IL102800A

IL102800A - Resilient mounting apparatus for use with a strap

Info

Publication number: IL102800A
Application number: IL10280092A
Authority: IL
Original assignee: Modan Ind 1983 Ltd
Priority date: 1992-08-13
Filing date: 1992-08-13
Publication date: 1994-11-28
Also published as: IL102800A0

Description

m 1 A n ny vMiv1? νχηπηι -pny mnxn 1 11η RESILIENT MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH A STRAP MODAN INDUSTRIES (1983) LTD. .n"y (1983) m'K/yn inn C: 15227 15227mod.spr HB-7 30/7/92 FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to resilient mounting apparatus generally and more particularly to resilient mounting apparatus for use with a strap.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION There exist a great variety of resilient mounting devices for various applications, including absorbing forces, impacts and displacements transmitted along a strap.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention seeks to provide an improved resilient mounting device.

There is thus provided in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention a resilient mounting device comprising a plurality of rods, and first and second resilient mounting elements associated with the plurality of rods at first and second ends thereof, whereby the mutual spacing of the plurality of rods may be varied.

In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention a strap is threaded through the plurality of rods. The strap may be effectively lengthened by pulling the ends thereof apart, which causes the mutual spacing of the plurality of the rods to be increased against the resilient urging of the resilient mounting elements.

Additionally in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of rods is arranged in at least two planes.

Further in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention there is provided a resilient strap assembly including a resilient mounting device comprising a plurality of rods, first and second resilient mounting elements associated with the plurality of rods at first and second ends thereof, whereby the mutual spacing of the plurality of rods may be varied and a strap threaded through the plurality of rods whereby the strap may be effectively lengthened by pulling the ends thereof apart, which causes the mutual spacing of the plurality of the rods to be increased against the resilient urging of the resilient mounting elements.

Additionally in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention there is provided a backpack comprising a shoulder harness, a load support and a resilient strap assembly interconnecting the shoulder harness and the load support, the resilient strap assembly including a resilient mounting device comprising a plurality of rods, first and second resilient mounting elements associated with the plurality of rods at first and second ends thereof, whereby the mutual spacing of the plurality of rods may be varied and a strap threaded through the plurality of rods whereby the strap may be effectively lengthened by pulling the ends thereof apart, which causes the mutual spacing of the plurality of the rods to be increased against the resilient urging of the resilient mounting elements.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention will be understood and appreciated more fully from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the drawings in which: Fig. 1 is a pictorial illustration of a backpack including a resilient strap assembly constructed and operative in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a pictorial illustration of a resilient strap assembly constructed and operative in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and Figs. 3A and 3B are sectional illustrations of the resilient strap assembly of Fig. 2 in respective at-rest and tensioned orientations.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Reference is now made to Figs. 1 - 3B, which illustrate a resilient strap assembly and a backpack incorporating same. As seen in Fig. 1, the backpack comprises a shoulder harness assembly 10 and a hip mounting assembly 12. A backpack load 14 is fixedly mounted onto the hip mounting assembly 12. The shoulder harness assembly 10 is resiliently coupled to the hip mounting assembly 12 and thus to the load 14 via a resilient strap assembly 16.

As seen in Fig. 2, the resilient strap assembly 16 preferably comprises a plurality of rods 18, which may be of any suitable cross section and which may have rollers associated therewith. The rods 18 are preferably normally disposed in at least two planes, indicated by reference numerals 20 and 22 and are mounted at their respective ends on a pair of resilient mounting elements 24 and 26, which are formed of resilient plastic or rubber. A strap 30 is threaded sequentially through the rods 18, as shown in Figs. 2 - 3B.

It may be appreciated from a consideration of Figs. 3A and 3B that mounting elements 24 and 26 are configured and operative such that in the absence of external forces they define a first mutual spacing between rods 18, such as that shown in Fig. 3A, whereby a given length of strap is taken up therein. When tension is applied to the length of strap threaded through the rods 18, as shown in Fig. 3B, this tension deforms the resilient mounting elements 24 and 26, such that the spacing between the rods 18 is changed and effectively decreased, such that the length of strap taken up is effectively decreased.

The structure described hereinabove thus provides a resilient strap assembly which is responsive to the application of tension to the strap, to permit effective elongation thereof against a restoring force exerted by the resilient mounting elements 24 and 26.

It is appreciated that the resilient strap assembly of the present invention may have many possible applications aside from use in backpacks and the like.

It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited by what has been particularly shown and described hereinabove. Rather the present invention is defined only by the claims which follow:

Claims

C L A I M S

1. A resilient mounting device comprising a plurality of rods, and first and second resilient mounting elements associated with the plurality of rods at first and second ends thereof, whereby the mutual spacing of the plurality of rods may be varied .

2. A resilient mounting device according to claim 1 and wherein a strap is threaded through the plurality of rods whereby the strap may be effectively lengthened by pulling the ends thereof apart, which causes the mutual spacing of the plurality of the rods to be increased against the resilient urging of the resilient mounting elements.

3. A resilient strap assembly including a resilient mounting device comprising a plurality of rods, first and second resilient mounting elements associated with the plurality of rods at first and second ends thereof, whereby the mutual spacing of the plurality of rods may be varied and a strap threaded through the plurality of rods whereby the strap may be effectively lengthened by pulling the ends thereof apart, which causes the mutual spacing of the plurality of the rods to be increased against the resilient urging of the resilient mounting elements.

4. A backpack comprising a shoulder harness, a load support and a resilient strap assembly interconnecting the shoulder harness and the load support, the resilient strap assembly in- 102800/2 eluding a resilient mounting device comprising a plurality of rods, first and second resilient mounting elements associated with the plurality of rods at first and second ends thereof, whereby the mutual spacing of the plurality of rods may be varied and a strap threaded through the plurality of rods whereby the strap may be effectively lengthened by pulling the ends thereof apart, which causes the mutual spacing of the plurality of the rods to be increased against the resilient urging of the resilient mounting elements.

5. Apparatus according to any of the preceding claims and wherein said plurality of rods is arranged in at least two planes.

6. Apparatus substantially a shown and described hereinabove.

7. Apparatus substantially as illustrated in any of the drawings . For the Applicant,