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US 2016/0107562 A1Published application
Cargo protection device
AssigneeDiamond 14, LLC
InventorRichard James Phelan, JR.
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Abstract
A cargo protection device and method for use on a ratchet tie-down or other cargo securing device. The cargo protection device comprises a tubular sleeve through which a ratchet tie-down can thread through. The sleeve comprises an opening in its side wall through which the ratchet handle can exit the sleeve and be accessed and actuated by a user. In use, the sleeve protects the cargo from abrasion while the cargo is being secured or transported.
Claims20
A cargo protection device for use with a ratchet tie-down comprising:
- a hollow sleeve comprised of a flexible material and having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end comprises a first opening and the second end comprises a second opening and wherein the first opening and the second opening are each sized to allow the largest portion of the ratchet tie-down to pass there through;
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- a third opening in a side wall of the tubular sleeve, wherein the third opening is sized to allow operation of a ratchet tie-down handle passing there through.
A cargo protection device comprising:
- a flexible, hollow, tubular sleeve having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end comprises a first opening and the second end comprises a second opening;
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- a third opening in a side wall of the tubular sleeve.
A method for protecting cargo secured by a ratchet tie-down, comprising:
- providing a cargo protection device comprising a hollow sleeve comprised of a flexible material and having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end comprises a first opening and the second end comprises a second opening and wherein the first opening and the second opening are each sized to allow the largest portion of the ratchet tie-down to pass there through, and a third opening in a side wall of the tubular sleeve, wherein the third opening is sized to allow operation of a ratchet tie-down handle passing there through;
- providing the ratchet tie-down having a first end, a second end and a ratchet having a handle for tightening the ratchet tie-down when each of the first end and second end are attached to a structure;
- passing the first end of the ratchet tie-down through the hollow sleeve and securing the first end of the ratchet tie-down to the structure;
- placing a portion of the ratchet tie-down over a cargo to be secured;
- positioning the ratchet within the hollow sleeve such that no portion of the ratchet touches the cargo and a portion of the ratchet handle protrudes through the third opening and is able to be operated for tightening the ratchet tie-down;
- securing the second end of the ratchet tie-down to the structure;
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- tightening the ratchet tie-down against the cargo by operating the ratchet handle.
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