Load bearing system, and an article including such load bearing system
AssigneeArc'teryx Equipment Inc.
InventorsIan Martin, Thomas Walker Clarke Fayle
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Abstract
A load bearing system including a load-bearing textile strap, including an article, such as a backpack or a climbing harness, that includes such load bearing system. The strap includes at least one woven portion and at least one non-woven portion. The woven portion has warp yarns extending along a longitudinal direction of the strap interlaced with at least one weft yarn, the woven portion having a first width. In the non-woven portion the warp yarns are spread transversely so that the non-woven portion has a second width greater than the first width of the woven portion.
Claims30
A load bearing system comprising:
- a load-bearing textile strap;
- said strap comprising a woven portion having warp yarns extending along a longitudinal direction of the strap interlaced with at least one weft yarn, said woven portion of the strap having a first width;
- said strap having a non-woven portion, said non-woven portion of the strap comprising only at least a portion of the warp yarns;
- in said non-woven portion of the strap, said warp yarns being transversely spread over a second width greater than said first width of the woven portion;
- said warp yarns being maintained transversely spread by:
- adhesive bonding, or being attached to a support surface with stitches.
A load bearing system comprising:
- a load-bearing textile strap;
- said strap comprising a woven portion having warp yarns extending along a longitudinal direction of the strap interlaced with at least one weft yarn, said woven portion of the strap having a first width;
- said strap having a non-woven portion, said non-woven portion of the strap comprising only at least a portion of the warp yarns;
- in said non-woven portion of the strap, said warp yarns are spread transversely over a second width greater than said first width of the woven portion;
- a cushioning pad positioned adjacent said non-woven portion of the strap.
A load bearing system comprising:
- a load-bearing textile strap;
- said strap comprising a woven portion having warp yarns extending along a longitudinal direction of the strap interlaced with at least one weft yarn, said woven portion of the strap having a first width;
- said strap having a non-woven portion, said non-woven portion of the strap comprising only at least a portion of the warp yarns;
- in said non-woven portion of the strap, said warp yarns are spread transversely over a second width greater than said first width of the woven portion;
- said load-bearing strap comprises a strap of a climbing harness.
A climbing harness comprising:
- at least one of a waist belt and a pair of leg loops;
- at least one of the waist belt and the pair of leg loops comprising
- a load-bearing textile strap;
- said strap comprising a woven portion having warp yarns extending along a longitudinal direction of the strap interlaced with at least one weft yarn, said woven portion of the strap having a first width;
- said strap having a non-woven portion, said non-woven portion of the strap comprising only at least a portion of the warp yarns;
- in said non-woven portion of the strap, said warp yarns are spread transversely over a second width greater than said first width of the woven portion.
A load bearing system comprising:
- a load-bearing textile strap comprising warp yarns and at least one weft yarn;
- said strap comprising a woven portion, said woven portion comprising a plurality of adjacent pairs of warp yarns extending along a longitudinal direction of the strap interlaced with said at least one weft yarn;
- said strap further comprising a non-woven portion, said non-woven portion of the strap comprising no weft yarn;
- in said non-woven portion of the strap, of said plurality of adjacent pairs of warp yarns being transversely spread apart to provide the non-woven portion of the strap with an increased width relative to a width of the woven portion of the strap;
- said plurality of adjacent pairs of warp yarns being maintained transversely spread apart by:
- adhesive bonding, or being attached to a support surface with stitches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.