Cargo bed stake pocket adapted for securing J-hook strap thereto

摘要

Stake pocket formations are secured to a cargo bed frame of a land vehicle such as trailers and flatbed trucks for removably supporting sidewall supporting members. The formations include sidewalls secured to and projecting from the frame and an end wall extending between the sidewalls. An opening extends through the end wall and is adapted to receive the terminal end of a J-hook therethrough. The J-hook is secured to the formation by inserting the terminal end thereof into the pocket placing an upper edge of the end wall into the J-hook gap and rolling/rotating the J-hook thereby inserting the terminal end into the opening. The J-hook cannot be removed from the pocket unless it is rolled/rotated in the opposite direction. While within the stake pocket and without strap tension, the J-hook abuts the trailer frame and formation end wall and is, thereby, maintained within the pocket.

主权项

1. In a combination comprising a cargo bed, a frame supporting said cargo bed and wheels rotatably secured to said frame, a plurality of stake pocket formations:
wherein each formation includes a pocket adapted to receive a sidewall supporting member; wherein each said stake pocket formation includes a pair of sidewalls secured to and projecting from said frame and an end wall extending between said pair of sidewalls; an opening extending through each said formation end wall adapted to receive a terminal end of a J-hook therethrough, whereby a strap having the J-hook at its terminal end may be secured to said stake pocket formations; and, wherein an overall width of the J-hook is greater than a width of said pocket whereby, when a J-hook is located within said pocket and the J-hook strap is not in tension, at least a portion of a shank of the J-hook is located within said pocket and the terminal end of the J-hook abuts said opening whereby the J-hook is supported and maintained within said formation.