Patent ID: 6581968
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A system for transferring a tensile force from a transferor belt to a transferee belt comprising:(a) a transferor plate attached to the transferor belt, wherein the transferor plate has a first unit of a quick release mechanism; (b) a tension transfer latch plate attached to the transferee belt, wherein the tension transfer latch plate has a second unit of the quick release mechanism, wherein the second unit of the quick release mechanism is adapted to mate with the first unit of the quick release mechanism; and (c) a transferee plate adapted to slide freely along the transferee belt, wherein the transferee plate is united with the tension transfer latch plate to withstand up to a design tensile force exerted on the transferor belt, wherein when a tensile force that is equal to or greater than the design tensile force is exerted on the transferor belt, the tension transfer latch plate separates from the transferee plate, and the tensile force pulls the transferee belt through the transferee plate.