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US 2015/0320182 A1Published application
Universal adapter system for load bearing packs
AssigneeTYR Tactical, LLC
InventorJason Beck
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Abstract
Embodiments of universal adapter system including a belt adapter for a belt, such as a tactical belt, configured to couple one or more pack adapters secured to a respective load bearing pack, such as a backpack. Other embodiments of the universal adapter systems may be described and claimed.
Claims20
A universal adapter system comprising:
- a receiver component comprising:
- a base portion configured to be coupled to a base belt and
- a locking mechanism secured to the base portion, the locking mechanism comprising a rotatable biased arm defining a channel and a retention arm in operative association with the rotatable biased arm, wherein the locking mechanism is rotatable between an open position that allows access to the channel by the retention arm and a closed position that blocks access to the channel by the retention arm;
- and
- an adapter component that is operative to be secured to the receiver component, the adapter component comprising:
- a mounting body configured to be coupled to a load bearing pack that compensates for shifting of a load associated with an individual;
- and
- a mounting bar extending from the mounting body and configured to be received within the channel of the rotatable biased arm, wherein a shift in load caused by the load bearing pack associated with movement of an individual generates a sliding action by the mounting bar relative to the rotatable biased arm.
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A universal adapter system comprising:
- a receiver component comprising:
- a base portion configured to be coupled to a base belt;
- and
- a locking mechanism secured to the base portion, the locking mechanism comprising a rotatable biased arm defining a channel and a retention arm in operative association with the rotatable biased arm, wherein the locking mechanism is rotatable between an open position that allows access to the channel by the retention arm and a closed position that blocks access to the channel by the retention arm;
- and
- an adapter component that is operative to be coupled to the receiver component, the adapter component comprising:
- a mounting body secured to a load bearing pack;
- and
- a mounting bar extending from the mounting body and configured to be received within the channel of the rotatable biased arm, wherein a shift in load associated with an individual causes a sliding action by the mounting bar along the channel of the locking mechanism to compensate for a shifting of the load of the load bearing pack associated with movement of the individual.
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A method of assembling a universal adapter system comprising:
- coupling a receiver component to a base belt configured to be worn around the waist of an individual, the receiver component comprising:
- a base portion configured to be coupled to the base belt and
- a locking mechanism secured to the base portion, the locking mechanism comprising a rotatable biased arm defining a channel and a retention arm in operative association with the rotatable biased arm, wherein the locking mechanism is rotatable between an open position that allows access to the channel by the retention arm and a closed position that blocks access to the channel by the retention arm;
- placing the locking mechanism of the receiver component in the open position;
- engaging an adapter component to the locking mechanism of the receiver component, the adapter component comprising:
- a mounting body configured to be coupled to a load bearing pack;
- and
- a mounting bar extending from the mounting body, the mounting bar being configured to be received within the channel of rotatable biased arm, wherein a shift in load caused by the load bearing pack generates a sliding action by the mounting bar along the channel of the locking mechanism to compensate for a shifting of the load associated with movement of the individual;
- and
- placing the locking mechanism of the receiver component in the closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.