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US 11,089,888 B1Granted
Dynamic non-piercing tactile and manipulable suspension system
AssigneeThe Banana Bungee LLC
InventorTrevor A. Chargois
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Abstract
Disclosed is a dynamic non-piercing tactile and manipulable suspension system for suspending target items such as fruit including but not limited to bananas both in hands and individually. An integration housing comprises one or more suspension strands coupled to the integration housing on one end and one or more suspension contacts on the other end, the suspension strand and coupled suspension contact being capable of suspending (without piercing) a hand of bananas and/or a single banana.
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An apparatus comprising:
- one or more suspension strands, each suspension strand comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end of each suspension strand fixedly coupled to an integration housing;
- one or more suspension contacts, each suspension contact fixedly coupled to the second end of a suspension strand from among the one or more suspension strands, each suspension strand and suspension contact being capable of suspending a hand of bananas in a first use without piercing the hand of bananas;
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- one or more extension tabs, each extension tab fixedly coupled to a suspension contact from among the one or more suspension contacts variously coupled to the one or more suspension strands, each extension tab coupled opposite the second end of a corresponding one of the suspension strands coupled to the suspension contact.
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An apparatus comprising:
- one or more pairs of suspension strands, each suspension strand comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end of each suspension strand fixedly coupled to an integration housing;
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- one or more suspension contacts, each suspension contact fixedly coupled to the second end of a suspension strand from among the one or more pairs of suspension strands, each suspension strand and suspension contact being capable of suspending a hand of bananas in a first use without piercing the hand of bananas;
- wherein each pair of suspension strands is formed from a single material strand, each single material strand comprising:
- an intervening portion that passes in and is retained within the integration housing,
- a first portion commencing from a first endpoint of the intervening portion, the first portion extending downward from and outside of the integration housing to form a first strand of the pair of strands, and
- a second portion commencing from a second endpoint of the intervening portion opposite the first endpoint, the second portion extending downward from and outside of the integration housing to form a second strand of the pair of strands.
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An apparatus comprising:
- one or more suspension strands, each suspension strand comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
- one or more suspension contacts, each suspension contact fixedly coupled to the second end of a suspension strand from among the one or more suspension strands, each suspension strand and suspension contact being capable of suspending a hand of bananas in a first use without piercing the hand of bananas, wherein each suspension strand with each coupled suspension contact is capable of simultaneously suspending a hand of bananas, and wherein more than one suspension strand can be used to collectively suspend a single hand of bananas such that each of the more than one suspension strands bear a portion of a total suspension weight corresponding to the hand of bananas;
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- one or more extension tabs, each extension tab fixedly coupled to a suspension contact from among the one or more suspension contacts variously coupled to the one or more suspension strands, each of said suspension tabs capable of being oriented in a direction that precludes physical contact with the hand of bananas.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.