# US 11,432,642 B2 · Harness for clip

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- Number: US 11,432,642 B2
- Document ID: US11432642B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/947,468
- Filed: 2020-08-03
- Published: 2022-02-03
- Granted: 2022-09-06
- Earliest claimed: 2020-08-03
- Assignees: First-Light USA, LLC
- Applicants: First-Light USA, LLC
- Inventors: Jeremy B. Ross
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11432642B2

## CPC

- A45F 5/02: Fastening articles to the garment
- A01K 27/008: {with pockets or similar for carrying accessories}
- A41D 13/0007: {Garments with built-in harnesses (safety harnesses A62B35/00)}
- B60R 11/00: Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
- F16B 1/00: Devices for securing together, or preventing relative movement between, constructional elements or machine parts
- F16B 2/22: of resilient material, e.g. rubbery material {(F16B2/205 takes precedence)}
- F16B 2/245: {external, i.e. with contracting action}
- F16B 11/006: {by gluing (gluing of plastics material B29C65/48)}
- F16B 45/015: {sheet metal}
- A45F 3/04: Sacks or packs carried on the body by means of two straps passing over the two shoulders
- A45F 2003/001: {Accessories}
- B60R 2011/0003: {inside the vehicle}
- B60R 2011/0063: {using adhesive means, e.g. hook and loop fasteners}
- B60R 2011/0071: {using latches, clips, clamps, straps or the like}
- F16B 2200/81: Use of a material of the hooks-and-loops type
- A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)

## Abstract

A harness system for a clip. The clip has a base portion and a pair of elongated members, the elongated members folded over the base portion, thereby defining a gap configured to receive portions of a harness. The elongated members are separated from one another by a longitudinal opening for accommodating a rib between the portions of the harness. A gate is securably engaged to a first one of the elongated members and rotatable between an open position in which the gate does not obstruct said longitudinal opening and a closed position in which said gate obstructs said longitudinal opening. The harness is fashioned from a strip of webbing secured to a base along its midline and edges. The webbing thereby forms two pockets, each sized to accommodate one of the elongated members of the clip.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A harness for a clip comprising a strip of webbing secured to a base along a midline and edges of the webbing, the webbing thereby forming two pockets, each pocket defined by the webbing on one side and by the base on another side, wherein on a side of the base opposite the webbing is secured one part of a hook-and-loop fastener system.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The harness of claim 1, wherein the webbing is secured to the base along the midline and edges of the webbing by stitching.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The harness of claim 1, wherein the pockets are each adapted to receive an elongated member of a base portion of a clip, and the midline is sized to be accommodated within a longitudinal opening between the elongated members.

### Claim 4

A harness system, comprising a strip of webbing secured to a base along a midline and edges of the webbing, the webbing thereby forming two pockets on a first side of the base, each pocket defined by the webbing on one side and by the first side of the base on another side and sized to accommodate one of a pair of elongated members of a clip, the base having a second side opposite the webbing including one part of a hook-and-loop fastener system.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The harness system of claim 4, wherein the webbing is secured to the base along the midline and edges of the webbing by stitching.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The harness system of claim 5, further including a receiving plate that includes a complementary portion of the hook-and-loop fastener system.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The harness system of claim 6, wherein the receiving plate is secured to a strap.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The harness system of claim 6, wherein the receiving plate is secured to a helmet.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The harness system of claim 6, wherein the receiving plate is secured to one of: a tactical vest, a wall, a pet's collar, a vehicle interior, a backpack and an environmental suit.

### Claim 10

A harness for a clip comprising a strip of webbing secured to a base along a midline and edges of the webbing, the webbing thereby forming two pockets, each pocket defined by the webbing on one side and by the base on another side, wherein on a side of the base opposite the webbing is an adhesive backing.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The harness of claim 10, wherein the webbing is secured to the base along the midline and edges of the webbing by stitching.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The harness of claim 10, wherein the pockets are each adapted to receive an elongated member of a base portion of a clip, and the midline is sized to be accommodated within a longitudinal opening between the elongated members.