Patent ID: 7241093

Claim:
A cargo securing system for restraining cargo in a vehicle cargo area having a cargo bed, said vehicle cargo area having a perimeter located above said cargo bed and lying in a substantially horizontal plane, said cargo securing system comprising: a chain assembly having a plurality of attached links, said chain assembly configured to be disposed in said substantially horizontal plane above the vehicle cargo bed of said vehicle cargo area, said chain assembly further configured to extend around substantially the entire said perimeter of said vehicle cargo area; at least four anchoring devices; wherein said at least four anchoring devices includes a plurality of brackets; each bracket of said plurality of brackets comprising: a flat central portion with a top, a bottom and a pair of parallel side edges; a flat first side portion having at least one retaining hole therethrough, said first side portion extending at an angle from one of said parallel side edges; and a flat second side portion having at least one retaining hole therethrough, said second side portion extending at an angle from the other of said parallel side edges; a plurality of detachable links; wherein said at least four anchoring devices are attached to said chain assembly by said detachable links; wherein said at least four anchoring devices are adapted to secure said chain assembly onto a surface of a vehicle with said chain assembly disposed in said substantially horizontal plane and said chain assembly extending around substantially the entire perimeter of said vehicle cargo area; at least one flexible restrainer configured to wrap around said cargo and secure said cargo to said vehicle cargo area; wherein said plurality of attached links of said chain assembly provide multiple attachment points for said at least one restrainer to be fastened thereon for restraining cargo; and said at least one flexible restrainer being attached to said plurality of attached links of said chain assembly at two or more of said attachment points.