Patent ID: 6139231
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A device for restraining a wheel on a vehicle to a support surface on which the wheel is supported, the device comprising:(a) first and second elongated straps, each elongated strap configured to extend over an upper outer surface of the wheel and be secured to the support surface proximate outer and inner sides of the wheel; and(b) a harness including first and second sleeves respectively configured to slidably receive the first and second elongated straps, with the first and second sleeves extending at an angle relative to one another to orient the first and second elongated straps in a crossing relationship along one side of the wheel, wherein the first and second sleeves each include first and second ends, and wherein the harness further includes a connecting member configured to secure the first and second sleeves to one another proximate the first ends thereof, and with the first ends of the first and second sleeves separated from one another by a smaller separation than the second ends thereof.