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US 12,449,018 B2Granted
Connecting straps for sports activities
OwnerEric Michael Landisinventor
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Abstract
Connecting straps for use for example in sports activities and methods of attaching the connecting straps. Embodiments of the connecting straps include integral features for providing a variety of secure connections that are quick and easy to make and to disconnect, while also being lightweight and providing an elegant appearance.
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A connecting strap comprising:
- a webbing sleeve having a first end with a first integral end loop and a second end with a second integral end loop, each of the first and second integral end loops being formed by doubling a free end of the webbing sleeve back and securing the free end in place to a standing end of the webbing sleeve with first stitching at a base of the respective integral end loop;
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- a band of elastic material disposed inside the webbing sleeve and attached to the webbing sleeve at the base of each of the first and second integral end loops;
- wherein the first integral end loop includes second stitching that separates the first integral end loop into a first subsidiary loop extending from the base of the first integral end loop to the second stitching and a second subsidiary loop that extends from the second stitching to third stitching at a tip of the first integral end loop, and wherein the tip of the first integral end loop further includes a third subsidiary loop with a connecting cord sewn with the third stitching.
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A connecting strap comprising:
- a webbing sleeve having a first end with a first integral end loop and a second end with a second integral end loop, each of the first and second integral end loops being formed by doubling a free end of the webbing sleeve back and securing the free end in place to a standing end of the webbing sleeve with first stitching at a base of the respective integral end loop;
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- a band of elastic material disposed inside the webbing sleeve and attached to the webbing sleeve at the base of each of the first and second integral end loops;
- wherein the first integral end loop includes second stitching that separates the first integral end loop into a first subsidiary loop and a second subsidiary loop, wherein a connecting cord is sewn into the second subsidiary loop with the second stitching.
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A connecting strap comprising:
- a webbing sleeve having a first end with a first integral end loop and a second end with a second integral end loop, each of the first and second integral end loops being formed by doubling a free end of the webbing sleeve back and securing the free end in place to a standing end of the webbing sleeve with first stitching at a base of the respective integral end loop;
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- a band of elastic material disposed inside the webbing sleeve and attached to the webbing sleeve at the base of each of the first and second integral end loops;
- wherein at least one of the first and second integral end loops includes a pull tab formed at an end of the respective integral end loop by tab stitching that extends through both the free and the standing end of the webbing sleeve to define and separate the pull tab from a main opening of the integral end loop.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.