Electromagnetic device for securing and covering cargo
OwnerWaclaw Bikinventor
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Abstract
An electromagnetic cover for securing cargo, the cover including a plurality of support members arranged to form a support structure. The electromagnetic cover includes a plurality of electromagnets coupled to the support members, the electromagnets being electrically coupled to a power source. When the power source is activated, the electromagnets generate a magnetic field to magnetically couple the cover to a surface to secure the cargo. Upon deactivating the power source, the electromagnetic cover can be removed to provide access to the cargo.
Claims20
An electromagnetic cover for securing cargo, the electromagnetic cover comprising:
- a plurality of first webbing members arranged generally parallel to one another, wherein each first webbing member of the plurality of first webbing members is offset from an adjacent first webbing member, wherein at least some of the first webbing members includes a first webbing laver and a second webbing layer coupled to one another to form an internal pathway extending therethrough;
- a plurality of second webbing members arranged generally parallel to one another, wherein each second webbing member of the plurality of second webbing members is offset from an adjacent second webbing member, wherein each of the first webbing members crosses a corresponding one of the second webbing members at a junction point whereat each of the first webbing members is coupled to the corresponding one of the second webbing members, forming a webbing structure having a plurality of junction points between the first and second webbing members;
- an electromagnet secured at the junction point of at least some of the plurality of junction points of the webbing structure;
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- a power source electrically coupled to each electromagnet, the power source operable to power the electromagnet for magnetically coupling the electromagnetic cover to a surface, wherein wiring for electrically coupled each electromagnet to the power source is housed within the internal pathway of the first webbing members.
An electromagnetic cover for securing cargo, the electromagnetic cover comprising:
- a plurality of first webbing members arranged generally parallel to one another, wherein each first webbing member of the plurality of first webbing members is offset from an adjacent first webbing member, wherein at least some of the first webbing members includes an end strap with a clip positioned adjacent a free end of the end strap;
- a plurality of second webbing members arranged generally parallel to one another, wherein each second webbing member of the plurality of second webbing members is offset from one another, the first webbing members and the second webbing members coupled to one another, forming a webbing structure;
- a plurality of electromagnets secured to one of both of the first webbing members and the second webbing members;
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- a power source electrically coupled to each electromagnet, the power source operable to power the electromagnet for magnetically coupling the electromagnetic cover to a surface, and
- an anchor magnet including an anchor strap, the anchor strap coupled to the clip to couple the anchor magnet to the first webbing member.
An electromagnetic cover for securing cargo, the electromagnetic cover comprising:
- a net frame;
- a first ferromagnetic cable coupled to the net frame, the first ferromagnetic cable extending across at least a portion of the net frame;
- a second ferromagnetic cable coupled to the net frame, the second ferromagnetic cable extending across at least a portion of the net frame;
- a first electromagnet coupled to the first ferromagnetic cable and a second electromagnet coupled to the second ferromagnetic cable;
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- a power source electrically coupled to each of the first and the second electromagnets, the power source operable to power the first and second electromagnets, for magnetically coupling the electromagnetic cover to a surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.