Interlock attaching strap system

• US 5,724,707 A
• Filed: 06/17/1996
• Issued: 03/10/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of Agriculture
• Original Assignee: The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army
• Inventors: Kirk, John, Tatton, Gerald E., Dersain, Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Brittain, James R.
• Application Number:
  US08/668,032
• Time in Patent Office: 631 Days
• Field of Search: 224/675, 24/3.1, 24/3.5, 24/3.7, 24/3.9, 24/573.1, 24/573.7, 2/102, 2/247, 2/249
• US Class Current: 24/3.7
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0012 Professional or protective garments with pockets for particular uses, e.g. game pockets or with holding means for tools or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/30 Straps; Bands
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2003/146 Pack-carrying harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/00 Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/02 Fastening articles to the garment
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 24/37 Third member consists of unitary elongated element
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1382 Receptacle type holder
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/45079 Belt, strap, harness, etc.

Abstract

An interlocking attaching system for removably securing objects such as pets to a garment. The system having at least one object and a garment, and where the object has at least one strap thereon for removably engaging the garment in an interlocking fashion. The garment and the object having webs thereon for removably receiving the straps in an interlocking fashion in order to effectively, removably mount the object to the garment.

Claims

1. An interlocking attaching system for removably securing objects to a garment, said system comprising:

at least one object and a garment;

said object having means thereon for removably engaging said garment and means thereon for removably receiving said engaging means in an interlocking fashion;

said garment having means thereon for removably receiving said engaging means in an interlocking fashion;

means operably associated with said engaging means and said object for removably securing said engaging means to said object after said engaging means has passed through said receiving means on said garment and said receiving means on said object in an interlocking fashion;

said engaging means on said object comprises at least one strap, said strap attached at one end thereof to said object and said strap having an other end;

said receiving means on said garment comprises a plurality of spaced apart webbings, said webbings being secured to said garment at spaced apart locations such that the spacing between locations is of sufficient size to receive said strap therethrough; and

p1 said means on said object for removably receiving said strap comprises a plurality of spaced apart webbings.

2. An interlocking attaching system as defined in claim 1 wherein said strap is flexible with some degree of stiffness.

3. An interlocking attaching system as defined in claim 2 wherein said strap is made of a flexible material and said stiffness is accomplished by a relatively stiff material secured thereto.

4. An interlocking attaching system as defined in claim 2 wherein said object comprises a pocket.

5. An interlocking attaching system as defined in claim 1 wherein said means for removably securing said engaging means to said object comprises a pair of fastening components, one of said components being on said engaging means and the other of said components being on said object.

6. An interlocking attaching system as defined in claim 1 wherein each of said webbings are secured to said garment at spaced apart locations by stitching, said stitching being perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of said webbings.

7. An interlocking attaching system as defined in claim 1 wherein said object is removably interlocked to said garment by passing said other end of said strap through one of said webbings on said garment, then through one of said webbings on said object, back through another one of said webbings on said garment, then back to said object until the other end of said strap engages said object.

8. An interlocking attaching system for removably attaching objects together, said system comprising:

a first object having a plurality of web-like elements thereon;

a second object having at least one strap-like element fixedly secured thereon and a plurality of web-like elements thereon;

wherein said second object is removably fastened to said first object by interlocking said strap-like element sequentially through aid web-like elements; and

means operably associated with an end of said strap-like element for removably securing said strap-like element to said second object.

9. An interlocking attaching system as defined in claim 8 wherein said web-like elements on said first object are secured to said first object at spaced apart locations such that the spacing between locations is of sufficient size to receive said strap-like element therethrough.

10. An interlocking attaching system as defined in claim 9 wherein said strap-like element is flexible with some degree of stiffness.

11. An interlocking attaching system as defined in claim 10 wherein said means for removably securing said strap-like element to said second object comprises a pair of fastening components, one of said components being adjacent said end of said strap-like element and the other of said components being on said second object.

12. An interlocking attaching system as defined in claim 11 wherein each of said web-like elements on said first object are secured to said first object at spaced apart locations by stitching, said stitching being perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of said web-like elements in order to form a channel there between for receiving said strap-like element.

13. An interlocking attaching system as defined in claim 12 wherein there are a pair of strap-like elements and each of said strap-like elements is made of a flexible material and said stiffness is accomplished by a relatively stiff material secured thereto.

14. An interlocking attaching system as defined in claim 13 wherein said first object is a vest panel and said second object is a pocket.

15. An interlocking attaching system as defined in claim 13 wherein said second object is removably interlocked to said first object by passing said end of said strap-like element through one of said web-like elements on said first object, then through one of said web-like elements on said second object, back through another one of said web-like elements on said first object, then back to said second object where said components are fastened to each other.

16. A method of securing two objects together in an interlocking fashion comprising the steps of:

passing an end of a strap affixed to the first of said objects through a webbing on the second of said objects;

thereafter, passing said end of said strap through a webbing on the first of said objects;

thereafter, passing said end of said strap back through another webbing on the second of said objects;

any succeeding passing of said end of said strap through said webbings on said first object and said second object in an interlocking fashion being dependent on a dimension of said first of said objects; and

securing said end of strap to said first object.

17. A of method securing two objects together in an interlocking fashion as defined in claim 16 wherein said first object is a pocket and said second object is a garment.