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US 8,616,813 B2Granted
Strap for a vehicle side curtain or load restraint
AssigneePolyweld Pty Ltd
InventorStuart Donaldson
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Abstract
A strap that includes a casing, and a plurality of stuffer strands that extend lengthwise through the casing. The stuffer strands are located between two layers of the casing and are arranged in at least two sets. The stuffer strands resist elongation of the strap in response to tensile forces applied in the elongate direction of the strap, and have a maximum elongation at break of less than 7.5%.
Claims20
A vehicle side curtain comprising:
- a sheet with upper and lower edges for location adjacent the roof and floor of the vehicle;
- a set of straps that extend spaced apart between the upper and lower edges of the sheet and are at least partially restrained to the sheet, each of the straps includes one or more linear stuffer strands that resist elongation of the respective strap in response to tensile forces applied in the elongate direction of the strap, and the stuffer strands have a maximum elongation at break of less than 7.5%.
A strap comprising:
- casing, and
- a plurality of stuffer strands extending lengthwise through the casing and being located between two layers of the casing, the stuffer strands being arranged in at least two sets,
- wherein the stuffer strands resist elongation of the strap in response to tensile forces applied in the elongate direction of the strap, and the stuffer strands have a maximum elongation at break of less than 7.5%.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.