Gate securing apparatus for a utility vehicle tray for releasably securing a first tray gate and a second tray gate orthogonally positioned with respect to each other, the gate securing apparatus including: a first corner module capable of being fastened to a first gate, the first module having a first engagement part; a second corner module capable of being fastened to a second gate, the second module having: a reciprocating carriage including a second engagement part, wherein, when the carriage moves in a first carriage direction, the second engagement part engages with the first engagement part, and when the carriage moves in a second carriage direction, the second engagement part disengages from the first engagement part; a hinged latch handle operably connected to the reciprocating carriage by a lever mechanism, such that when the free end of hinged latch handle is moved in a first handle direction, the reciprocating carriage is caused to move in the first carriage direction, and when the free end of hinged latch handle is moved in a second handle direction, the reciprocating carriage is caused to move in the second carriage direction; wherein, when the first module and second module are upright and secured together, the first (engaging) carriage direction is orientated substantially downward and the second (disengaging) carriage direction is orientated a substantially upward, such that the carriage would need to move upwards against gravity to disengage the engagement parts; and wherein, when the second module is upright, the free end of the hinged latch handle is located below the hinge of the latch handle, such that the free end of the handle would need be raised against gravity to cause the reciprocating carriage to move in the second (disengaging) carriage direction. co" co aL
Utility Vehicle Corner Module with Gate Securing Apparatus
2018-06-14
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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