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US 11,618,370 B2Granted
Cargo restraint panel with compressible side cover
OwnerMatthew Bullockinventor
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Abstract
A cargo restraint panel may comprise a foam core and one or more side caps covering one or more sides of the foam core. A side cap may protect a side of the foam core covered by the side cap. A side cap may comprise a ridge that allows the side cap to compress.
Claims20
A cargo restraint panel comprising:
- a panel front, a panel rear, and one or more panel sides located between the panel front and the panel rear;
- a polymer foam core comprising a core front corresponding to the panel front, a core rear corresponding to the panel rear, and one or more core sides respectively corresponding to the one or more panel sides;
- a flexible front barrier covering at least a portion of the core front;
- a flexible rear barrier covering at least a portion of the core rear;
- and
- a side cap positioned over a first core side, of the one or more core sides, and extending from the panel front to the panel rear, wherein
- the side cap extends along a length of a first panel side, of the one or more panel sides, corresponding to the first core side, and
- the side cap comprises:
- a compression ridge extending along the length of the first panel side,
- a rear valley extending along the length of the first panel side and located between the compression ridge and the panel rear, and
- a front valley extending along the length of the first panel side and located between the compression ridge and the panel front.
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A cargo restraint panel comprising:
- a panel front, a panel rear, and one or more panel sides located between the panel front and the panel rear;
- a polymer foam core comprising a core front corresponding to the panel front, a core rear corresponding to the panel rear, and one or more core sides respectively corresponding to the one or more panel sides;
- a flexible front barrier covering at least a portion of the core front;
- a flexible rear barrier covering at least a portion of the core rear;
- and
- a side cap positioned over a first core side, of the one or more core sides, and extending from the panel front to the panel rear, wherein
- the side cap comprises a compression ridge extending along a length of a first panel side, of the one or more panel sides, corresponding to the first core side, and
- the panel comprises an air gap between the first core side and an interior surface of the compression ridge.
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A cargo restraint panel comprising:
- a panel front, a panel rear, and one or more panel sides located between the panel front and the panel rear;
- a polymer foam core comprising a core front corresponding to the panel front, a core rear corresponding to the panel rear, and one or more core sides respectively corresponding to the one or more panel sides;
- a side cap positioned over a first core side, of the one or more core sides, and extending from the panel front to the panel rear, wherein
- the side cap extends along a length of a first panel side, of the one or more panel sides, corresponding to the first core side, and
- the side cap comprises:
- a compression ridge extending along the length of the first panel side, wherein an air gap separates the first core side and an interior surface of the compression ridge,
- a rear ridge, extending along the length of the first panel side, separated from the compression ridge by a rear valley, and
- a front ridge, extending along the length of the first panel side, separated from the compression ridge by a front valley.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.