Cargo management system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorChristopher Robert Westfall
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Abstract
A cargo management system includes a support, having a plurality of receivers, a key, including a tongue that may be inserted into one receiver of the plurality of receivers and a locking mechanism releasably securing the key to the support and the tongue in the receiver. A first point of a strap is captured between the tongue and the receiver and extended over the cargo to be transported. A second key is then inserted into a second receiver to secure a second point of the strap and thereby hold the cargo in position on the support.
Claims19
A cargo management system, comprising:
- a support including a plurality of receivers;
- a key including a tongue that is inserted into one receiver of said plurality of receivers;
- a locking mechanism releasably securing said key to said support and said tongue in said one receiver;
- and
- a strap, said strap being captured between said tongue and said one receiver.
A method of securing cargo in position for transport, comprising:
- positioning said cargo on a support;
- capturing a first point of a strap between a first key and a first receiver in said support;
- locking said first key in place;
- extending said strap across said cargo;
- capturing a second point of said strap between a second key and a second receiver in said support;
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- locking said second key in position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.