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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2012
Craig E. Ernst, Jr., Marlboro, NY (US);
Jeffrey D. Anderson, Hampshire, IL (US);
Christopher A. J. Iannello, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Martin J. Nilsen, Hampshire, IL (US);
David A. Shereyk, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Timothy P. Coffield, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Craig E. Ernst, Jr., Marlboro, NY (US);
Jeffrey D. Anderson, Hampshire, IL (US);
Christopher A. J. Iannello, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Martin J. Nilsen, Hampshire, IL (US);
David A. Shereyk, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Timothy P. Coffield, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A personal equipment suspension system with active support to the lumbar region includes a belt to surround the user's waist and a frame supported on the belt with a resilient membrane of synthetic elastomeric crystalline material in tension on the frame to be interposed between the belt and the user. The frame includes spaced ends and the membrane is a lattice in tension between the spaced ends. In one embodiment, the system is a support belt. In another, it is load bearing such as a backpack configuration. In another, it includes stanchions to support a body armor vest.