Patent Abstract:
A cargo containment system is disclosed comprising a series of length adjustable anchor straps carried by a truck, a series of rings slidably carried by said anchor straps, and a series of length adjustable lateral straps coupled between adjacent anchor straps about said rings to define an adjustable flexible lattice of cargo containment function.

Full Description:
RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application is a Division of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/409,998, filed 19 Jan. 2017. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     This invention relates to a modular and flexible cargo net system and improvements to associated components, such as ratchet straps and ring connections. The invention is particularly suited for situations where it is desirable to secure a carried load, for instance (but not limited to) in a bed of a truck. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     A magnet grip cargo net system is disclosed. An anchor strap is provided, and a loop with a plurality of engagement rings. A ring is placed about a first end of a webbing strap, and the first end of the webbing strap is threaded through an anchor, for instance in a truck bed. An additional ring is placed about the webbing on a second side of the anchor. The first end of the webbing strap is placed through a second anchor, and a third ring is placed about the first end of the webbing strap. The first end of the webbing strap is then threaded through the second ring and into a ratchet mechanism which is subsequently tightened. 
     A plurality of s-hooks (preferably magnetic, for instance as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. D765,498) carrying additional webbing are placed into each ring, A plurality of straps are anchored to the truck bed anchor system and a grid of straps is created. 
     A plurality of straps are woven through a series of rings laid atop webbing strap. The webbing is threaded over the ring, under the webbing, and then up through the ring again and through, loosely securing the rings to the lateral webbing. Preferably the ring is placed atop the anchor webbing to avoid damaging a load carried beneath the webbing. 
     A webbing lattice is created that is adjustably tightened to secure a load. 
     The rings can be slidably adjusted across the webbing for customized load securement. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a rear perspective, in-use view of a cargo net system of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a side view of a carrying case dimensioned to store the cargo net system of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2A  is a perspective view of an exemplary series of rings carried by a ring carrying strap of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is a top view of front and rear anchor straps of the cargo net system of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3A  is a side view of a single strap webbing through a pair of rings, and a double strap webbing through a center ring of the system; 
         FIG. 4  is a top view of anchor and cross straps of the cargo net system of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a close-up view of hooks and webbing coupled to a truck bed anchor system; 
         FIGS. 6A-6C  are close-up in-sequence views of installation of a webbing lattice about anchor straps and rings of the present invention; 
         FIG. 7  is a perspective view of an improved D-ring of the present invention carried by a ratcheting strap system; 
         FIGS. 8A-8C  are views of an improved D-ring of the present invention; 
         FIG. 9  is a top view of an improved D-ring of the present invention carried by a ratcheting strap system. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     Although the disclosure hereof is detailed and exact to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, the physical embodiments herein disclosed merely exemplify the invention which may be embodied in other specific structures. While the preferred embodiment has been described, the details may be changed without departing from the invention, which is defined by the claims. 
     Referring now to  FIG. 1 , a rear perspective, in-use view of a cargo net system  10  of the present invention is shown, carried for exemplary purposes in a bed of a truck  8 . A series of anchor straps  12  are provided about the bed of truck  8 , secured preferably to truck anchors  20  commonly present in truck beds. Together with interconnected lateral straps  26 , anchor straps  12  provide a flexible, portable and modular cargo netting system as a webbing lattice for example. 
     In a preferred embodiment, anchor straps  12  and lateral straps  26  comprise a ratcheting mechanism  14  for securement to the truck  8  and about a cargo load (not shown) as tight as desired. 
     Referring now to  FIG. 2 , a carrying case  24  dimensioned to store the cargo net system  10  of the present invention can be provided. 
     As shown in  FIG. 2A , a series of rings  16 , the use of which will be described later, are removably carried by a ring strap  22 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , a top view of front and rear anchor straps  12  of the cargo net system  10  of the present invention are shown. In a first cargo net system  10  installation step, now with reference to both  FIGS. 1 and 3 , a bottom anchor strap  12  is provided toward a front of the truck bed, at a low position in the bed. At least one ring  16  is provided about at least one strand of bottom anchor strap  12 . This anchor strap  12  can either be coupled to truck anchors  20  either be threading a free end of anchor strap  12  through truck anchors  20  on both sides of the truck  8 , or by securing s-hooks  19  (preferably magnetic) about truck anchors  20  (See, e.g.,  FIG. 5 ). A bottom anchor strap  12  is also preferably provided toward a rear of the truck bed, again at a low position in the bed. 
     Next, a series of upper anchor straps  12  are preferably provided toward the front, middle and back of the truck bed laterally crossing at least a portion of the bed, this time at a high position in the bed. Again, these anchor straps  12  can either be coupled to truck anchors  20  either be threading a free end of anchor strap  12  through truck anchors  20  on both sides of the truck  8 , or by securing s-hooks  19  (preferably magnetic) carried by straps  12  about truck anchors  20 . 
     In a preferred embodiment as shown in  FIG. 3A , a side view of a single strap webbing  12  is shown through a pair of rings  18 , both left and right of a two scraps of webbing  12  through a center ring  18  of the system. This configuration is preferably used to assist the stability and equalization of the load weight on the anchor straps  12 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 4 , a grid of anchor straps  12  and lateral straps  26  is created by coupling straps  26  to straps  12  from the front to the back of the cargo bed to create a flexibly sized and configured cargo securement lattice. In this step, S-hooks  18  carried by lateral straps  26  are first coupled to the front bottom anchor strap  12  about the rings  16  carried by front bottom anchor strap  12 , and then fed first vertically to front top anchor strap  12 , and referring now to the sequence shown in  FIGS. 6A-6C , in-sequence views of installation of a webbing lattice of lateral straps  26  about anchor straps  12  and rings  16  of the present invention are shown. First, rings  16  are placed atop straps  12 , and a free end of lateral strap  26  is threaded over a first portion of ring  16 , next under anchor strap  12 , and then up through ring  16 , and the free end of lateral strap  26  is slidably advanced as shown in  FIG. 6B , and pulled taut as shown in  FIG. 6C . This sequence is repeated for as many lateral straps  26  as desired, e.g., for three lateral straps  26  about three anchor straps  12 , as shown in  FIG. 4 . Of course, more or less scraps  12  or  26  can be used according to user preference. Last, s-hooks  18  carried by lateral straps  26  are fed downward vertically and coupled to the rear bottom anchor straps  12  about the rings  16  carried by front bottom anchor strap  12 . Additional ratcheting mechanisms  14  can then be employed to tighten the straps  12  and  26  of the system as desired. Alternatively, lower anchor strap  12  of  FIG. 5  could alternatively be provided with a hook  18  as opposed to threaded webbing  12  as shown. 
     Rings  16  can be slidably positioned laterally about either of straps  12  and  26  for adjustability of the system  10 . 
     Referring now to  FIG. 7 , and  FIGS. 8A-8C  an improved ratcheting strap system  14  of the present invention is shown. Namely, referring now to  FIG. 9 , D-ring  28  carrying a hand operated pull strap  34  is coupled to a pull bar  50  of ratcheting mechanism  14  to release tension on the ratcheting mechanism  14 . A D-ring pivot plate a pivotally carries a ring of D-ring  28 , and a D-ring pivot plate securement hole  32  is provided to couple the D-ring  28  to a solid portion of ratcheting mechanism  14 . 
     The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Furthermore, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described. While the preferred embodiment has been described, the details may be changed without departing from the invention, which is defined by the claims.

Technology Classification (CPC): 1