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US 6,755,232 B1Granted
Fabric closure for open-end cargo containers
AssigneeJhrg, LLC
InventorsJohn E. Holland, Daniel Nathan
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Abstract
A fabric closure for open end cargo containers of the type having a plurality of walls, a top wall, a bottom wall, and at least one open end, including a fabric panel formed of high-strength yams, multiple web strap pairs attached to the panel, and adjustable fasteners attached to the web strap pairs to prevent items of cargo stowed in the container from passing around or through the fabric closure.
Claims11
A fabric closure for open end cargo containers of the type having a plurality of side walls, a top wall, a bottom wall, and fasteners connected to the side walls, top wall, and bottom wall at spaced points around at least one open end, said fabric closure comprising:
- (a) at least one fabric panel formed of high-strength yarns made with fibers having a tenacity greater than about 20 grams/denier said fabric panel having top and bottom edges and opposed side edges, wherein the one panel is attached to the container side, top, and bottom walls adjacent the open end;
- (b) a plurality of web straps, each web strap having one end attached to the panel at points spaced from but adjacent the top, bottom, and side edges and forming a marginal area of the panel, the other end of each web strap extending outwardly toward the top, bottom, and side edges of the panel for releasable attachment of a second end to the cargo container fasteners;
- (c) said web straps arranged in opposed pairs along top and bottom edges and along opposed side edges, each of said opposed pairs of web straps when attached to the fasteners creating a load path across said fabric panel that restrains the cargo therein;
- (d) the marginal area of the panel between the point of attachment of the straps and the adjacent edges forming side, top and bottom portions which wrap around the end of the container, the edges of the fabric panel including a hem through which a cable extends to secure the edges of the fabric panel around the end of the container;
- (e) whereby the fabric panel is both cut-resistant and itself prevents passage of cargo items which may be stowed in the container around and through the fabric closure.
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An open end cargo container and fabric closure comprising:
- (a) a plurality of side walls, a top wall, a bottom wall, and at least one open end, and fasteners connected to the side walls, top wall, and bottom wall at spaced points around at least one open end;
- (b) at least one fabric panel formed of high-strength yarns made with fibers having a tenacity greater than about 20 grams/denier said fabric panel having top and bottom edges and opposed side edges, wherein the one panel is attached to the container side, top, and bottom walls adjacent the open end;
- (c) a plurality of web straps, each web strap having one end attached to the panel at points spaced from but adjacent the top, bottom, and side edges and forming a marginal area of the panel, the other end of each web strap extending outwardly toward the top, bottom, and side edges of the panel for releasable attachment of a second end to the cargo container fasteners;
- (d) said web straps arranged in opposed pairs along top and bottom edges and along opposed side edges, each of said opposed pairs of web straps when attached to the fasteners creating a load path across said fabric panel that restrains the cargo therein;
- (e) the marginal area of the panel between the point of attachment of the straps and the adjacent edges forming side, top and bottom portions which wrap around the end of the container, the edges of the fabric panel including a hem through which a cable extends to secure the edges of the fabric panel around the end of the container;
- (f) whereby the fabric panel is both cut-resistant and itself prevents passage of cargo items which may be stowed in the container around and through the fabric closure.
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An open end cargo container and fabric closure comprising;
- (a) A plurality of side walls, a top wall, a bottom wall, and at least one open end, fasteners connected to the side walls, top wall, and bottom wall at space points around the at least one open end;
- (b) at least one fabric panel formed of high-strength yarns made with fibers having a tenacity greater than about 20 grams/denier said fabric panel having top and bottom edges and opposed side edges, wherein the one panel is attached to the container side, top, and bottom walls adjacent the open end;
- (c) a plurality of web straps, each web strap having one end attached to the panel at points spaced from but adjacent the top, bottom, and side edges and forming a marginal area of the panel, the other end of each web strap extending outwardly toward the top, bottom, and side edges of the panel for releasable attachment of a second end to the cargo container fasteners;
- (d) said web straps arranged in opposed pairs along top and bottom edges and along opposed side edges, each of said opposed pairs of web straps when attached to the fasteners creating a load path across said fabric panel that restrains the cargo therein;
- (e) the marginal area of the panel between the point of attachment of the straps and the adjacent edges forming side, top and bottom portions which wrap around the end of the container, the edges of the fabric panel including a hem through which a cable extends to secure the edges of the fabric panel around the end of the container;
- (f) whereby the fabric panel is both cut-resistant and itself prevents passage of cargo items which may be stowed in the container around and through the fabric closure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.