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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2020
Meta Platforms Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Glen Jason Tompkins, Woodinville, WA (US);
Boyd Drew Allin, Seattle, WA (US);
Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed strap adjustment device may include a pinion gear secured to an adjustment knob, a first rack secured to a first strap and engaged with the pinion gear, a second rack secured to a second strap and engaged with the pinion gear, a braking element disposed adjacent to an inner surface of a drum, a brake engagement element configured to press the at least one braking element toward the inner surface of the drum to maintain a length of the first strap and the second strap by engagement of the braking element against the inner surface of the drum, and a spiral spring configured to allow for an increase in a length of the first strap and the second strap when a tension force is applied to at least one of the first strap or the second strap.