Soft-to-hard goods connections with dynamic energy dissipation enhanced through friction

A soft-to-hard goods connector comprising:

• an elastomeric bladder with a preform layer, an outer textile layer enclosing said preform layer with said outer textile layer having at least one skin extension layer extending beyond a periphery of said elastomeric bladder wherein said at least one skin extension layer has a chord attached at a distal end with said chord being perpendicular to said at least one skin extension layer;
• and
• at least one host structure with a receiver of viscoelastic material having slotted apertures therethrough with said viscoelastic material partially encased in a rigid disclosure and wherein said at least one host structure includes a mounting track with said chord mountable in said mounting track;
• wherein said at least one host structure permits said chord to rotate about a longitudinal axis of said chord with a limited range of motion;
• wherein said slotted apertures in said viscoelastic material allow selective control of stiffness within said receiver to promote finite relative motions and produce contacting surfaces within said viscoelastic material in order to maximize energy dissipation through friction.