Patent ID: 11857081
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B  D | IPC A  D

Claim 0:
1. A load bearing surface, comprising:
a woven fabric formed from first fibers and second fibers, at least some of the first fibers being substantially inelastic; and
a carrier for supporting the woven fabric, the carrier being overmolded onto the woven fabric to secure the fabric thereto,
wherein at least some of the first fibers are bonded to the carrier so as to remain fixed relative to the carrier during normal loading conditions and during abnormally high loading conditions, and wherein others of the first fibers are bonded to the carrier so as to remain fixed relative to the carrier during normal loading conditions and to move or slip within the carrier during abnormally high loading conditions.