Seat-mounted cargo harness
AssigneeGreat Circle Services, Ltd.
InventorMichael R. Gruninger
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Abstract
A cargo harness for securing an item resting on a vehicle seat with a back support. The harness has three belts. The first belt wraps around the seat back support and is tightened with fasteners at the end of the belt. The second belt, which is attached to the first belt, wraps around the piece of cargo in the horizontal plane and is tightened with fasteners at the end of the belt. The third belt is also attached to the first belt, and it wraps around the piece of cargo in the vertical plane and is tightened with fasteners at the end of the belt. The seat back belt and the horizontal cargo belt form a FIG. 8 when viewed from above. The vertical cargo belt lies in a vertical plane that bisects the ends of the FIG. 8.
Claims16
An apparatus for securing an item to a seat having a back support, said apparatus comprising:
- first, second and third elongate members;
- each of said elongate members having first and second end portions adapted for fastening each of said elongate members into a respective loop;
- wherein
- each loop defines a respective plane;
- said planes of said first and second elongate members being parallel to each other or coplanar;
- wherein
- said loops of said first and second elongate members, when viewed from a plane parallel to said parallel planes or said coplanar plane are in the shape of a FIG. 8, said FIG. 8 having a longitudinal axis;
- said first and second elongate members being coupled together;
- said third elongate member being adapted to form a loop in a plane that is perpendicular to the plane(s) of said first and second loops and extending along said longitudinal axis;
- said first elongate member being adapted for encircling the back support of the seat;
- said second and third elongate members being coupled to said first elongate member and adapted for respectively encircling an item placed on the seat to thereby releasably secure the item to the seat.
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