Patent ID: 8038374

Claim:
A cargo restraint anchoring device adapted for use with open-bed transport vehicles provided with anchor rails along the perimeter of said vehicle bed, said cargo restraint anchoring device comprising: a C-shaped clasp body comprising: a linear component defining an internal surface and an external surface; an arcuate upper component defining an internal surface and an external surface and defining an acute angle between the internal surface of said upper component and the internal surface of said linear component and further defining an upper edge; an arcuate lower component defining an internal surface and an external surface and defining an acute angle between the internal surface of said lower component and the internal surface of said linear component and further defining a lower edge; a means for receiving and securing a cargo restraint strap member to said clasp body, said means comprising: a first strap opening defined within the linear component of said clasp body; and, a second strap opening defined within the arcuate upper component of said clasp body.