraining device.</p> |
