Patent ID: 11958400
Assignee: TOLLEY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A strap system comprising:
a first strap extending between a first end and a second end, the first end connected to a first attachment mechanism;
a second strap extending between a third end and a fourth end, the fourth end connected to a second attachment mechanism; and
a load transmission device connected to the second end of the first strap and to the third end of the second strap, wherein the load transmission device includes:
an enclosure having a base portion;
first and second stops affixed to the base portion;
a first shaft extending through the base portion and through the first stop;
a second shaft extending through the base portion and through the second stop;
a plate positioned within the enclosure and coupled to the first and second shafts, the plate arranged to translate unidirectionally via translation of the first and second shafts through the base portion and through the first and second stops;
a unitary switch positioned within the housing and having an on state and an off state;
a spring arranged to apply a spring force biasing the plate towards the unitary switch;
wherein, when a tension force between the first strap and the second strap is less than a first threshold tension force, the spring forces the plate to translate via the first and second shafts to contact the unitary switch such that the unitary switch is retained in the off state causing the load transmission device to transmit a signal; and
wherein, when the tension force between the first strap and the second strap is greater than, or equal to, a second threshold force, the plate is in contact with the first and second stops such that a gap is defined between the unitary switch and the plate, and wherein the unitary switch is retained in the on state.