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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7950884 | Cargo restraining apparatus A load restraining apparatus includes a retractable fabric membrane for retaining items in position inside a semi-trailer or shipping container. A membrane carrier is removably fastened to one interior wall of the trailer and a spring-biased retractable membrane is ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7726920 | Modular adjustable load stabilizer method and apparatus A method and apparatus for stabilizing cargo within a transport container. First and second tubular elements are provided having generally cylindrical bodies and bearing members are mounted at a terminal end which can react against opposing surfaces within the trans... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7367765 | Lading tie snugger system for securing cargo A lading tie snugger system for railway box cars which uses lading ties comprising of flexible straps that interface with various hardware items such as strap end pins, anchor fittings, bar buckles, strap tensioning devices and cargo nets. The lading tie strap and c... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357610 | Securing device for cargo restraining apparatus A device for securing cargo restraining apparatus on a wall of a cargo receptacle is comprised of a body member adapted for slidable engagement with an elongated track on the wall; an attachment member for attaching the body member to the cargo restraining apparatus... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7290969 | Overland cargo restraint system and method The present invention is directed to a load restraining system and method for securing cargo within a transport container, which is subject to shifting forces. A system includes first and second load restraining strips that cab be self-adhered onto interior wall sur... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7264275 | Occupant restraint system A restraint system for restraining a recumbent occupant of a vehicle seat surface includes a member being selectively movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The member, when in the deployed position, extends higher than the seat surface and is co... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261044 | Boxcar with load restraint system A boxcar and load restraint system are provided with improved load carrying capabilities and performance characteristics of uninsulated boxcars and insulated boxcars. An insulated boxcar with the load restraint system may have increased load carrying capacity, incre... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7243825 | Bag holder A bag holder for use in a vehicle trunk comprising a trunk lid having trunk hinges which attach the trunk lid to the vehicle. The bag holder device comprises a band portion having two ends, the band portion being at least partially elastically stretchable and of suf... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7217074 | Apparatus for safety system for cargo loads in cargo containers The Safety System for Cargo Loads in Cargo Containers can be used to fulfill the need to provide a safe mechanism to transport oversized cargo without shifting or sliding in or out of the vehicle. The oval band like section can be wrapped around the cargo and the st... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204457 | Barrier net A barrier net (12) across a space defined by the fuselage (6) of an aircraft and a floor (7) of the aircraft comprising a first plurality of parallel lengths (13) orientated in a first direction transverse to a second plurality of paralle... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195434 | Cargo net A cargo net comprises multiple elastic cords arranged in parallel and alternatively secured at multiple fixed points in meshed form. The elastic cords are arranged in parallel longitudinally and woven laterally with elastic wires to define a woven area in a construc... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7175378 | Flexible screen A flexible screen (2) for forming a partition across an internal space or opening, comprising a screen body and a plurality of screen securement devices (8) spaced along at least a portion of the screen (2),each securement device (8) comp... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160070 | Barrier net A barrier net across a space defined by the fuselage of an aircraft and a floor of the aircraft comprises a plurality of intersecting net members, at least some of the members being attached to the fuselage by attachment structures attached to attachment points on t... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147416 | Cargo restraint straps for automobiles A flexible cargo restraining straps mounted on the sidewalls of the rear cargo area of an automotive vehicle to receive and restrain small cargo items from moving about the rear cargo area of the vehicle. The divider members are positionable along the longitudinal l... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140823 | Cargo barrier A cargo barrier (9) in or for installation in an aircraft (2), the barrier (9) comprising a peripheral frame structure (10) of rigid material and a cargo restraining net (11), the frame structure (10) being, in the aircraft ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131805 | Inflatable cargo cover and method of covering cargo A cargo cover includes an inflatable portion and an interior panel spanning between the inflatable portion. The inflatable portion forms a periphery of the cover. An inflation port is located at one end of the cover and communicates with the inflatable portion. Prio... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121601 | Integrated expandable cargo system for vehicles An integrated storage system for vehicles includes an expandable container secured to and extendable from a vertical panel of the vehicle to at least one predetermined position to accommodate cargo. The container is collapsible so that it is substantially flush with... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118152 | Automotive cargo restraint and security screen A screen system is stowed in a compact storage position at a forward part of the rear cargo area adjacent the floor. The screen is extendable from the storage position to provide multiple uses. A vertical orientation of the screen can provide a rear seat storage poc... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7097204 | Sleeper bunk restraint system A sleeper bunk restraining system includes a sleeper bunk configured to be carried by a vehicle and having a top surfaced defining a length upon which an occupant may rest. The bunk includes a stationary portion and a moveable portion defined along the length, and t... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086816 | Support system for frame of vehicular cargo net A cargo-net frame is supported on a cover of a motor vehicle trunk by two different supports each having a body fitted through the covering and having an outer portion formed with an annular outwardly projecting shoulder bearing inward against an outer face of the c... