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US-20260125206-A1 - ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR RESTRAINING CARGO

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Abstract

An assembly and method for securing cargo within a container including a pair of cargo restraints, to a pair of hooks, a pair of straps and a ratchet buckle. Each cargo restraint has an arcuate wall defining an opening and the hook includes an arcuate wall that engages the arcuate wall of the cargo restraining device. The radiuses of the arcuate walls are the same. The ratchet buckle includes a magnet for temporarily securing the ratchet buckle to one of the walls during installation of the assembly

Inventors

  • Nicholas KANCZUZEWSKI
  • John E. Townsend
  • Jarrett J. KEULTJES

Assignees

  • LOGISTICK, INC.

Dates

Publication Date
20260507
Application Date
20241101

Claims (20)

  1. 1 . A method for securing cargo within a container comprising: (a) securing to a first wall of the container a first cargo restraining device having a first inwardly-facing arcuate wall with a radius defining a first opening; (b) securing to the first cargo restraining device a first hook coupled to an end of a first strap by inserting a bend of the first hook having a first outwardly-facing arcuate wall having a radius the same as the radius of the inwardly-facing arcuate wall into the opening and engaging the outwardly-facing arcuate wall and the inwardly-facing arcuate wall.
  2. 2 . The method of claim 1 wherein (b) includes inserting a support arm of the first hook extending from the bend between the first cargo restraining device and the first wall to deflect a portion of the cargo restraining device away from the first wall.
  3. 3 . The method of claim 2 wherein the support arm includes a beveled portion and (b) includes inserting the beveled portion between the first cargo restraining device and the first wall.
  4. 4 . The method of claim 1 further comprising: (c) securing to a second wall of the container a second cargo restraining device having a second inwardly-facing arcuate wall with a radius defining a second opening; (d) securing to the second cargo restraining device a second hook coupled to an end of a second strap by inserting a bend of the second hook having a second outwardly-facing arcuate wall having a radius the same as the radius of the second inwardly-facing arcuate wall into the second opening and engaging the second outwardly-facing arcuate wall and the second inwardly-facing arcuate wall.
  5. 5 . The method of claim 4 wherein (d) includes inserting a support arm of the second hook between the second cargo restraining device and the second wall to deflect a portion of the cargo restraining device away from the second wall.
  6. 6 . The method of claim 5 wherein the support arm of the second hook includes a beveled portion and (d) includes inserting the beveled portion of the second hook between the second cargo restraining device and the second wall.
  7. 7 . The method of claim 4 further comprising (e) coupling the first and second straps adjacent the other ends of the first and second straps.
  8. 8 . The method of claim 7 wherein (e) includes coupling the first and second straps adjacent the other ends of the first and second straps.
  9. 9 . The method of claim 8 further including: (f) temporarily securing the ratchet buckle to one of the first or second walls by a magnet coupled to the ratchet bucket prior to (e).
  10. 10 . The method of claim 1 wherein the radius of the first outwardly-facing wall is 0.88 inches.
  11. 11 . An assembly for securing cargo inside a container comprising: a first cargo restraining device securable to a first wall of the container having a first inwardly-facing arcuate wall with a radius defining an opening; a first strap having two ends; a first hook having a shank coupled the first strap adjacent one end of the first strap, a bend extending from the shank, and a support arm extending upward from the arcuate bend opposite the shank, the arcuate bend having an outwardly-facing arcuate wall with a radius receivable by the opening and engageable with the end of the inwardly-facing arcuate wall of the cargo restraining device, the radius of the outwardly-facing arcuate wall being the same as the radius of the inwardly-facing arcuate wall.
  12. 12 . The assembly of claim 11 wherein the support arm includes a beveled portion for deflecting the cargo restraining device during installation of the assembly.
  13. 13 . The assembly of claim 11 further including a ratchet buckle secured to the strap adjacent an other end of the strap for securing the strap to another strap, the ratchet buckle including a magnet for securing to a wall of the container during installation of the assembly.
  14. 14 . The assembly of claim 13 wherein the ratchet buckle includes a face, the magnet coupled to the face.
  15. 15 . The assembly of claim 14 wherein the ratchet buckle further includes a receptacle coupled to the face, the magnet received by the receptacle.
  16. 16 . The assembly of claim 15 wherein the ratchet buckle further includes a fastener securing the receptacle to the face.
  17. 17 . The assembly of claim 16 wherein the fastener is a pop rivet.
  18. 18 . The assembly of claim 11 comprising: a second cargo restraining device securable to a second wall of the container having a second inwardly-facing arcuate wall with a radius defining an opening; a second strap having two ends; a second hook having a shank secured to the second strap adjacent one end of the second strap, a bend extending from the shank, and a support arm extending upward from the bend opposite the shank, the bend having a second outwardly-facing arcuate wall with a radius receivable by the opening of the second cargo restraining device and engageable with the end of the second inwardly-facing arcuate wall of the cargo restraining device, the radius of the second outwardly-facing arcuate wall being the same as the radius of the second inwardly-facing arcuate wall.
  19. 19 . The assembly of claim 11 wherein the support arm includes in a beveled portion for deflecting the cargo restraining device during securement of the cargo restraining device.
  20. 20 . The assembly of claim 11 wherein the radius of the first outwardly-facing arcuate wall is 0.88 inches.

