Freight accommodation on freight carrier inventions 06/08

20080152452 - Clamp for truck racks: A clamp for securing the base member of a truck rack to the bedrail of a pickup truck is easy to install and remove without requiring drilling holes or other modifications to the pickup truck. The clamp comprises a lower clamp assembly, an upper clamp assembly and an engaging mechanism... Agent: Richard A. Ryan Attorney At Law

20080152453 - Container for packaging and transporting glass sheet(s): A container is described herein which uses three different types of restraining mechanisms to help secure glass sheets therein so that the glass sheets can be safely transported from one facility (e.g., a manufacturing facility) to a second facility (e.g., a customer facility). The first type of restraining mechanism includes... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080152454 - Securing device for chains for use on flatbed trucks: A securing device for chains used on flatbed trucks comprises an electric pneumatic system with a piston set partially inside a slit and which pushes the chain out. Instead of attaching the chain to a lever arm, the chain is passed through a loop attached to a small piece of... Agent: Inventarium

20080152455 - Method, assembly and device for restraining cargo: A method, assembly and device for restraining cargo in a shipping vehicle or other container with an adjustable cargo bar assembly comprising an adjustable metal bar having, a pair of ends and a flange secured to each end. The method including securing one cargo restraint device to a wall of... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080145168 - Anchoring system for motorized and non-motorized craft: An anchoring system for a craft according to one embodiment comprises a first and third portion for forming a first loop around a handlebar, the first portion having a free end; a second and fourth portion for forming a second loop around the handlebar, the second portion having a free... Agent: Zilka-kotab, Pc

20080145169 - Van semi-trailer and method for shipping the same: A van semi-trailer and a method for shipping the same are provided. The van semi-trailer comprises: a van body; wheels and a leg at the bottom surface of the van body; bottom corner fittings at the bottom surface of the van body; top corner fittings provided on top surface of... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.c.

20080145170 - Hazardous material transportation railcar and cask craddle: The invention provides an apparatus for safely transporting various hazardous materials, including spent nuclear fuel. The invention includes a cask cradle that is configured to securely receive a cask for containment of hazardous materials, such as spent nuclear fuel. The cask cradle in accordance with the invention includes a front... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLP Ip Group, Columbia Square

20080145171 - Attachment device for attaching slinging or lashing means: Disclosed is an attaching device for attaching stopping or lashing means to objects that are to be transported or tied down, comprising a fixing element (1), an attaching element (16), and a connecting element (15) which is rotatably mounted on a socket (4) wrapped around the fixing element (1) and... Agent: Mark P. Stone

20080145173 - Combination type cargo screen movable front and rear: A cargo screen includes a main body, mounted in a luggage compartment of a vehicle, and housing a barrier net and a cover screen. A screen moving device includes guide parts mounted to the sides of the luggage compartment; a fixing rail part attached along a length direction of the... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080145172 - Vehicle cargo retainer: A cargo retainer coupled relative to a vehicle surface includes a perimeter frame and a flexible member mounted within the perimeter frame. The perimeter frame is further coupled to a vehicle component and movable relative to a vehicle surface.... Agent: International Automotive Components Group, Llc C/o Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, Llc

20080138166 - Method for protecting products from damage during shipment: An arrangement of securing frame assemblies is provided within a shipping enclosure and engaging packages being handled. The frame assemblies have rigid frame members and distensible bags mounted on the frames. The distensible bags are, in use, distended as by being inflated or otherwise filled with a pressurized fluid to... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20080131225 - Protection member: The invention relates to a corner protector of a window having a frame with an integral flange. The corner protector comprises a plurality of corrugated layers. The corrugated layers form two portions. A first portion is configured to be attached to a first portion of a window frame. A second... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080131226 - Adjustable cargo partition system for use in containers: A repositionable partition or wall assembly for use within a storage or cargo transport compartment, for dividing the compartment into sub-compartments and allowing for the secured transport of cargo that does not occupy the entire container, is described. The partition or wall assembly comprises at least two vertically extending stiles,... Agent: Rainier Patent Group, Llc

20080131227 - Load restraint apparatus and method for protecting products from damage during shipment: An arrangement of securing frame assemblies is provided within a shipping enclosure and engaging packages being handled. The frame assemblies are secured to side walls of the container and act in pairs to extend from respective sides and join together to form bracing barriers extending across the width of the... Agent: Ibm Corporation