Light weight modular pouch attachment system and method
AssigneeFirstSpear Technology Group, LLC
InventorsMichael E. Cole, Brian Rapp
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Abstract
A 3 dimensional shape retaining light weight pouch and method for making the same, for mounting on a carrier such as a garment such as, but not limited to, a vest, belt, cummerbund, pack, or the like, and more particularly, that utilizes standing portions of stiffened fused together edges of laminated or composite panels of the pouch to hold the pouch in a predetermined 3 dimensional shape. The pouch is durable and wear resistant, allows easy insertion and removal of articles, accessories, and objects to be held and/or carried thereby, and is simple and easy to manufacture, while being configurable to be compatible with some known systems mounting systems such as MOLLE PALS and the like.
Claims24
A pouch, comprising:
- a platform having a pouch region bounded by peripheral portions;
- a pouch enclosure panel comprising laminated layers of material with a peripheral edge at least partially thereabout comprising peripheral connector portions overlaying and connected to the peripheral portions of the platform, respectively, bounding a pouch enclosure region of the pouch enclosure panel, the pouch enclosure panel comprising standing portions comprising ends of the connector portions, respectively, supporting the first pouch enclosure panel in overlaying spaced relation to the pouch region of the platform defining and bounding a cavity therebetween and an opening connected to the cavity;
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- the pouch enclosure panel comprising laminated layers, and at least the standing portions comprising stiffened fusions of edges of the laminated layers.
A pouch, comprising:
- a platform;
- a first pouch enclosure panel comprising a periphery thereabout having connector portions connected to peripheral portions of a pouch region of the platform, and standing portions angularly related to the connector portions, respectively, and disposed therebetween, the first pouch enclosure panel comprising laminated layers, the standing portions comprising stiffened fused together edges of the laminated layers, extending outwardly from the platform and holding the first pouch enclosure panel in a three dimensional shape in overlaying spaced relation to the pouch region of the platform to define and bound a cavity therebetween and an opening connected to the cavity.
A pouch, comprising:
- a pouch enclosure panel comprising laminated layers, resiliently retained in a 3 dimensional shape defining and bounding a cavity, by a plurality of pairs of side by side standing portions comprising stiffened fused together edges of the laminated layers, respectively, bounding openings connected to the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.