Patent ID: 6742974
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: B60P,B61D,B62D

Abstract:
A cargo-securing panel adapted to form a body of a cargo-carrying vehicle, said panel comprising:a honeycomb-configured core having opposed faces and defining an angular groove having a portion extending between the faces and a portion extending through one of the faces, the core further defining a recess adjacent to the groove; a facing sheet engaged with one of the faces of the core so as to form a composite, the facing sheet defining a gap extending therethrough in correspondence with the portion of the groove extending through the one face; and an angular member having a flange corresponding to the groove and configured to be slidably engaged therewith in order to secure the member to the composite, the member further including an external portion extending outside the core and parallel to the one face, the external portion defining an aperture corresponding to the recess in the core, the recess being adapted to receive a clip end of a cargo strap therein through the aperture so as to allow the clip end to cooperate with the angular member to secure the cargo strap to the composite.