Systems and methods for an improved strap including an end holder
AssigneeNite Ize, Inc.
InventorsBowden Ormsbee, Dale Karacostas
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Abstract
A strap system includes a strap, the strap including a plurality of apertures. The strap system further includes a buckle, the buckle located a first end of the strap, the buckle including an aperture and prong, the prong extending beyond the aperture, the prong sized to fit in each of the plurality of apertures. The strap system further includes a sliding holder, the sliding holder located on the strap, such that the sliding holder slides along the strap, the sliding holder including a projection, the projection extending from the sliding holder, the projection sized to fit into each of the plurality of apertures.
Claims20
A strap system, the strap system comprising:
- a strap, the strap including a plurality of apertures;
- a buckle, the buckle located at a first end of the strap, the buckle including an aperture and a prong, the prong extending beyond the aperture, the prong sized to fit in each of the plurality of apertures;
- and
- a sliding holder, the sliding holder located on the strap, such that the sliding holder slides along the strap, the sliding holder including a projection, the projection extending from the sliding holder, the projection sized to fit into each of the plurality of apertures, the sliding holder slidable along the strap such that the sliding holder mates, via the projection, with a first aperture of the plurality of apertures near an end of a loose end of the strap.
A strap system, the strap system comprising:
- a strap, the strap including a plurality of apertures;
- a buckle, the buckle located at a first end of the strap, the buckle including an aperture and a prong, the prong extending beyond the aperture, the prong sized to fit in each of the plurality of apertures;
- a sliding holder, the sliding holder located on the strap, such that the sliding holder slides along the strap, the sliding holder including a projection, the projection extending from the sliding holder, the projection sized to fit into each of the plurality of apertures, wherein the strap includes an end tab on a second end of the strap and the end tab includes a depression configured for ease of gripping by a user, the sliding holder slidable along the strap such that the sliding holder mates, via the projection, with a first aperture of the plurality of apertures near an end of a loose end of the strap.
A method of securing an object, the method comprising:
- providing a strap system, the strap system including:
- a strap, the strap including a plurality of apertures;
- a buckle, the buckle located at a first end of the strap, the buckle including an aperture and a prong, the prong extending beyond the aperture, the prong sized to fit in each of the plurality of apertures;
- and
- a sliding holder, the sliding holder located on the strap, such that the sliding holder slides along the strap, the sliding holder including a projection, the projection extending from the sliding holder, the projection sized to fit into each of the plurality of apertures;
- wrapping the strap around an object;
- running a second end of the strap through the aperture;
- pulling the strap tight around the object;
- placing the prong in a first one of the plurality of apertures;
- sliding the sliding holder along the strap such that the sliding holder is positioned to mate via the projection with a second one of the plurality of apertures near an end of a loose end of the strap
- placing the projection in the second one of the plurality of apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.