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US 11,627,789 B2Granted
Storage panel with reconfigurable strap array
AssigneeA Wood Products LLC
InventorsAdam Wood, Kevin Klemmt
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Abstract
Fastening patches with fastening material (VELCRO, 3M DUAL LOCK) on both surfaces each include a column with outwardly extending tabs. Fastening patches secure to a backing layer and the tabs of fastening patches may secure to one another to form loops for securing items. The backing layer may include fastening material for securing to an inner surface of luggage. The arrangement of the tabs may correspond to the MOLLE or PALS standard. Fastening patches may include smaller anchor tabs at the top and bottom of the column and be secured to luggage without stitching.
Claims20
A storage system comprising:
- two or more fastening patches each comprising a sheet of material having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface having a first fastening material and the second surface having a second fastening material configured to selectively secure to the first fastening material;
- wherein each fastening patch of the two or more fastening patches defines a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and comprises:
- a column having a long dimension substantially parallel to the first direction;
- and
- tabs extending outwardly from the column in the second direction by an amount at least as great as a width of the column in the second direction;
- wherein the first surface having the first fastening material secured thereto extends over the tabs and the column;
- wherein the second surface having the second fastening material secured thereto extends over the tabs and the column, and
- wherein the tabs include a first tab on a first fastening patch and a second tab on a second fastening patch, the second tab being aligned with the first tab in the first direction for selectively engaging with the first tab at multiple positions along the second direction.
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A method comprising:
- providing a storage system comprising:
- at least two fastening patches each comprising a sheet of material having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface having a first fastening material and the second surface having a second fastening material configured to selectively secure to the first fastening material;
- wherein each fastening patch of the at least two fastening patches defines a first direction and a second direction transverse to the first direction and comprises:
- a column having a long dimension substantially parallel to the first direction;
- and
- tabs extending outwardly from the column in the second direction by an amount at least as great as a width of the column in the second direction;
- connecting a first tab of the tabs of a first fastening patch of the at least two fastening patches to a second tab of the tabs of a second fastening patch of the at least two fastening patches to form a loop around an item to secure the item in place;
- wherein the first surface having the first fastening material secured thereto extends over the tabs and the column;
- and
- wherein the second surface having the second fastening material secured thereto extends over the tabs and the column.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.