Patent ID: 6089802
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A load restraint system for securing cargo within an intermodal container during transport, which cargo is subject to shifting forces, said load restraint system comprising:a first load restraining strip having a first side and a second side, said first load restraining strip being pliant and flexible while concomitantly resistant to axial lengthening under tension loading, said first load restraining strip being operable to engage, at a first end, an interior wall surface of the intermodal container and to extend at least partially across a face of cargo to be restrained within the container to secure the cargo, in situ, and prevent in transit shifting of the cargo against itself or against a wall or door surface of the intermodal container;said first side of said first load restraining strip being, at least partially, coated with an adhesive for adhering said first end of said first load restraining strip to the interior wall surface of the intermodal container;a first load restraining strip release paper extending coextensively with and releasably adhering to said adhesive applied to said first side of said first load restraining strip;said first load restraining strip release paper having a plurality of transverse means for facilitating removal of selective lengths of the first load restraining strip release paper from said first side of said first load restraining strip;a second load restraining strip having a first side and a second side, said second load restraining strip being pliant and flexible while concomitantly resistant to axial lengthening under tension loading, said second load restraining strip being operable to engage, at a first end, an interior wall surface of the intermodal container and to extend at least partially across a face of cargo to be restrained within the container to secure the cargo, in situ, and prevent in transit shifting of the cargo against itself or against a wall or door surface of the intermodal container;said first side of said second load restraining strip being, at least partially, coated with an adhesive for adhering said first end of said second load restraining strip to the interior wall surface of the intermodal container;a second load restraining strip release paper extending coextensively with and releasably adhering to said adhesive applied to said first side of said second load restraining strip;said second load restraining strip release paper having a plurality of transverse means for facilitating removal of selective lengths of the release paper from said first side of said second load restraining strip;a second end of said first load restraining strip extending at least partially across a load to be secured and a second end of said second load restraining strip extending at least partially across the load to be secured and joining with said second end of first load restraining strip at a junction location; anda locking load restraining strip having a first side and a second side, said locking load restraining strip having an adhesive extending coextensively with said first side of said locking load restraining strip and the adhesive of said locking load restraining strip being abutted against and adhered to said second ends of said first and said second load restraining strips to lock said first and said second load restraining strips together, thereby forming a secure load restraining system.