Load securing wall system
This invention relates to securing palletized materials, and more specifically, to creating a temporary wall system for securing palletized materials placed in vehicles for transport. The temporary wall system allows for an unsecured side of a palletized load to be secured in a quick and easy fashion, to prevent movement and shifting of the load during transport. The wall system may include a panel member having a predetermined height and width, with engagement feet securing the wall system in association with an individual pallet of palletized materials. The panel member may further include at least one restraint receiving system. In examples, a hanging system allows for effective storage when not in use.
1. A load securing wall system comprising:
a panel member having a height and a width, and first and second sides, with the second side forming a support surface, the support surface defining a plane;
the first side of the panel member including at least one integrated restraint receiving system;
the at least one restraint receiving system including an angled support surface extending obliquely relative to the plane of the support surface, the at least one restraint receiving system to be engaged by a support member to maintain the support surface of the panel member against a side of a palletized load, and
at least one foot member extending from the support surface to engage a portion of a pallet when the panel member is positioned against the palletized load.
2. The wall system of claim 1 , wherein the panel member comprises first and second face walls, and a plurality of reinforcing structures extend between the first and second face walls or into engagement between the first and second face walls.
3. The wall system of claim 1 , wherein the angled support surface is reinforced.
4. The wall system of claim 1 , wherein the angled support surface is surrounded on at least two sides with a ridge portion.
5. The wall system of claim 1 , wherein the panel member is formed by a plastic blow molding process to form first and second walls and a hollow core area.
6. The wall system of claim 1 , wherein first and second walls of the panel member are formed to have a thickness to provide rigidity to the panel member.
7. The wall system of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of restraint receiving systems are provided, and are positioned at higher and lower positions on the panel member.
8. The wall system of claim 1 , wherein the width of the panel member is between 50 and 100 percent of the width of the pallet.
9. The wall system of claim 1 , wherein the height of the panel member is substantially the height of an inside dimension of a mobile vehicle carrying the palletized load.
10. The wall system of claim 1 , wherein the first side of the panel member includes at least two restraint receiving systems, with the at least two restraint receiving systems positioned at higher and lower positions on the first side of the panel member.
11. The wall system of claim 1 , wherein the angled support surface is surrounded on at least two sides with a wall portion.
12. The wall system of claim 1 , wherein the angled support surface is strengthened by making the surface thicker, or by a member formed to support the surface.
13. The wall system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one restraint receiving system is positioned along approximately the center line of the width of the panel member.
14. The wall system of claim 1 , wherein the height of the panel member is substantially the height of the palletized load on the pallet.
15. The wall system of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of restraint receiving systems are provided.
16. The wall system of claim 1 , wherein the height of the panel member is between 50 and 100 percent of the height of the palletized load.
17. The wall system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one foot member dimensioned and positioned to allow for extending into a side portion of a pallet to provide support that opposes vertical movement of the wall system relative to the pallet.
18. The wall system of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of foot members are provided.
19. The wall system of claim 1 , further comprising a hole to allow hanging of the wall system.
20. The wall system of claim 1 , wherein the wall system is substantially hollow between the first and second sides.