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080870 | Collapsible backrest assembly A collapsible backrest assembly includes a panel that has a top edge, a bottom edge, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a front side and a back side. A tube extends into the first lateral edge and outwardly of the second lateral edge. A first rod and a sec... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7080965 | Modular pegboard cargo restraint A pegboard system for constraining items of cargo in transit has one or more pegboards to cover a cargo support area, the pegboards having an upper surface with openings for pegs, and a plurality of pegs sized to fit into the openings in the pegboards to constrain t... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7080677 | Motor-vehicle cargo-net assembly A cargo-net assembly suitable for mounting in a frame of a motor-vehicle door or seat has a net formed by a plurality of open meshes and having an outer edge and an inextensible cable having a pair of ends. The cable is threaded through the meshes along all but a pr... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7080967 | Nets A net comprising a combination of a plurality of lengths (2, 3) of a first material with a plurality of lengths (11) of a second material having a relatively lower elongation than that of the first material in which at least some of the lengths (2, ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077628 | Wind machine with independent fabric A wind machine comprises a plurality of fabrics that are removeably installed on a rotatable carrier. The carrier axis of rotation may be either horizontal or vertical. The carrier has pairs of first and second arms that support opposite ends of a fabric net. Side s... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073836 | Carrying device for a load space of a motor vehicle A carrying structure is provided, which is supported on one wall of the loading space with the freedom to move between a rest position and at least one carrying position, where the carrying structure, when in the rest position, fits closely against the wall of the l... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070373 | Cargo net A cargo net (1) comprising a plurality of interconnected netting strands (2) providing a mesh (3) and having a main panel (4) and a plurality of wing panels (5) extending therefrom, the main panel (4) being adapted to overli... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7037056 | Sheet member dispensing apparatus for use with articles stacked on a bed of a trailer An apparatus for dispensing a sheet like member is provided. The apparatus is typically used to surround the sidewalls of a multiplicity of articles stacked upon the bed of a flatbed trailer to assist in preventing pieces from falling off the articles onto the highw... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7008154 | Retaining net A holding net having a net component, mesh or weave made of several pluralities of threads and an edge which is at least partially formed by an edge girth. The edge of the net has its edge girth made of the same material as the net mesh and threads or strands of the... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004698 | Pick-up bed dividing apparatus A pick-up bed dividing apparatus includes a plurality of flexible panels each having a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge and a bottom edge. Each of a plurality of loops extends through each of the panels adjacent to the first side edge such that the pa... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6983970 | Frameless load restraining vehicular barrier device A barrier device or cargo net positionable between a rear seat of a vehicle passenger compartment and a cargo area of the vehicle. The barrier device can include a window portion and a solid portion. The window portion can be positioned across an open space above th... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6981827 | Cargo restraint torque apparatus A tensioning apparatus and torque rod for tensioning flexible load restraining strips for use in securing cargo within a transport container wherein the torque rod is composed of a high strength, light weight material that is easy to manipulate and comprises a torqu... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6974170 | Slide out trunk space storage system A trunk space storage system for motor vehicles comprising a movable wall. This movable wall is located on the floor of the trunk space and acts as a new back wall of the trunk space. This movable wall slides along tracks on the floor of the trunk space to a positio... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971828 | Adjustable truck bed divider for stabilizing cargo A truck bed cargo barrier for use with a truck bed for stabilizing cargo items longitudinally and laterally. The cargo barrier is slidable relative to the front and back of the truck bed along a track system. The cargo barrier may be locked in a user specified posit... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971827 | Apparatus for retaining objects on mounting surfaces The apparatus includes at least one net member having opposed surfaces and the mounting surface includes one of a plurality of hook members and a plurality of loop members. One of the surfaces of the at least one net member includes the other of the plurality of hoo... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6948896 | Load restraining device A load restraining device provides a system in which straps extending from one side of a web strap arrangement initially run parallel to the wall to which they are connected, as opposed to extending perpendicular to the wall as in the prior art. The anchor itself is... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6935819 | Securing device for cargo restraining apparatus A device for securing cargo restraining apparatus on a wall of a cargo receptacle is comprised of a body member adapted for slidable engagement with an elongated track on the wall; an attachment member for attaching the body member to the cargo restraining apparatus... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932287 | Spreader An improved spreader assembly adapted to be mounted on a vehicle having a tailgate and a bumper. The improved spreader assembly includes a hopper and a retaining arrangement. The hopper has an upper section and a bottom section. The bottom section has a base surface... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6930592 | System for protecting the loading space of vehicles A system for protecting the loading space of vehicles, in particular passenger cars, with sensors for sensing loaded material in the loading space, detectors for sensing the state of protective devices in the loading space and being configured for signal generation ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923610 | System and method for partitioning cargo areas An improved bulkhead and partition system in which at least two panels are independently attached to mounting members such that each panel can be moved independently. In a preferred embodiment, two bulkheads or panels are slidably attached to separate pairs of ceili... | 08/02/2005 |
