Retainer for aiding vehicle transportability of elongated items

• US 10,632,930 B1
• Filed: 03/12/2019
• Issued: 04/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2019
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: James H. Wiley III
• Original Assignee: James H. Wiley III
• Inventors: Wiley, III, James H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nash, Brian D
• Application Number:
  US16/299,187
• Time in Patent Office: 413 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 3/40 for carrying long loads, e.g. with separate wheeled load supporting elements E04G21/14 takes precedence; signal devices to be attached to overhanging load B60Q7/02
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 7/0823 Straps; Tighteners
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 9/06 at vehicle front or rear rear luggage compartments within vehicle extensible externally of the vehicle body B60R5/041
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 29/00 Sacks or like containers made of fabrics; Flexible containers of open-work, e.g. net-like construction

Abstract

A retainer for aiding vehicle transportability includes an openable rear closure and one or more strap connection surface inwardly disposed of the rear closure of a length X, and has a lightweight bag with a bottom panel and one or more side panel connected to the bottom panel and extending upward therefrom and forming a retaining mouth, and strap portions connecting to the bag and adjustably interconnecting the side strap portions to the strap connection surfaces such that when so connected, the mouth remains inwardly disposed within the vehicle to retain items from exiting a rear of the vehicle when the rear closure is open.

Claims

1. A retainer for aiding vehicle transportability, wherein the vehicle has an openable rear closure and one or more strap connection surface inwardly disposed of the rear closure, which includes:

a lightweight bag made of a sheet of material including a bottom panel portion, side panel portions and end panel portions collectively forming an enclosure with an open a retaining mouth, and a pair of side strap portions connecting to said bag and extending from at least two said side panels beyond and outward from said mouth and means for adjustably interconnecting said side strap portions to the one or more strap connection surface such that when so connected, said mouth remains inwardly disposed within the vehicle to retain items from exiting a rear of the vehicle when the rear closure is open; and

a bottom strap portion extending across said bottom panel portion and said pair of side strap portions are connected to said bottom strap portion.

2. The retainer of claim 1, wherein said bag bottom panel portion and side panel portions are a width (X−

Δ

a) smaller than a rear closure width (X) of the vehicle.

3. The retainer of claim 1, wherein said means for interconnecting include a tie down and ratchet mechanism.

4. The retainer of claim 1, wherein said bag is made of woven polymer material.

5. The retainer of claim 1, wherein said side strap portions have an end formed in a loop configuration, wherein each said end extends beyond and outward from said mouth.

6. A retainer for aiding vehicle transportability, wherein the vehicle has a front end and an openable rear closure and one or more strap connection surface inwardly disposed of the rear closure, which includes:

a lightweight bag made of a sheet of material including a bottom panel portion, side panel portions and end panel portions collectively forming an enclosure with an open a retaining mouth, and a pair of side strap portions connecting to said bag and extending from at least two said side panels beyond and outward from said mouth and means for adjustably interconnecting said side strap portions to the one or more strap connection surface such that when so connected, said mouth remains inwardly disposed and facing forward toward the front end of the vehicle to retain items from exiting a rear of the vehicle when the rear closure is open.

7. The retainer of claim 6, which includes a bottom strap portion extending across said bottom panel portion and said a pair of side strap portions are connected to said bottom strap portion.

8. The retainer of claim 7, wherein said side strap portions have an end formed in a loop configuration, wherein each said end extends beyond and outward from said mouth.

9. The retainer of claim 6, wherein said bag bottom panel portion and side panel portions are a width (X−

Δ

a) smaller than a rear closure width (X) of the vehicle.

10. The retainer of claim 6, wherein said means for interconnecting include a tie down and ratchet mechanism.

11. The retainer of claim 6, wherein said bag is made of woven polymer material.