Web adjuster
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1. A restraint system, comprising:
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a web adjuster, wherein the web adjuster includes;
a frame having a web aperture, wherein the web aperture has an edge with a nonlinear shape, and wherein the web is looped around the edge and attached to itself to securely attach the web to the frame.
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Abstract
Web adjusters and other web connecting devices for use with restraint systems are described herein. In some embodiments, web adjusters, such as tilt-lock web adjusters, can include web gripping features on an edge portion of a web aperture to prevent a web that is joined to the web adjuster from sliding or otherwise moving to one side of the web aperture or the other when the web is pulled in a direction that is not perpendicular to the edge. In some embodiments, the web gripping features can include alternating recessed and raised edge portions.
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1. A restraint system, comprising:
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a web; and a web adjuster, wherein the web adjuster includes; a frame having a web aperture, wherein the web aperture has an edge with a nonlinear shape, and wherein the web is looped around the edge and attached to itself to securely attach the web to the frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A restraint system, comprising:
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a first web; a second web; a web adjuster, wherein the web adjuster includes; a frame having a web aperture, a base portion, and first and second sidewall portions extending from opposite sides of the base portion, wherein the web aperture has an edge with a nonlinear shape; and a cross bar movably extending between the first and second sidewall portions, the cross bar having a textured surface, wherein the first web extends through the web aperture and around the edge to secure the first web to the frame, and wherein the second web extends through the web aperture and around the textured surface of the cross bar to secure the second web to the frame. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A web adjuster, comprising:
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a base portion; first and second sidewall portions extending upwardly from the base portion; an aperture in the base portion between the first and second sidewall portions, wherein the aperture includes a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge, wherein the first edge extends generally perpendicular to the first and second sidewall portions, and wherein the first edge includes a plurality of projections; and a cross bar movably coupled to the first and second sidewall portions, the cross bar having a textured surface configured to at least partially grip a web extending through the aperture and around the cross bar. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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