Cargo trailer access door security barrier
View Patent ↗The present invention is a cargo trailer security apparatus for use with a cargo trailer or similar container having rear entry outward swing or roll-up doors. The security apparatus creates a barrier to entry into the interior cargo space through the rear doors when the trailer is backed against the apparatus. The apparatus includes a base assembly with a bollard, a support assembly having a vertical central post and two parallel barrier mounted on the central post, and a door handle and latch block.
1. A moveable cargo door security apparatus for decreasing the risk of theft from a cargo trailer having a rear swing door entry, said apparatus comprising:
a base assembly having a base plate with a front edge and a bollard having a top rail and two vertical posts;
a support assembly having a vertical post with a front surface, an upper horizontal cross beam, and a lower horizontal cross beam, wherein said upper and lower cross beams are mounted to the front surface of said vertical post of the support assembly; and
a handle block mounted on the front surface of said vertical post of the support assembly between the lower horizontal cross beam of said support assembly and the top rail of said bollard.
2. The security apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said base assembly further comprises two extension plates attached to the front edge of said base plate.
3. The security apparatus of claim 2 , wherein said base assembly further comprises a plurality of extension plates movably hinged together.
4. The security apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the top rail of the bollard of said base assembly further comprises a collar having an aperture for receiving the vertical post of said support assembly therethrough.
5. A moveable cargo door security apparatus for decreasing the risk of theft from a cargo trailer having a single rear entry roll-up door, said apparatus comprising:
a base assembly having a base plate with a front edge and a bollard having a top rail and two vertical posts;
a support assembly having a vertical post with a front surface, and a horizontal cross beam mounted to the front surface of said vertical post of the support assembly; and
a handle block mounted on the front surface of said vertical post of the support assembly between the horizontal cross beam of said support assembly and the top rail of said bollard.
6. The security apparatus of claim 5 , wherein top rail of the bollard of said base assembly further comprises a collar having an aperture for receiving the vertical post of said support assembly therethrough.
7. A security apparatus for decreasing the risk of theft from a cargo trailer having a rear swing door entry, said apparatus comprising:
a bollard having a top rail and two vertical posts;
a support assembly having a vertical post with a front surface, an upper horizontal cross beam, and a lower horizontal cross beam, wherein said upper and lower cross beams are mounted to the front surface of said vertical post of the support assembly; and
a handle block mounted on the front surface of said vertical post of the support assembly between the lower cross beam of said support assembly and the top rail of said bollard.
8. The security apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the top rail of said bollard further comprises a collar for receiving the vertical post of the support assembly therethrough.
9. The security apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the vertical posts of said bollard and the vertical post of said support assembly each have a lower end, said lower ends being secured into the ground.