Strap-retainer and load retaining system using same

摘要

A cargo retainer system incorporates a load-bearing strap assembly having a load bearing strap that extends over a cargo element, and a strap-retainer clamped to the load bearing strap and having an elastic portion that is stretched to a stretched length and attached to a portion of the load-bearing strap. The strap-retainer has an elastic portion that extends from the clamp to a hook that is configured to attach to a portion of the load-bearing strap to secure the strap retainer under tension. The strap-retainer provides an elastic retaining force on the load-bearing strap wherein the force exerted on the load bearing strap increase when the cargo shift away from strap-retainer and the force decreases when the cargo shifts toward the strap-retainer. A cargo retainer system may incorporate a strap-retainer on either side of the cargo element to provide complimentary and corrective elastic retaining forces on the load-bearing strap.

主权项

1. A strap-retainer comprising:
a. a hook end comprising a hook; b. a clamp end comprising a clamp comprising:
i. a first clamp portion having an aperture;ii. a second clamp portion having a protrusion;iii. a hinge configured between and coupling the first and second clamp portions together; wherein the protrusion of the second clamp portion is configured to extend at least partially through the aperture of the first clamp portion when the clamp is in a closed configuration; c. an elastic portion extending between the hook end and the clamp end,
wherein the elastic portion is elastic in a length direction, whereby the elastic portion is configured to stretch from an original length to a stretched length and recover substantially back to said original length,whereby in use, with the strap-retainer clamped to a load-bearing strap, with said load-bearing strap extending through the clamp in a closed configuration to retain the strap-retainer to the load-bearing strap, with the hook attached to a portion of a load-bearing strap assembly, and with the elastic portion stretched to a stretched length, the strap-retainer provides an elastic retaining force on said load-bearing strap.