US 12,220,057 B2
Modular decking system with securement beams
David George Albers, Fort Smith, AR (US); Dylan Henderson, Fort Smith, AR (US); Brandon Loukota, Fort Smith, AR (US); Brock Allen McAllister, Fort Smith, AR (US); Kenneth Lee Noblitt, Fort Smith, AR (US); and Mark Carl Belin, Fort Smith, AR (US)
Assigned to INNOVATIVE LOGISTICS, LLC, Fort Smith, AR (US)
Filed by Innovative Logistics, LLC, Fort Smith, AR (US)
Filed on Jul. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/870,547.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/224,296, filed on Jul. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0027401 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. A47B 96/14 (2006.01); A47B 96/07 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 96/1441 (2013.01) [A47B 96/07 (2013.01); A47B 2220/0036 (2013.01); A47B 2220/0061 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A securement system comprising:
a first securement track,
wherein the first securement track has a first plurality of teardrop shaped openings;
a second securement track,
wherein the second securement track has a second plurality of teardrop shaped openings horizontally aligned with the first plurality of teardrop shaped openings; and
a securement beam spanning between the first securement track and the second securement track, wherein the securement beam comprises:
a central beam;
a sliding beam telescopically coupled to the central beam;
a first friction block coupled to the central beam by a first pivot joint;
a second friction block coupled to the sliding beam, by a second pivot joint,
wherein the first friction block and the second friction block both comprises:
a groove on at least two sides of a locking mechanism for allowing the locking mechanism to slide within the first securement track; and
a hinge extension coupled to the locking mechanism and extending in a direction perpendicular to the first securement track,
wherein an end of the hinge extension is coupled to the first pivot joint, and
wherein the first friction block is independently adjustable and lockable to a first height in the first securement track, and
wherein the second friction block is independently adjustable and lockable to a second height in the second securement track,
wherein the first height is different than the second height,
wherein the locking mechanism is a ball detent for locking with the first plurality of teardrop shaped openings or the second plurality of teardrop shaped openings.