Freight accommodation on freight carrier – Load lashing retainer or load lashing adjunct – Wraparound
Reexamination Certificate
2000-12-06
2002-07-16
Gordon, Stephen T. (Department: 3612)
Freight accommodation on freight carrier
Load lashing retainer or load lashing adjunct
Wraparound
C410S118000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06419433
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a securing net for luggage, and particularly to one which is used to secure luggage to the luggage rack on the top of a station wagon, jeep, etc.
Station wagons and jeeps can carry luggage on the luggage rack on the top, and nets are used to secure the luggage to the rack; thus, the station wagons and the jeeps can carry more luggage.
Referring to
FIG. 3
, a conventional securing net for luggage has a central ring, several transverse ropes
30
, several longitudinal ropes
20
, fixing elements
40
and hooking elements
50
.
The transverse ropes
30
are disposed around the central ring
10
, each forming a circle; two ends of each of the transverse ropes
30
are connected to each other with the fixing elements
40
.
The longitudinal ropes
20
are radially spaced apart, and each connected to the central ring
10
from an inner end portion, and connected to an outermost one of the transverse ropes
30
from an outer end portion with the fixing elements
40
; referring to
FIG. 4
, the inner end portions of the longitudinal ropes
20
each forms a loop
201
around the central ring, and is connected to a respective fixing element
40
.
The hooking elements
50
are coupled to the outermost transverse ropes
30
for permitting the net to be connected to a luggage rack of a station wagon. Thus, the securing net can be fastened to the luggage rack by the hooking elements
50
to secure the luggage on the rack.
However, because the central ring
10
has a central space, small objects, which are usually placed on the upper portion of the luggage are likely to fall off the rack from the central space of the central ring
10
.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, it is a main object of the present invention to provide a securing net for luggage which can secure small objects placed on the upper portion of the luggage.
The securing net for luggage of the present invention includes a fine net, a main net and hooking elements.
The fine net is disposed in a middle portion of the securing net. The main net is made of a rope, the rope having a first part arranged to form several spaced apart shaped loops each having an inner end portion connected to the outer part of the fine net; the rope having a second part arranged across intermediate portions of the shaped loops, approaching the fine net with fixing elements coupled to intersections of the rope.
Thus, the securing net can secure small objects on the luggage rack by means of the fine net, preventing the small objects from falling off the rack.
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Gordon Stephen T.
Rosenberg , Klein & Lee
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