US 12,304,378 B2
Securing apparatus for flatbed trailer
Hiromi Higo, Chilliwack (CA)
Filed by Hiromi Higo, Chilliwack (CA)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/656,212.
Prior Publication US 2023/0302985 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. B60P 7/08 (2006.01)
CPC B60P 7/0838 (2013.01) [B60P 7/0853 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cargo securing apparatus that is configured to provide operation of a strap superposed an item on a flatbed trailer wherein the cargo securing apparatus comprises:
a first plate member, said first plate member having a first end and a second end, said first plate member having an upper surface and a lower surface, said first plate member being movably mounted adjacent a bottom of the flatbed trailer;
an aperture, said aperture being bored through said first plate member proximate said first end of said first plate member;
a movement member bracket, said movement member bracket being secured to said lower surface of said first plate member, said movement member bracket being proximate said aperture;
a movement member, said movement member being releasably secured to said movement member bracket, said movement member having a portion thereof operably to move in an upwards-downwards direction, wherein the portion is configured to pass through said aperture; and
wherein the portion of the movement member engages the bottom of the flatbed trailer so as to move the first plate member away from the flatbed trailer and provide tensioning of the strap secured thereto.