US 2021/0127818 A1 · LIGHT WEIGHT MODULAR POUCH ATTACHMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

Abstract

A 3 dimensional shape retaining light weight pouch and method for making the same, for mounting on a carrier such as a garment such as, but not limited to, a vest, belt, cummerbund, pack, or the like, and more particularly, that utilizes standing portions of stiffened fused together edges of laminated or composite panels of the pouch to hold the pouch in a predetermined 3 dimensional shape. The pouch is durable and wear resistant, allows easy insertion and removal of articles, accessories, and objects to be held and/or carried thereby, and is simple and easy to manufacture, while being configurable to be compatible with some known systems mounting systems such as MOLLE PALS and the like.

Claims24

Dependent claims

A pouch, comprising:

a platform having a pouch region bounded by peripheral portions;
a pouch enclosure panel comprising laminated layers of material with a peripheral edge at least partially thereabout comprising peripheral connector portions overlaying and connected to the peripheral portions of the platform, respectively, bounding a pouch enclosure region of the pouch enclosure panel, the pouch enclosure panel comprising standing portions comprising ends of the connector portions, respectively, supporting the first pouch enclosure panel in overlaying spaced relation to the pouch region of the platform defining and bounding a cavity therebetween and an opening connected to the cavity;
and
the pouch enclosure panel comprising laminated layers, and at least the standing portions comprising stiffened fusions of edges of the laminated layers.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/146,092Filed 11 Jan 2021

Priority

6 Feb 2014

Published

6 May 2021

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification19 codes

A45F 5/02
Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping: fastening articles to the garment
A44B 18/00
Fasteners of the touch-and-close type
A44B 18/0073
Details: attaching means
A45F 3/00
Travelling or camp articles

Family

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