# US 12,594,871 B2 · Cargo retaining system

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- Number: US 12,594,871 B2
- Document ID: US12594871B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/351,265
- Filed: 2023-07-12
- Published: 2024-01-18
- Granted: 2026-04-07
- Earliest claimed: 2022-07-12
- Assignees: RAD Straps LLC
- Applicants: Rad Straps LLC
- Inventors: Jeramie Spruill; William Jay Beck
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12594871B2

## CPC

- B60P 7/0846: {winding up or storing of straps}
- B60P 7/0807: {Attachment points}
- B60P 7/083: {Tensioning by repetetive movement of an actuating member}
- 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)

## Abstract

A cargo retaining system adapted to be mounted on a vehicle bed including: a mounting plate adapted to be placed on a side wall of the vehicle bed; a tie-down hook secured to an opposite side wall of the vehicle bed; a ratchet strap device secured to the mounting plate; a plurality of holes located around the perimeter of the mounting plate; a plurality of orifices located in the central region of the mounting plate. The tie-down hook includes a flat section and a bended section. The flat section includes a plurality of perforations. The bended section includes a plurality of holes and the ratchet strap device includes a strap having a first end secured to the ratchet strap device and a free end with a hook that connects and disconnects to the plurality of holes of the bended section of the tie-down hook.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A cargo retaining system adapted to be mounted on a vehicle bed comprising:
a mounting plate adapted to be placed on a side wall of the vehicle bed, the mounting plate having a perimeter and a central region;
a tie-down hook secured to an opposite side wall of the vehicle bed;
a ratchet strap device secured to the mounting plate;
a plurality of holes located around the perimeter of the mounting plate:
a plurality of orifices located in the central region of the mounting plate;
wherein the tie-down hook includes a flat section and a bended section;
wherein the flat section includes a plurality of perforations;
wherein the bended section includes a plurality of holes;
the ratchet strap device includes a strap having a first end secured to the ratchet strap device and a free end with a hook that connects and disconnects to the plurality of holes of the bended section of the tie-down hook.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cargo retaining system according to claim 1, wherein the bended section is bended at a 30-55-degree angle with regards to the flat section.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The cargo retaining system according to claim 1, further comprising a second ratchet strap device secured to the tie-down hook.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The cargo retaining system according to claim 1, wherein said cargo retaining system also provides a system that rotates to accommodate the orientation or configuration of the cargo.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The cargo retaining system according to claim 3, wherein said cargo retaining system also provides a system that rotates to accommodate the orientation or configuration of the cargo.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A kit including at least two cargo systems according to claim 1.

### Claim 7

A universal kit comprising:
a mounting plate having a perimeter and a central region, a plurality of holes located around the perimeter of the mounting plate and a plurality of orifices that are located in the central region of the mounting plate;
a tie-down hook, the tie-down hook includes a flat section and a bended section, the flat section includes a plurality of perforations;
a plurality of fasteners;
a ratchet strap device.