Description

The present disclosure relates generally to an assembly and method for restraining cargo within a container. BACKGROUND There are many commercially-available systems utilizing cargo restraining devices and straps for restraining cargo in a truck, rail car or other shipping container. The cargo restraining devices are secured to opposed walls inside the shipping container, and straps are secured to the cargo restraining devices, extended around the cargo and secured together to restrain the cargo. Examples of cargo restraining devices are disclosed in U.S. Patents No. 8,696,273, D7212004 and D907555. SUMMARY The present disclosure relates to a method for securing cargo within a container comprising securing to a first wall of the container a first cargo restraining device having a first inwardly-facing arcuate wall with a radius defining a first opening; securing to the first cargo restraining device a first hook coupled to an end of a first strap by inserting a bend of the first hook having a first outwardly-facing arcuate wall having a radius the same as the radius of the inwardly-facing arcuate wall into the opening and engaging the outwardly-facing arcuate wall and the inwardly-facing arcuate wall. The method may include inserting a support arm of the first hook extending from the bend between the first cargo restraining device and the first wall to deflect a portion of the cargo restraining device away from the first wall. The support arm may include a beveled portion and the method may include inserting the beveled portion between the first cargo restraining device and the first wall. The method may also include securing to a second wall of the container a second cargo restraining device having a second inwardly-facing arcuate wall with a radius defining a second opening; and securing to the second cargo restraining device a second hook coupled to an end of a second strap by inserting a bend of the second hook having a second outwardly-facing arcuate wall having a radius the same as the radius of the second inwardly-facing wall into the second opening and engaging the second outwardly-facing arcuate wall and the second inwardly-facing arcuate wall. The method may include coupling the first and second straps together adjacent the other ends of the straps with a ratchet buckle. The ratchet buckle may include a magnet so that the ratchet buckle can be temporarily secured to one of the walls during installation. The present disclosure is also directed to an assembly for securing cargo inside a container comprising: a first cargo restraining device securable to a first wall of the container having a first inwardly-facing arcuate wall with a radius defining an opening; a first strap having two ends; a first hook having a shank coupled to the first strap adjacent one end of the first strap, a bend extending from the shank, and a support arm extending upward from the arcuate bend opposite the shank, the arcuate bend having an outwardly-facing arcuate wall with a radius receivable by the opening and engageable with the end of the inwardly-facing arcuate wall of the cargo restraining device, the radius of the outwardly-facing arcuate wall being the same as the radius of the inwardly-facing arcuate wall. Features and advantages of the disclosure will be set forth in part in the description which follows and the accompanying drawings described below, wherein an embodiment of the disclosure is described and shown, and in part will become apparent upon examination of the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1(a) and 1(b) are perspective views of examples of prior art cargo restraining devices that can be used with the assembly and method for restraining cargo in accordance with the present disclosure; FIG. 2 is a broken perspective view of the assembly for restraining cargo in accordance with an illustrated embodiment of the present disclosure during installation of the assembly; FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the assembly of FIG. 2 illustrating the assembly installed on the container and illustrating in dashed lines the cargo being restrained by the assembly; FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the assembly of FIG. 2; FIG. 5 is a side view of one of the hooks of the assembly of FIG. 2; and FIG. 6 is a partial exploded view of the ratchet buckle of the assembly of FIG. 2. DETAILED DESCRIPTION Set forth below is a description of an assembly and method for restraining cargo in a container with cargo restraining devices, such as, for example, the cargo restraining devices 2 and 4 illustrated in FIG. 1. The cargo restraining devices 2 and 4 illustrated in FIG. 1 are cargo restraining devices that are commercially available from the assignee of this patent application. The illustrated cargo restraining devices 2 and 4, and other cargo restraining devices commercially available from the assignee of this patent application, include respective