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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7862268 | Cargo holder for a vehicle A cargo securing apparatus for holding cargo to the bed of a vehicle such as a pickup truck includes a one-piece body and straps. The body has a first horizontally extending portion, a second vertically extending portion and a third angled portion. The horizontal po... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7311176 | Ladder retaining assembly A ladder retaining assembly for securing a ladder or multiple ladders to a vehicle rack, the assembly includes a rail formed as a channel to receive a ladder or multiple ladders, a sleeve attached to the rail that can be easily attached and removed from a vehicle ra... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7210559 | Apparatus and method for holding/locking a ladder or other object to a structure A heavy duty apparatus and method are disclosed for holding or locking a ladder or other object in place, say, to a vehicle, such as a van and its rack and/or a rack mounted on a camper top of a pickup truck. The apparatus has a fixed portion and a movable portion w... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7175201 | Vehicle ballast system A vehicle ballast system for improving the balance of a vehicle. The system is particularly well suited for use in the bed of a pickup truck but is not limited to that deployment. The system includes one or more ballast units. Each ballast unit includes a frame set ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156594 | Device, system, and method for restraining planar objects Certain exemplary embodiments can provide an apparatus comprising a first arm defining a pair of opposing ends, each of said opposing ends attached to a restrainer; a second arm defining a translatable end to which a restrainer is attached and an opposing end attach... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7111764 | Clamp assembly for securing a ladder to a vehicle rack A clamp assembly secures a first article to a second article. The clamp assembly includes first and second spaced-apart article holders adapted for engaging respective first and second articles. An elongated gear rack interconnects the first and second article holde... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7066697 | Dunnage transport organizer The dunnage transport organizer is a device that consists of a pole with a dunnage puncture point at one end with a cover for that point, that attaches to a base which has pallet clamps to attach it to a pallet or other such transportation means. The pole is perpend... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7004697 | Outrigger lifting device for fuel tankers A load handling mechanism for use with loaded tankers has two transverse attachment members associated with longitudinal beams supporting the tank structure. Cables and associated spreader bars are attached to the transverse attachment members to provide a single li... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6973996 | Ladder mounting apparatus and method of use A ladder storage rack uses a pair of spaced apart channels positioned with upper portions arranged in mutual parallel and with lower portions in mutual divergence so as to accept a ladder with upper leg portions in parallel positions and with lower leg portions in a... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6923608 | Trailer for securing and hauling steel coils A vehicular trailer for transporting cylindrical objects such as metal coils. The trailer includes front and rear deck portions and a middle deck portion positioned lower than and between the front and rear portions. Two or more chocks are pivotably secured to the t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6524042 | Compact equipment securing apparatus A compact apparatus for securing equipment to a surface of a vehicle includes an elongate shaft slidably extending through a support member attached to the vehicle. An engagement member is formed on one end of the shaft for engaging and retaining equipmen... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6511271 | Spring-loaded object clamp A locking clamp mechanism is designed for securing a ladder to a mounting rack that can be disposed on a roof or a side of a vehicle. The locking clamp mechanism is operative between an open and locked position in response to the position of an operating ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6322304 | Equipment securing apparatus An equipment securing apparatus for securing equipment to an exterior surface of a vehicle includes first and second support members attached to the vehicle and an elongate shaft extending between the support members and projecting outwardly beyond the ve... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6299396 | Equipment securing apparatus An equipment securing apparatus for securing equipment to an exterior surface of a vehicle includes a support member configured for attachment to the vehicle and an elongate shaft extending through the support member and projecting outwardly beyond the ve... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6280127 | Shock absorber attachment for containers A shock absorber for an end of a steel or cast-iron container for the transport of spent-fuel elements is in the form of a casing with a recess receiving the end of the container and having, in turn, a stepped-pyramid element which decreases in wall thick... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6135686 | Equipment securing apparatus An equipment securing apparatus for securing equipment to an exterior surface of a vehicle includes first and second support members attached to the vehicle and an elongate shaft extending between the support members and projecting outwardly beyond the ve... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5833412 | Jet ski trailer locking apparatus A jet ski trailer locking apparatus for use with a jet ski trailer having a plurality of horizontally oriented longitudinal supports which define a platform. Also included is at least one jet ski with a seat portion. A securement mechanism is included wit... