Patent ID: 8714592

Claim:
A system for securing a vehicle during transport against movement under forces from multiple directions, comprising in combination: a vehicle having: a frame with at least one deformation zone adapted to yield to absorb impact forces in the event of a crash of the vehicle, a plurality of tie-downs affixed to the frame at selected laterally spaced-apart locations about the frame, including at least two tie-downs at each of a front side and a rear side of the frame and at least one tie-down at each of a left side and a right side of the frame, a surface for supporting the vehicle during transport, and having: a plurality of anchor points at selected laterally spaced-apart locations about the supporting surface outwardly from each side of the vehicle, including at least two anchor points forward of the front side of the vehicle, at least two anchor points rearward of the rear side of the vehicle, at least two anchor points laterally leftward of the left side of the vehicle, and at least two anchor points rightward of the right side of the vehicle, and a plurality of elongate ties extending tautly between each tie-down and a respective anchor point at a corresponding side of the vehicle, the ties being arranged at selected angles relative to one another to securely retain the vehicle substantially against movement on the supporting surface but without deforming the deformation zone of the frame.