The present disclosure relates generally to a device for restraining cargo within a container.

BACKGROUND

There are many commercially-available cargo restraining devices that are used to restrain cargo in a truck or other shipping container with the use of a 2×4 or other support that extends across the bed of the shipping container. The ends of the support are secured to the opposing walls inside the shipping container by cargo restraining devices. Examples of such devices are disclosed for example in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,533,513, 7,628,572, 7,713,008, 7,785,051, 8,192,121, 8,425,166, 8,550,758, 8,545,151, 8,545,150, 9,550,446, 9,764,679, 9,821,701, 10,611,292, 10,611,558 and 10,647,504. The present disclosure is an improvement to such cargo restraining devices.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure relates to a cargo restraining device for engaging a 2×4 or other elongated support. The cargo restraining device comprises a base strip having a top surface and a bottom surface defining a hole extending through the top surface and the bottom surface. The base strip has a front end and a back end and the hole is disposed nearer the back end than the front end. The bottom surface is substantially flat and extends uninterrupted flat along substantially its entire length except for the hole. The area of the hole is no more than 0.5% of the area of the bottom surface. The cargo restraining device further includes a sleeve comprising a front wall, a rear wall and a pair of lateral walls disposed about the hole. The front, rear and lateral walls are nearer the back end of the base strip than the front end. The lateral walls have a length longer than each of the front wall and rear wall. The front, rear and lateral walls and the top surface define a rectangular cavity for receiving an end of the support. The cavity is contiguous with the hole. The rectangular cavity extends from the top surface the entire height of the sleeve.

Features and advantages of the disclosure will be set forth in part in the description which follows and the accompanying drawings described below, wherein an embodiment of the disclosure is described and shown, and in part will become apparent upon examination of the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

