Tie down coupling system
View Patent ↗A hook hanger for a cargo trailer includes a body. The body includes: (i) a mounting bracket conforming in shape to and slidably engageable with an associated sliding track of an associated cargo trailer; (ii) a hook anchor connected to the mounting bracket; and, (iii) a wall that cooperates with the hook anchor to define a channel including an opening in a side of the body. The wall limits vertical movement of a hook connected to the hook anchor to prevent inadvertent disengagement by vertical movement. The hook is disengageable from the hook anchor only by sliding movement transverse to vertical and through the channel opening. The channel opening is selectively blocked by a movable leg member connected to the body.
1. A hook hanger for a cargo trailer, said hook hanger comprising:
a body comprising: (i) a mounting bracket conforming in shape to and slidably engageable with an associated sliding track of an associated cargo trailer; (ii) a hook anchor connected to said mounting bracket and adapted to be engaged by an associated hook of a cargo-retaining strap or member; and, (iii) a wall spaced from said hook anchor and comprising a bottom portion adapted to capture the associated hook vertically to the hook hanger to prevent complete disengagement of the associated hook from the hook hanger by only vertical movement of the associated hook, said wall cooperating with said hook anchor to define a channel between said wall and said hook anchor, wherein said channel includes a first opening in a first lateral side of said body and the associated hook is completely disengageable from the hook anchor only by lateral sliding movement of the associated hook in the channel transverse to vertical through said channel first opening in the first lateral side of the body.
2. The hook hanger for a cargo trailer as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said channel first opening in the first lateral side of the body is selectively blocked by a first movable leg member connected to said body.
3. The hook hanger for a cargo trailer as set forth in claim 2 , wherein said movable leg member is pivotally connected to said body.
4. The hook hanger for a cargo trailer as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said channel extends completely through said body and further comprises a second opening in a second lateral side of said body opposite said first lateral side of said body, and the associated hook is completely disengageable from the hook anchor only by lateral sliding movement of the associated hook in the channel transverse to vertical through said channel first opening in the first lateral side of the body or through said channel second opening in the second lateral side of the body.
5. The hook hanger for a cargo trailer as set forth in claim 4 , wherein said channel first opening in the first lateral side of the body is selectively blocked by a first movable leg member connected to said body, and wherein said channel second opening in the second lateral side of the body is selectively blocked by a second movable leg member connected to said body.