IP Library Granted Patent US 9,968,073
Granted Patent B1
US 9,968,073 · App. 14/811,001 · Granted May 15, 2018

Cargo anchor device

Inventor: Michael Leung (Pomona, CA)
Assignee: Launchlab, Inc.
A01K27/002B60P7/10B60R11/00B60R2011/0036B60R2011/0059
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,968,073
App. No.
14/811,001
Granted
May 15, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

The present invention is a device and method for preventing cargo in the cargo area of a vehicle from shifting forward in an accident, the vehicle having a horizontally hinged rear door.

Claims (15)

1. A method of securing cargo in a vehicle having a door horizontally hinged at the top edge, the method comprising:

providing, i) a device for securing cargo in a vehicle, the device comprising: a bar comprised of a non-flexible or an essentially non-flexible material, said bar having a first end and a second end and a longitudinal axis and a vertical axis, the first end having a first rigging treaded through the bar and the second end having a second rigging threaded through the bar, said first and said second rigging having a lateral axis, such that when tension is placed on each rigging, the longitudinal axis and the vertical axis of the bar are caused to be orientated essentially perpendicular to the lateral axes of the first and the second rigging, and each rigging comprising a means for securing the cargo, ii) cargo, and iii) a vehicle with a horizontally hinged door;

placing the bar outside of the vehicle at approximately at a side opposite a hinged side of the horizontally hinged door;

closing the horizontally hinged door such that the bar is outside the horizontally hinged door, each rigging passes between the horizontally hinged door and the vehicle body to the inside of the vehicle;

attaching each said rigging to said cargo; and

adjusting a length of the first and second rigging such that the first and second rigging are taut.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, said first and said second rigging are equivalent.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said rigging comprises webbed straps.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said cargo is selected from the group consisting of a pet crate, a pet box, a crate, a box, a satchel, a duffel, a bag, a pallet, a harnessed animal and a platform.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said cargo is a device suitable for containing an animal.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said essentially non-flexible material is selected from a group consisting of steel, stainless steel, aluminum and plastic.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said means for securing the cargo are selected from the group consisting of hooks, D-rings, rings, a mounting plate, swivel hooks, S-hooks, clips and ties.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said rigging is selected from a group consisting of webbed strap, unwebbed strap, bands, belts, rope, cable, plastic strap, chains, steel and aluminum.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first rigging comprises a length adjustment mechanism and the second rigging comprises a length adjustment mechanism.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein said first rigging is threaded through the bar through two parallel slots and said second rigging is threaded through the bar through two parallel slots.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2026
From: PAW ACQUISITION I CORP.
To: THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
Reel/Frame 073576/0051 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2025
From: LAUNCHLAB INC.
To: PAW ACQUISITION I CORP.
Reel/Frame 070248/0096 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2015
From: LEUNG, MICHAEL
To: LAUNCHLAB, INC.
Reel/Frame 037278/0038 →