Patent ID: 7222740
Filing Date: 2007-05-29
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A flexible freight cover for covering and securing freight placed on a pallet, the cover comprising: a top portion and first, second, third and fourth sidewalls made from a flexible, water proof material, the first, second, third and fourth sidewalls being joined at their upper ends to the top portion and joined at their respective sides to an adjacent sidewall so that the top portion and sidewalls together form a box-shaped structure with an open bottom which is sized to fit over and cover the freight on the pallet; and at least one elongate flexible strap having a first end attached to the first sidewall and a second end adapted to be fastened to the second sidewall opposite the first sidewall, the strap having a length sufficient to permit the strap to be engaged with the pallet and pulled across the open bottom of the cover and then fastened to the second sidewall to secure the freight to the pallet, the second end of the elongate strap having at least one ringed opening therethrough, and the second sidewall having an opening therethrough, and wherein the cover further includes an attachment device having a ring, with the ring being inserted into the ringed opening in the second end of the elongate strap and into the opening in the second sidewall and locked to fasten the second end of the elongate strap to the second sidewall.