Patent ID: 8113752

Claim:
A laminated load restraining strip for use in securing cargo within a cargo transport container having a first lateral side wall surface and an opposing second lateral side wall surface subject to shifting forces during transport, said load restraint strip comprising: a flexible strip having a first side and a second side and a first end and a second end; a first layer of adhesive coextensively extending along and coating said second side of said flexible strip from said first end to said second end of said first layer of adhesive and having a first side of said first layer of adhesive in adhering contact with said second side of said flexible strip; a layer of reinforcement having a first side and a second side and being bound to said flexible strip by said first layer of adhesive with a first side of said first layer of reinforcement adhered to said second side of said first layer of adhesive; a second layer of adhesive extending along and coating the second side of said layer of reinforcement material from said second end of said load restraining strip to a position less than or equal to approximately four feet from said second end and having a first side of said second layer of adhesive in self-adhering contact with said second side of said layer of reinforcement material and the thickness of said second layer of adhesive being greater than approximately 1.6 millimeters and approximately less than 3.0 millimeters in thickness; and release material extending coextensively with and releasably adhered to said second side of said second layer of adhesive applied to said second side of said layer of reinforcement, wherein said release material may be removed from said second layer of adhesive on site and said load restraining strip releasably affixed to a side wall surface of the cargo transport container such that said load restraining strip may be used as a flexible securement element to secure cargo within the cargo transport container with enhanced peel strength characteristics.