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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2018
S&s Precision, Llc, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Johnny E. Swan, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Andrew C. Borland, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
William-Joseph Basan Elizalde, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Willem J. Van Reesema, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
S&S Precision, LLC, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Abstract
Load carriage systems are described including one or more of a first chest panel, a first back panel, and a self-adjusting cummerbund connecting the first chest panel and the first back panel. The self-adjusting cummerbund may include a tensioning mechanism configured to allow the cummerbund to extend and retract, and may be configured to provide varying resistive force. The tensioning mechanism may include one or more of a sliding portion, a continuous patterned length of material that is folded over itself, and an elastic member that is attached to the sliding member and the length of material. Body armor plates may be held between outer and inner chest panels and/or between outer and inner back panels. A strip of webbing may be used to secure the body armor plate between the outer and inner panels.