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5593259 | Motor scooter packaging case A motor scooter packaging case including a rectangular base frame having four side portions each having a first longitudinal recess open at a top, a rectangular upper frame having four side portions each having a second longitudinal recess open at a botto... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5443578 | Compressed natural gas fuel tank for vehicles A compressed natural gas fuel tank for vehicles employing internal combustion engines. A fuel tank of heavy gauge metal is interposed within the vehicle frame as an integral portion thereof. Overlay channel members are welded or otherwise affixed to the t... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5263063 | Device for locking a fuel assembly in a container The device comprises a cradle (4) having at least one supporting surface on which the object (6) rests, at least one flange (5) pivotably mounted on the cradle (4) and members (14, 16, 20) for locking the flange (5a, 5b) in its turned-down position. The d... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5263064 | Device for locking a fuel assembly in a transport container The device (25, 26) comprises a tubular body (40) mounted axially movable on a flange (5) of a transport structure (4) for an object (6), a spring (36) for return of the tubular body (40) towards an unclamped position, an arrangement for manual displaceme... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5186588 | Ladder rack ladder latch A latch for securing a ladder to a ladder rack mounted on a vehicle having a cross brace is formed by a latch body rigidly secured in depending relation to the cross brace. A sleeve pivotally mounted in the ladder latch body slidably receives the rod shaf... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5143010 | Apparatus for securing containers on transport vehicles An apparatus for securing containers on transport vehicles, especially ships, which comprises a connecting device, a first end of which is connectable to the containers, and a clamping device, a first end of which is equipped with a longitudinally adjusta... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5122024 | Carrier for three wheeled vehicle An apparatus attached to the trailing end of a passenger vehicle that carries a small three wheeled vehicle of the type used by people who have difficulty in walking. Three ramps in triangular array are supported by a support assembly that is raised and l... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5076745 | Bulkhead and rail transport system An improved bulkhead assembly intended for use in connection with the transportation of materials on a flat rack container, and an improved material transport system employing such bulkhead assembly is shown. The improved material transport system is of t... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4770579 | Pick-up vehicle bed cargo holding device A cargo holding device (A,C) is disclosed for holding cargo in a vehicle bed (12) of a pick-up truck (14). Longitudinal side rails (16) carry the cargo holding device to position the device in the desired longitudinal position along the vehicle bed. The c... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4770578 | Arrangement for securing bins to a flatbed of a railroad flat car or a truck using a tie-down frame An arrangement for securing bins to a deck of a vehicle, which employs a tie-down frame. The tie-down frame includes longitudinally extending right angle members that extend along the outboard upper end edges of the bins and outboard transversely extendin... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4515506 | Pallet cargo restraining device A cargo restraining device for a palletized load including a platform for receiving a pallet with a load of cargo thereon, and a vertical frame at one end of the platform. A handle is pivotally secured to the frame and connected to a horizontally-extendin... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4502619 | Plywood safety bar This plywood safety bar device serves to confine and hold plywood sheets during the loading and unloading of a semi-trailer, or other vehicle. Primarily, it consists of a mounting plate, having a sleeve secured to it. It further includes a retaining bar, ... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4475855 | Cargo control cart anchor The invention pertains to an anchor for cargo carts wherein transported carts are restrained against movement within a cargo compartment. The anchor consists of a jack type implement utilizing a screw interconnecting telescoping tubular sections wherein t... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4365919 | Freight securing apparatus A device for automatically stabilizing and holding steel coils to a truck bed. The device can be used for securing differently-sized loads because of its adjustability, and the device does not extend beyond the existing width dimension of the truck bed to... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4290570 | Three point attachment for an ejectable spacecraft A spacecraft specifically adapted for launch from the space shuttle by means of a cradle having locking and ejection mechanisms mounted therein. The cradle fastens into the payload bay of the space shuttle and returns therewith for reuse in subsequent lau... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4120076 | System employing a strap for stowing containers against a wall The invention provides a system for stowing, employing a strap, which comprises an anchoring device at one end of the strap and a tightening device with a lever and automatic locking means at the other end of the strap, the tightener comprising a casing h... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4077553 | Boat transport anchoring device The present disclosure is directed to an anchoring device for retaining a boat on a trailer or on top of an automobile either directly on the top or secured to a previously installed car top carrier. The device consists of a plurality of units each of whi... | 03/07/1978 |
