Patent ID: 6896459

Claim:
A monolithic load restraining strip for use in securing cargo within a transport container, which cargo is subject to shifting forces during transport, said load restraint strip comprising: a first flexible, monolithic, strip of material having a first side and a second side; a second flexible, monolithic, strip of material having a first side and a second side; a first layer of adhesive coextensively extending along and between said second side of said first monolithic strip and said second side of said second monolithic strip and operably serving to bond the two monolithic strips together into a load restraining unit; a second layer of adhesive extending along and coating at least a portion of said first side of said second monolithic strip; and a release paper extending coextensively with and releasably adhered to said second layer of adhesive applied to said first side of said second monolithic strip, wherein said release paper may be removed from said second layer of adhesive on site and said load restraining strip releasably affixed by said second layer of adhesive to an interior surface of a cargo transport container such that said load restraining strip may be used as a flexible securement element to secure cargo within a transport container with the shear strength of said first layer of adhesive and said second layer of adhesive being sufficient to transfer axial loading from cargo within said cargo container to an interior surface of said container.