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US 7,458,135 B2Granted
Tether
AssigneeCastle Mountain Enterprises LLC
InventorsKenneth W. Mikesell, Michael J. Bible
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Abstract
A tether having an elastic member which provides an unstretched length having a first part and a second part with the first part of the unstretched length having less elastic resistance than a second part of the unstretched length to alter characteristics of stretch and recovery toward the unstretched length under load and unloaded conditions.
Claims19
A tether, comprising:
- a. an elastic member having an unstretched length disposed between a first end and a second end which includes a first portion of said unstretched length which has a first amount of elastic resistance and a second portion of said unstretched length which has a second amount of elastic resistance, and wherein said first portion of said unstretched length provides less elastic resistance than said second portion of said unstretched length;
- b. a flexible member disposed between a first end and a second end having less elasticity than said elastic member which limits stretched length of said elastic member;
- and
- c. a first fastener and a second fastener each coupled to a corresponding one of said first end and said second end of said elastic member and to a corresponding one of said first end and said second end of said flexible member.
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A method for producing a tether, comprising the steps of:
- a. providing an elastic member having an unstretched length disposed between a first end and a second end including:
- i. providing a first portion of said unstretched length having a first amount of elastic resistance;
- ii. providing a second portion of said unstretched length having a second amount of elastic resistance, wherein said first portion of said unstretched length provides less elastic resistance than said second portion of said unstretched length;
- b. coupling a first fastener to said first end of said elastic member;
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- c. coupling a second fastener to said second end of said elastic member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.