Logistic Hook for Pallet Strap Securement

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing logistic straps struggle to securely attach to pallets or skids during transportation, as they are not designed to hook onto the pallet and require specific hardware, limiting their versatility and effectiveness.

Innovation Solution

A specifically dimensioned hook that can attach to a strap and a pallet, allowing for secure cargo retention without the need for additional hardware and accommodating straps with varying end fittings, enabling securement without lifting the pallet.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If logistic straps are used to secure cargo, then cargo can be secured during transport, but the straps cannot attach directly to pallets and require specific track hardware

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecargo securementVSAvoidcompatibility with different pallets and trucks

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a hook as an intermediary component that connects the logistic strap to the pallet. The hook has a body that attaches to the pallet and a receptacle that receives the strap's end fitting, serving as a mediator between the strap and pallet to enable direct attachment without requiring track hardware

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention divides the securement system into separate functional components: the logistic strap, the hook, and the pallet. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and enables the hook to serve as a detachable interface between the strap and pallet, improving versatility

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If traditional securement methods like plastic ties or shrink-wrap are used, then cargo can be secured, but substantial time and energy are required for securing and unsecuring

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecargo securementVSAvoidtime and energy for securing and unsecuring

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The invention employs dynamic, easily reversible attachment mechanisms. The hook can be quickly attached to the pallet and the strap's end fitting can be rapidly inserted into and removed from the receptacle, enabling fast securing and unsecuring operations compared to static methods like shrink-wrap that require cutting and application

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS8870503B2Logistic hook

Publication Date: 2014.10.28 CARGO STRATEGIES

AI summary

A hook for securing cargo includes a body formed by side members and a top member attached thereto. An opening in the body of the hook is defined by the side members and the top member. An extension member protrudes outwardly from a surface of the body. The hook is designed to releasably receive a portion of a strap to secure the strap thereto.