Patent ID: 8500379

Claim:
A method for restraining cargo, said method comprising: attaching a fixed hook assembly having a fabric strap extending therefrom to at least one of a first structural position and a slider assembly positioned on the fabric strap, wherein a first end of the fabric strap is attached to the fixed hook assembly; threading a second end of the fabric strap through a tensioning device such that the fabric strap passes through a pair of parallel jaws of the tensioning device; attaching a hook extending from the tensioning device to a second structural position; engaging the fabric strap within the tensioning device by gripping the fabric strap between the pair of parallel jaws, wherein the parallel jaws are non-rotatably moveable towards one another as a tension load on the fabric strap is increased to increase a gripping force; selectively adjusting a handwheel to move the tensioning device relative to the hook; and securing the tensioning device such that a desired tension is exerted on the fabric strap.