Freight accommodation on freight carrier inventions 09/07

20070224009 - Concrete panel trailer assembly with strut-mounted wheels: A trailer assembly for transporting one or more vertically-oriented panels includes a frame having front and rear sections, a first set of lower crossbeams extending laterally across the front section of the frame, and a second set of lower crossbeams extending laterally across the rear section of the frame. The... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070224010 - Locking device for securing loads: A locking device for securing loads in the bed of a pick-up truck, moving truck hauler, and for use generally in locking loads being transported in any type of truck.... Agent: Ms. Soula Skokos Suite 220

20070224011 - Locking device for securing loads: A locking device for securing loads in the bed of a pick-up truck, moving truck hauler, and for use generally in locking loads being transported in any type of truck.... Agent: Skokos Law Group, LLC

20070217883 - Interlocking pallets, and shipping and storage systems employing the same: Shipping and storage containers, racks, and pallets including interlocking mechanisms are provided. An embodiment of the pallet includes openings, interface fittings aligned with the openings, respectively, and sized to fit into openings of identical sizes and configurations as the first and second openings, respectively, locking components operatively connected to one... Agent: Department Of The Navy, Office Of Counsel

20070217884 - Ratcheting winch tool: A tool adapted to tighten tie-down straps utilized to secure cargo transported on flatbed trailers or the like. The tool includes an elongate handle having a standard ratchet mechanism fixed at one end thereof. A cylindrical socket extends from one side of the ratchet mechanism. The cylindrical socket is designed... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20070212182 - Container securement device and system: A container securement device enables a user to secure a cargo container to a carrier deck. The device includes a base having a projecting shear block received in the lock-actuating opening of the container. A shaft-mounted head rotates between an unlocked or loading position in which the head moves through... Agent: Meroni & Meroni, P.C.

20070212183 - Container securement device and system: A container securement device enables a user to secure a cargo container to a carrier deck. The device includes a base having a projecting shear block received in the lock-actuating opening of the container. A shaft-mounted head rotates between an unlocked or loading position in which the head moves through... Agent: Meroni & Meroni, P.C.

20070212184 - Vehicle load floor with variable friction: A load floor for a vehicle is characterized by selectively variable friction characteristics. A high coefficient of friction is selectable to resist movement of cargo on the load floor during vehicle movement, and a low coefficient of friction is selectable to facilitate the movement of cargo on the load floor... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070212185 - \"b\" hook retainer for railcar anchor and load snugger arrangement for securing cargo: A B-hook retainer shaped and configured so as to maintain retention of B-hook hardware in a shaped aperture that secures various and multiple types of lading tie straps and strap hardware comprising of straps of woven webbing. The lading tie strap being held in place by the appropriate B-hook provision... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070212186 - Tool for rewinding winch belts: The tool for rewinding winch belts has a C-shaped member having a pair of parallel arms, a transverse portion joining the arms, and a shaft extending from the transverse portion away from the arms along a rotational axis thereof. Each arm has a boss protruding therefrom, with both bosses protruding... Agent: Mario D. Theriault

20070206999 - Collapsible flat rack: A collapsible dual deck platform deck or flat rack container, adapted for vehicle cargo, has dual (40 fit and 45 ft) span capture and handling fittings upon twin or joint adjustable height corner support post modules, foldable transversely inward to overlie one another at platform deck ends, with an underlying... Agent: Bourque & Associates Intellectual Property Attorneys, P.A.

20070207000 - Holding device for cargo: A holding device for cargo in the trunk or storage compartment of passenger cars. The holding device includes a base part that can be selectively positioned and retained in a tie-down rail mounted in the storage compartment. Securing means in the form of a pivotable flap is provided which is... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070207001 - Method of transporting roof construction panels: A method of transporting insulation panels to a location, the method comprising providing a plurality of insulation panels; placing a predetermined number of said insulation panels into stacks, said stacks including a top surface, lateral sides and a bottom surface; covering said stack with a heat shrinkable material, wherein said... Agent: Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

20070207003 - Cargo restraint anchor device for pick-up trucks: Herein is disclosed an improvement for a tie-down and attach-point anchor device for pickup truck beds that clamps to the downward protruding flange of a pickup truck's inner side rail or other similar available surface having an exposed edge. The anchor incorporating a slotted head capable of swiveling to accommodate... Agent: Law Office Of Dale B. Halling, LLC

20070207002 - Cargo restraint anchor device for pick-up trucks: Herein is disclosed an improvement for a tie-down and attach-point-anchor device for pickup truck beds that clamps to the downward protruding flange of a pickup truck's inner side rail or other similar available surface having an exposed edge. The anchor incorporating a slotted head capable of swiveling to accommodate different... Agent: Law Office Of Dale B. Halling, LLC

20070207005 - Cargo restraining device: A cargo restraining device including two rails mounted in a cargo storage area. Mounted on the rails are two U-shaped structures, each of which includes two arms and a crossbar. Attached between the two U shaped structures are two elongate bars. The U-shaped structures may be rotationally positioned using rotation... Agent: Schneck & Schneck

20070207004 - Divider apparatus and method for use with a bed of a motor vehicle: A truck bed divider apparatus for use with a bed of a pickup truck or other cargo carrying bed of a motor vehicle. The apparatus includes one or more divider assemblies that may be lowered into an operative position to restrain the movement of smaller cargo items being carried in... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C