Strap attachment system
OwnerRon Gregginventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A strap attachment system having a stiffened flexible strap with a first end anchored to a pouch and a free end configured for positioning around a belt and releasable attachment to the pouch, such as with hook-and-loop fasteners. The stiffened flexible strap is formed from webbing that has the hook portion of the hook-and-loop fastening system attached thereto, preferably by stitching. A stiffener having a shaped end is positioned between the hook portion and the webbing to provide some rigidity to the webbing. The stiffened flexible strap is more easily threaded around a belt to form a connecting loop.
Claims9
A system for attaching an object to a belt or strap that is pressed against a surface, comprising:
- a flexible strap member having a first end adapted to be anchored to the object, and a second end;
- and a stiffening member attached along the flexible strap member, the stiffening member having a shaped insertion end extending beyond the flexible strap member to facilitate insertion of the second end of the flexible strap member between the belt or strap and the surface, the stiffening member including a first connection member configured for releasable connection to a second connection member adapted to be affixed to the object, wherein the first and second connection members comprise hook-and-loop fastener.
An attachment system, comprising:
- an object, the object including a first connecting member;
- a flexible strap member having a first end anchored to the object and a second end;
- and
- a stiffening member on the flexible strap member, the stiffening member having a rigidity greater than the rigidity of the flexible strap member, the stiffening member comprising a body attached to the flexible strap member, the body including a second connecting member configured for releasable attachment to the first connecting member, and an insertion end extending from the body and beyond the second end of the flexible strap member, the insertion end shaped to facilitate insertion of the flexible strap member and attached stiffening member with second connecting member between tightly pressed surfaces, wherein the body of the stiffening member comprises a strap of material having first and second planar surfaces and having a length greater than a width and the width greater than a thickness and wherein the insertion end of the stiffening member tapers to a chisel point away from the body and is thicker than the body where it joins the body thus forming shoulders on the first and second surfaces where the insertion end joins the body.
An attachment system, comprising:
- an object having a connecting member formed thereon;
- a flexible strap member having a first end anchored to the object and a second end;
- a stiffening member having a body attached along the flexible strap member and having an insertion end that extends beyond the second end of the flexible strap member, the insertion end formed by first and second planar surfaces that slope together in a direction away from the body to form an insertion edge and that slope apart to form shoulders where the insertion end joins the body;
- and
- a releasable connecting device attached to the stiffening member for connecting the second end of the flexible strap member to the connecting member on the object to form a loop such that the object can be suspended from a belt or strap that is tightly pressed against a surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.