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US 10,028,570 B2Granted
Universal adapter system for a dynamic load carriage apparatus
AssigneeTYR Tactical, LLC
InventorJason Beck
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Abstract
A universal adapter system includes a receiver component having a base portion configured to be coupled to a base belt worn by an individual and a locking mechanism which is operative to be engaged to a mounting bar of an adapter component that is secured to a dynamic load carriage apparatus. The mounting bar is capable of displacement when retained by the locking mechanism to compensate for shifts in load that are associated with the individual.
Claims17
A tactical system for wearing by an individual comprising:
- a receiver having a base portion engagable to a base belt, the base portion having a surface;
- a retention arm extending outwardly from the surface of the base portion;
- a biased arm mounted to the surface of the base portion and defining a channel, the biased arm movable between an open position and a closed position;
- an adapter component having a mounting body engagable to a first stay and a second stay of a dynamic load carriage apparatus, the first stay and the second stay configured to distribute a load weight along the base belt;
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- a mounting bar extending from the mounting body and receivable within the channel of the biased arm, the retention arm locking the mounting bar in the channel when the biased arm is in the closed position, the mounting bar displaceable relative to the retention arm in response to a load shift of the dynamic load carriage when the mounting bar is received within the channel and the biased arm is in the closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.