Freight accommodation on freight carrier inventions 05/08

20080124183 - System for securing a personal vehicle: A securing device for motorcycles and ATVs. The securing device comprises an anchor member that is detachably mounted to a floor of a transport vehicle and a coupling sleeve that engages with the footpeg of the motorcycle. A lever assembly is interposed between the coupling sleeve and the anchor member... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080124184 - Self-gripping rack for cantilevered tanks: A flexible system for holding articles such as propane tanks. Straps are arranged around and over three tanks in order to support the outer tanks in a cantilevered fashion over another row of tanks which only has two tanks. Spacers may be inserted between the three tanks to adjust the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080118324 - Load securing device: The present invention is directed toward an apparatus for quickly and efficiently tensioning chain or cable and the like. More specifically, the invention relates to tumbuckles or load binders used for adjusting and tensioning chains or cables to secure equipment. In particular, the present invention provides a powered or manually... Agent: Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee

20080112771 - Shipping decks for transporting cargo: A shipping deck and shipping storage system is disclosed. The shipping deck is a generally rectangular tile member formed of a plastic material. The shipping deck is substantially planar to support cargo placed thereon. The shipping deck rests upon three or more adjacent cargo bars and a plurality of downwardly... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c.

20080112772 - Tarpaulin tensioners: Tensioners useful for supporting and tensioning tarps and the like from below are described, as are systems and kits that include such tensioners. Such articles are useful in variety of contexts, including boating, camping, and storage of various items.... Agent: Biotechnology Law Group C/o Portfolioip

20080107496 - Locking member for pallet ramp safety retainers: A method and apparatus are disclosed for locking at least two safety retainers together. Each safety retainer has a pallet-attached base and a ramp-attached mating bracket. Each safety retainer includes a base and a bracket. Each bracket is coupled to a ramp that is can be removably attached to a... Agent: Duke W. Yee Yee & Associates, P.c.

20080101882 - Boat and automobile storage apparatus: A dual-use automobile-boat storage pallet, having a structural support framework of generally rectangular shape with first and second side members and a plurality of cross-members. The storage pallet includes a means for holding a boat that is width adjustable and height adjustable and includes a plurality of folding bunks that... Agent: Wood And Eisenberg, PLLC

20080101883 - Rail attachment mount: A rail attachment mount and method of use is provided for attaching a mount to a rail. The rail comprises a track with a pair of flanges and the mount comprises a track receiving cavity and a pair of flanges defining an opening to the cavity. A first of the... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080101884 - Truck bed cargo organizer and methods: Devices and systems for providing customizable and adjustable storage compartments in the cargo box of pickup trucks. One device includes a separation member having a first region for securing to a truck compartment side via an attachment panel and a second region. Preferably, the second region is secured to the... Agent: Moore & Hansen, Pllp

20080101885 - Bed divider apparatus and method for use in a pickup truck bed: A bed divider apparatus for use in a bed of a pickup truck. The divider apparatus includes a frame that supports first and second parallel disposed divider members each in the shape of a panel. The divider members are secured to one another so that one of the divider members... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C