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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2006
Ian Martin, Squamish, CA;
Thomas Walker Clarke Fayle, North Vancouver, CA;
Ian Martin, Squamish, CA;
Thomas Walker Clarke Fayle, North Vancouver, CA;
ARC'TERYX Equipment Inc., North Vancouver, BC, CA;
Abstract
A load bearing system including a load-bearing textile strap, including an article, such as a backpack or a climbing harness, that includes such load bearing system. The strap includes at least one woven portion and at least one non-woven portion. The woven portion has warp yarns extending along a longitudinal direction of the strap interlaced with at least one weft yarn, the woven portion having a first width. In the non-woven portion the warp yarns are spread transversely so that the non-woven portion has a second width greater than the first width of the woven portion.