ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,788, issued on Sept. 8.
"Cargo securing device" was invented by Servando Romero (Odessa, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cargo securing device for securing cylindrical cargo on a cargo trailer includes a rail that has a pair of feet each. The rail can be extended laterally across a cargo trailer having each of the feet engaging a respective attachment brackets on the trailer thereby facilitating cylindrical cargo to be placed upon the rail. A pair of clamps is each of the pair of clamps is slidably integrated into the rail. Each of the pair of clamps is actuatable to travel toward the center of the rail or away from the center...