Patent ID: 8585334
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
1. A cargo restraint comprising: a base comprising a first sidewall and a second opposing sidewall extending from a distal end to a proximal end of the base, the first sidewall separated from the second opposing sidewall by a specified distance to form a first cavity centrally disposed in said base; a head assembly movably disposed relative to the base to permit biasing of the head assembly in response to displacement of at least one of the head assembly and the base, the head assembly comprising (i) a flange at a distal end of the head assembly configured to restrain cargo and (ii) a hollowed housing extending below said flange to a proximal end of the head assembly, the hollowed housing covering a second cavity that is inverted and substantially aligned relative to the first cavity of the base, wherein the distal end of the head assembly is substantially aligned with the distal end of the base at an unbiased state of the cargo restraint; and an elastic element located within the first and second cavities, the elastic element for absorbing biasing of the head assembly relative to the base and for providing a counter-force against said biasing to return the restraint to the unbiased state.