US PATENT SUBCLASS 410 / 16
.~.~.~.~.~ Including wheel-straddling member which is a retainer* or retainer* adjunct


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410 /   HD   FREIGHT ACCOMMODATION ON FREIGHT CARRIER

2  DF  PARTICULAR ARTICLE ACCOMMODATION {5}
3  DF  .~ Wheeled vehicle {1}
4  DF  .~.~ Four-wheeled vehicle accommodation {4}
7  DF  .~.~.~ Vehicle retainer* {4}
13  DF  .~.~.~.~ In arrangement in which the vehicle end, at least, is raised to hood section height {4}
16.~.~.~.~.~ Including wheel-straddling member which is a retainer* or retainer* adjunct


DEFINITION

Classification: 410/16

Including wheel-straddling member which is a retainer* or retainer* adjunct:

(under subclass 13) Structure in which the member in direct securement engagement with the stowed vehicle is effective either (a) by engagement with the vehicle wheel, which engagement is uninterruptedly across a wheel dimension transverse to the circumference, i.e., substantially from sidewall to sidewall, or (b) by extension from wheel straddling structure to a location in securement engagement with another functional part of the stowed vehicle.

(1) Note. Accommodating structure such as a straddle or cradle does not constitute retentive securement where only the lower wheel quadrant is engaged; whereas retention amounting to securement necessarily is effected when similar structure encompasses the upper wheel quadrant(s). [figure]