ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,871, issued on April 7, was assigned to Rad Straps LLC (Saint Petersburg, Fla.).
"Cargo retaining system" was invented by Jeramie Spruill (Saint Petersburg, Fla.) and William Jay Beck (Madeira Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cargo retaining system adapted to be mounted on a vehicle bed including: a mounting plate adapted to be placed on a side wall of the vehicle bed; a tie-down hook secured to an opposite side wall of the vehicle bed; a ratchet strap device secured to the mounting plate; a plurality of holes located around the perimeter of the mounting plate; a plurality of orifices located in the central region of the ...