摘要 |
An apparatus (50) for securing a personal transport vehicle (PTV) such as a motorcycle or ATV to the bed of a truck includes a pair of elongated stra ight handlebar struts (51) telescopically adjustable to a length fixable by a first key lock (58). Each strut (51) has an upper hook (34) lockable by a second key lock (57) to a handlebar of a PTV, and a lower hook (56) securabl e to a truck bed, by a third key lock (59). The apparatus includes an elonga ted cross-lock arm (71) telescopically adjustable to a length fixable by a f ourth, cross-lock arm key lock (76). Each cross-lock arm has at one end ther eof a swivelable hook (79) for engaging a structural member of a PTV, and at the other end a fixed hook (74) for engaging a collar (65) protruding from the strut, the longitudinal position of which collar is adjustable on the st rut. A pair of struts (51) and a pair of cross-lock arms (71) are used to se cure a single vehicle, and a pair of vehicles is securable by a pair of stru ts and single cross-lock arm disposed between the vehicles.
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