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CARGO RESTRAINING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE, A VEHICLE COMPRISING A CARGO RESTRAINING SYSTEM, AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING A CARGO RESTRAINING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
20230046707 · 2023-02-16 ·

A cargo restraining system for a vehicle includes an extended flexible structure movably connected to a positioning arrangement. The flexible structure is adapted for holding cargo arranged on a cargo floor of a vehicle cargo compartment in position in relation to the cargo floor, and the flexible structure is sized to cover at least a part of the cargo floor. The positioning arrangement is adapted for enabling movement of the flexible structure between a storage position and a load securing position, where in the storage position the flexible structure is adapted to be positioned on a first height from the cargo floor, and where in the load securing position the flexible structure is adapted to be positioned on a second height from the cargo floor. The first height is different from the second height.

Bungee Belt
20220400840 · 2022-12-22 · ·

Truckers use bungee cords or tarp straps to secure tarps, canvases, and loads on the backs of flatbed trucks and trailers. In some cases, it may take dozens of bungee cords to secure a tarp over the load on a standard flatbed trailer. A bungee belt makes it faster and easier for a trucker to secure a tarp over a load on a flatbed trailer. A bungee belt has belt loops with openings for holding 30 or more bungee cords, allowing the trucker to carry all of the bungee cords for securing a tarp while leaving his or her hands free. The hooks at the ends of the bungee cords fit into the loops, keeping the bungee cords secure while the trucker is wearing the belt. The trucker can remove the bungee cords from the belt one at a time while walking around the flatbed and securing the tarp to the load.

Tonneau system with stretchable cover
11518223 · 2022-12-06 ·

A tonneau system for a cargo compartment of a vehicle comprises a tonneau frame assembly and a tonneau cover removably connected to the tonneau frame assembly. The tonneau cover comprises an elastic material that allows it to stretch over cargo loaded into the cargo compartment. The tonneau cover exerts a compressive force on the cargo to hold the cargo in place while the vehicle is in motion.

Retention device for vehicle seat

A vehicle includes a seating assembly attached to a vehicle interior. A seat is rotationally operable relative to a seatback. A retention device is selectively positionable in a stored position or a cargo storage position and extends between the seatback and a floor area disposed adjacent to the seating assembly. The seat is selectively positionable in a seating position or a stadium position. The retention device in the cargo storage position, the seat in the stadium position, and a floor at least partially define an enclosure configured to secure cargo to the floor and the seat.

Pallet Net Securement System
20220355722 · 2022-11-10 ·

A cargo securement system having at least one strap, the strap being connectable to a pallet at each end, where at least one end being an adaptable end, wherein a tension cord is connectable between an anchor point on the strap and a pallet, and the tension cord being housed within a sleeve on the strap.

CARGO ASSIST SYSTEM

A vehicle seat includes a seat back, a seat base, and a cargo assist system including a cargo net configured to move between a deployed configuration in which the cargo net engages with the seat back and a retracted configuration which the cargo net is stored on a roller supported by the seat base.

LUGGAGE HOLDING STRUCTURE, NET MEMBER FOR HOLDING LUGGAGE, AND LUGGAGE HOLDING METHOD

A vehicle luggage holding structure has left and right first securing parts near a floor surface in a front section of a trunk, left and right second securing parts near the floor surface in a rear section, left and right third securing parts on an upper side relative to the floor surface at the middle in a front-rear direction, and left and right fourth securing parts below the third securing parts. To hold luggage, hanging parts of a net member are hooked onto the left and right first securing parts and on the left and right second securing parts. To partition the trunk in the front-rear direction, the net member is folded along a line connecting a pair of the hanging parts hooked onto the left and right third securing parts, and another pair of the hanging parts are hooked onto the left and right fourth securing parts.

Cover for motor vehicle or luggage on a motor vehicle
11485275 · 2022-11-01 ·

A cover for covering a car or luggage on top of a car is described. The cover is made of a stretchy material such that it can expand to tightly fit the size and shape of a large variety of items or vehicles. Thus, the material composition as well as cover layers are crucial in obtaining the optimal balance of flexibility and protection. In many embodiments securing mechanisms are provided around the base of the cover as well as over the top of the cover to aid in securing the cover over the items or vehicle. In some embodiments a lower cover is provided which sits under items on top of a vehicle and protects the roof of the vehicle from the items.

Loop structure, method for producing a loop structure and element

A loop structure includes a first element having a first loop, and a second element having a second loop, the first loop interlocking with the second loop. Each of the first and second elements include a plurality of strands, wherein at least a portion of the strands are formed from a flexible material. The strands of the first and second elements are processed in a textile-like manner into one of a braided, woven, knitted, or enmeshed structure defining at least two webs spaced-apart along a longitudinal direction of the first and second elements. The strands are divided into longitudinally extending sections between the webs, the sections forming wings that connect the webs. In the first element, the wings form the first loop, and in the second element, the wings form the second loop.

WEB RETRACTOR INCLUDING WEB TAKE-UP PREVENTION APPARATUS
20220332531 · 2022-10-20 ·

A web retractor includes a frame having spaced-apart side walls, a spool rotatably mounted between the side walls, a web having one end mounted to the spool, the spool rotatable in a web take-up direction to wrap the web onto the spool and in a web pay out direction to unwrap the web from the spool, and a web take-up prevention apparatus movably mounted to the frame and responsive actuation thereof to move relative to the frame to impart a resistance directly on the web sufficient to prevent the spool from rotating in the web take-up direction while also allowing the spool to rotate in the web pay out direction by pulling the web away from the retractor.