CAR SHIPPING APPARATUS
An apparatus for shipping automobiles or other motor vehicles in a larger transporting vehicle. The transporting vehicle has doors that are supported for pivotal movement about a horizontally disposed axis positioned at a lower corner of the vehicle. The doors are pivotable from an opened position i...
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Zusammenfassung: | An apparatus for shipping automobiles or other motor vehicles in a larger transporting vehicle. The transporting vehicle has doors that are supported for pivotal movement about a horizontally disposed axis positioned at a lower corner of the vehicle. The doors are pivotable from an opened position in which the transported vehicles may be placed side-by-side on the doors to a closed positions in which the transported vehicles are disposed generally on their sides, one above the other. An improved arrangement is provided for tying down the cars or transported vehicles on the door so as to prevent damage when the door pivots to its closed position. This tie down arrangement simultaneously locks on to the vehicle frame or under carriage and draws the vehicle downwardly to compress its suspension system during transit. The locking members of the tie down arrangement are positioned for access through openings in the door. In one embodiment of the invention, closures automatically cover these openings when the door moves to its closed position. |
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