Patent ID: 11880040
Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  G  Y | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A strap adjustment device, comprising:
a pinion gear;
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 rotatable cam element including at least one angled radially outer surface that is at an angle to a circumference of the rotatable cam element;
at least one bearing element positioned adjacent to the at least one angled radially outer surface such that the at least one bearing element jams between the at least one angled radially outer surface and a braking surface when the rotatable cam element is rotated in a jamming direction, the braking surface comprising a ring surrounding the rotatable cam element; and
at least one spiral spring coupled to the pinion gear and the rotatable cam element to allow for an increase in a length of the first and second straps upon application of a tension force to the first and second straps.