Energy dissipating touch fastener links
US10537758B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA44B18/0069
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An energy dissipating link for a tether includes: an elongated base having opposite, first and second end portions; a first touch fastener permanently coupled to the base proximate the first base end portion; and a second touch fastener permanently coupled to the base proximate the second base end portion. The second touch fastener is engageable with the first touch fastener to form a releasable closure defining a shear plane. With the first and second touch fasteners engaged to transmit a tensile load between the first and second end portions, and with the engaged touch fasteners loaded in shear in the shear plane, the base includes a longitudinally slack idler section between the first and second end portions. The idler section of the base is configured to transmit tensile load upon an energy-dissipating shear disengagement of the first and second touch fasteners by a tensile overload.
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