Patent ID: 8434978
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: B60P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An adapter kit for use with conventional tie-down straps or ropes, the kit comprising: a universal hook adapter having an adapter body with an opening formed at a first body end and sized to receive one of a J-hook, a split hook or an S-hook of a conventional tie-down strap or a rope, the adapter body defining a longitudinal axis plane, and an elongated end portion connected to the adapter body opposite the first body end through a bend that positions the elongated end portion to extend from and to continue in a longitudinal direction away from the adapter body and the first body end wherein the elongated end portion is parallel to and offset from the longitudinal axis plane of the adapter body; and instructions for installing the elongated end portion of the universal hook adapter into an anchor point of a truck bed and connecting one of a hook of a conventional tie-down strap system or a rope to the opening in the first body end of the universal hook adapter.