Patent ID: 7458758

Claim:
A hook hanger for a cargo trailer, said hook hanger comprising: a body comprising: (i) a mounting bracket conforming in shape to and slidably engageable with an associated sliding track of an associated cargo trailer; (ii) a hook anchor connected to said mounting bracket and adapted to be engaged by an associated hook of a cargo-retaining strap or member; and, (iii) a wall spaced from said hook anchor and comprising a bottom portion adapted to capture the associated hook vertically to the hook hanger to prevent complete disengagement of the associated hook from the hook hanger by only vertical movement of the associated hook, said wall cooperating with said hook anchor to define a channel between said wall and said hook anchor, wherein said channel includes a first opening in a first lateral side of said body and the associated hook is completely disengageable from the hook anchor only by lateral sliding movement of the associated hook in the channel transverse to vertical through said channel first opening in the first lateral side of the body.