# US 10,245,998 B2 · Load restraining apparatus and method

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- Number: US 10,245,998 B2
- Document ID: US10245998B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/533,717
- Filed: 2014-11-05
- Published: 2015-02-26
- Granted: 2019-04-02
- Earliest claimed: 2007-01-04
- Assignees: Great Aussie Ideas Pty Ltd
- Applicants: John Brullo; Anthony Bourne
- Inventors: John Brullo; Anthony Bourne
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10245998B2

## CPC

- B60P 7/06: Securing of load (vehicle retainers B60P3/073)
- B60P 7/0823: {Straps; Tighteners}
- B65D 63/16: Joints using buckles, wedges, or like locking members attached to the end of the element
- F16G 11/143: {Hooks}
- Y10T 24/3916: One-piece
- Y10T 24/47: Strap-end-attaching devices
- Y10T 24/4755: Hook
- B60P: VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS (vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances A61G3/00)
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- F16G: BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVING PURPOSES; CHAINS; FITTINGS PREDOMINANTLY USED THEREFOR
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A load (22, 26, 27, 28, 29) is restrained against movement by passing a tape or chain (21, 31, 39) around the load (22, 26, 27, 28, 29) and passing the tape or chain (21, 31, 39) through a slot (17, 44) in a plate or the like (14, 41).

## Claims

### Claim 1

An assembly for restraining a load, the assembly comprising an apparatus and a flat tape secured together, the apparatus comprising a U-shaped member consisting of a single pair of arms and a single open slot defined by the arms, wherein the single open slot is adapted to receive the flat tape and the flat tape is configured to form a bight that extends from the single open slot between the arms, wherein each arm ends in a hook that projects into the single open slot to prevent the flat tape from laterally slipping off the arms and exiting the single open slot, and wherein the bight is configured to be formed around the load, wherein the load comprises a first side and a distally positioned second side, and wherein the U-shaped member is positioned proximal to the first side and a first surface of a vehicle is positioned proximal to the second side.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A method for restraining a load, the method comprising securing the load on a vehicle using the assembly of claim 1.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The assembly of claim 1, wherein the pair of arms comprises a first arm and a second arm, wherein the bight is configured such that the flat tape contacts a first surface of the first arm within the single open slot and a second surface of the second arm within the single open slot.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The assembly of claim 3, wherein the bight is a continuous portion of the flat tape.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The assembly of claim 1, further comprising the bight configured to be tightened around the load.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The assembly of claim 1, wherein the bight is positioned around the entire load.

### Claim 7

A method for restraining a load, the method comprising securing the load on a vehicle using an apparatus comprising a flat tape and a U-shaped member consisting of a single pair of arms and a single open slot defined by the arms, wherein the single open slot is adapted to receive the flat tape and the flat tape is configured to form a bight that extends from the single open slot between the arms, wherein each arm ends in a hook that projects into the single open slot to prevent the flat tape from laterally slipping off the arms and exiting the single open slot, and wherein the bight is configured to be formed around the load.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, further comprising tightening the bight around the load.