Means for securing large construction structures to a trailer for transportation
An apparatus for securing construction structure loads to a trailer for transportation which employs adjustable tubes, tie down chains, chain binders, load pads and protective flanges. The load pads being the apparatus for transferring the tie down forces to the construction structure load and trailer bed without damaging the load. The protective flanges being the apparatus for preventing the load chains from damaging the edges of the construction structure load when the load is secured. The apparatus is placed on the top of a load with the load chains secured to the trailer at a vertical angle. The chain binders being the apparatus to tighten down on the load creating greater clamping force between the load and the trailer bed.
1. A means for securing a construction structure to a flatbed, said means comprising:
a means for placing a construction structure onto a flatbed trailer;
a means for placing a load inducing first fastening means on top of said construction structure, said fastening means comprising:
a first resilient load bearing pad means for protecting said construction structure from said fastening means;
a means for adjusting an overall length of said fastening means such that said fastening means is wider than said construction structure;
a means for temporarily fixing the adjusted overall length of said fastening means;
an adjustable means for attaching said fastening means to said trailer;
a means for protecting edges of said construction structure from said adjustable attaching means; and
a means for tightening down said adjustable attaching means and said fastening means.
2. The means for securing a construction structure of claim 1 comprising a plurality of said fastening means which includes said first fastening means.
3. The means for securing a construction structure of claim 1 comprising a plurality of resilient load bearing pad means which includes said first resilient pad means.
4. The means for securing a construction structure of claim 1 wherein said construction structure is a pre-stressed concrete structure.
5. The means for securing a construction structure of claim 1 further comprising adjustability of the overall length of said fastening means by sliding a hollow inner tube into and out of a hollow outer tube.
6. The means for securing a construction structure of claim 1 further comprising adjustability of the overall length of said fastening means by sliding a hollow inner tube into and out of a hollow outer tube wherein said inner and outer tubes are square.
7. The means for securing a construction structure of claim 1 further comprising adjustability of the overall length of said fastening means by sliding a hollow inner tube into and out of a hollow outer tube wherein said inner and outer tubes are rectangular.