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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2014
Total Manufacturing Solutions, Inc., Knoxville, TN (US);
Charles A. Poe, Athens, TN (US);
Steve Peterson, Knoxville, TN (US);
Ryan Peterson, Knoxville, TN (US);
Total Manufacturing Solutions, Inc., Knoxville, TN (US);
Abstract
An elastic band or elastic strap retention system, used for example in exercise equipment, encompasses a pin with one end of the elastic strap wrapped around the pin and with a series of hog rings or other fastening devices encircling the wrapped assembly of elastic strap end and pin. The assembly is encapsulated in a ridged thermoplastic or thermoset resin system in order to inhibit the movement of the hog rings or other components of the assembly. The resulting attachment is stronger than the elastic material of the elastic strap.