Freight accommodation on freight carrier inventions 08/06

20060193708 - Tie-down for wheelchairs: Apparatus for securing one or more wheelchairs to a vehicle includes a plurality of straps for holding the wheelchairs to the vehicle. Some of the straps are attached to a movable element that can be moved into or out of the area to be occupied by the wheelchairs. This allows...

20060188354 - Cargo restraint apparatus: A cargo restraint apparatus restrains the movement of a cargo of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a frame assembly, a spool, an elongated strap, a biasing member, a locking mechanism, and an adjustment apparatus. The frame assembly is connected to the vehicle. The spool is rotatably mounted on the frame...

20060188355 - Apparatus for attaching a hitch to a vehicle: An apparatus for attaching a hitch to a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a pin rotatably mountable to the hitch and having a handle for rotating the pin. A receptacle formed in the vehicle receives the pin. A locking site defined by a channel is formed in one of...

20060188356 - Inflatable dunnage bag with protected inflator valve: A dunnage bag is fabricated of thermoplastic sheet material joined together to form an air cushion including being joined to form an inflation panel edge seam. An inflation opening to the air cushion is defined between two layers of thermoplastic sheet material adjacent a terminus of the panel edge seam....

20060182508 - Demountable drive: A container (40) has a movable internal load support, such as a deck platform (15), with a demountable motorised drive (10), and a transfer drive, such as a threaded shaft (16), mounted within a deck chassis, with shaft runners or travellers (17, 27) connected to a cable suspension (18, 22),...

20060182509 - Methods and devices for adapting a cargo container to directly interface with an aircraft cargo bay: The present invention relates generally to a skid assembly for use with a cargo container. In one particular embodiment, the skid assembly comprises an elongate member having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a side surface; a plurality of side extensions spaced at predetermined intervals along the side surface;...

20060182510 - Retractable tie down and method of using: A retractable tie down for tying a work vehicle down to a cargo vehicle is disclosed, the tie down including a retractor assembly fixed to the outer surface of a work vehicle; a belt with one end connected to the retractor assembly; and a coupling connected to the other end...

20060177282 - Cargo strap hook with magnet and cargo strap assembly comprising same: A cargo strap hook comprises a hook body and a magnet. The hook body includes means for enabling a cargo strap to be attached thereto and a hook portion configured for enabling the hook body to be mechanically engaged with a tie-down structure. The magnet is fixedly attached to the...

20060177283 - Removeable truck bed tie-down device: A tie-down device that removeably secures to almost any point along a side rail of a truck bed without the aid of tools and without modifying the truck bed. Security members can removeably attach to the tie-down device to secure items within the truck bed for safe transport. The tie-down...

20060171790 - Motorcycle transport system and method therefor: A motorcycle transport system and method therefor includes a crossbar that is insertable through a hollow bore of a motorcycle such as a swing arm pivot so that the motorcycle is securable for transport by securing the crossbar. One or more stands may couple to the crossbar for securing the...

20060171791 - Apparatus and method for transporting chassis: A method and apparatus for the hauling of chassis. The chassis hauler presents a front support system which supports multiple chassis. The chassis are stacked on top of one another in such a manner that their wheels face the same direction....

20060171792 - Method for transporting semi-processed rubber: A method of transporting semi-processed rubber comprises locating the semi-processed rubber in a ship and supplying heat to the semi-processed rubber during transit to prevent solidification of, and/or crystallisation in, the semi-processed rubber. Heat may be re-circulated from the ship's engine to heat the hold in which the rubber is...