Apparatus and system for securing cargo
AssigneeSchrader Dane Corporation
InventorDarren E. Schrader
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A securement system includes a hook having a retaining clip, and an end cap that attaches to an end of a tubular structural member. The hook has a base with at least one channel having a lateral opening thereto. The clip is assembled with the hook such that the clip closes the lateral opening into the channel to define a longitudinal passageway through the hook. An elastic cord extends through the structural member, through the end cap and through the longitudinal passageway through the hook. A knot or some other stop is placed on the cord to prevent the end of the cord from moving through the passageway. The end cap includes V-shaped notches that receive and anchor the cord at desired positions to facilitate securement of cargo to the structural member.
Claims13
A hook, comprising:
- a body having a curved portion defining a hook, a shank adjacent the curved portion, and a base adjacent the shank, said base defining an upper peripheral shoulder and a lower base section extending downwardly therefrom;
- at least one channel formed through the base for receiving a cord, each channel including a lateral opening into the channel along the entire length thereof through which the cord is laterally insertable into the channel, and
- a clip engagable with said lower base section to close the at least one lateral opening when the clip is engaged to said base to thereby define a passageway through the base having open opposite ends.
A hook, comprising:
- a body having a curved portion defining a hook, a shank adjacent the curved portion, and a base adjacent the shank, said base defining an upper peripheral shoulder and said base including downwardly extending forward and rearward lateral plates and a connecting plate extending therebetween and interconnecting said forward and rearward plates, said base further including at least one laterally open channel defined between said downwardly extending forward and rearward lateral plates and said connecting plate and an opening in said peripheral shoulder;
- a clip engagable with said base to close the at least one laterally open channel to define a passageway through the base having open opposite ends.
A hook, comprising:
- a body having an upper curved portion defining a hook, a shank adjacent the curved portion, and a lower base adjacent the shank, said base defining a peripheral shoulder;
- a channel formed through the base for receiving a cord, the channel including a lateral opening into the channel along the entire length thereof through which the cord is laterally insertable into the channel, and
- a clip attachable to the base from below said peripheral shoulder to close the lateral opening when the clip to thereby define a passageway through the base having open opposite ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.