Patent ID: 7992749
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: A45C,A45F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A strap, comprising: an extension element having a pair of end portions and defining a longitudinal axis extending between the end portions; and a support element secured to the extension element, the support element having a first surface and an opposite second surface, wherein the first surface is configured to contact a wearer of the strap, the support element having a plurality of sipes that extend into the first surface and toward the second surface, wherein the sipes comprise elongate indentations in the first surface and define one or more flexion lines in the support element, the sipes including a first sipe extending in a direction that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the extension element, and the sipes including a second sipe intersecting the first sipe and extending in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the extension element and wherein at least a portion of the first sipe and at least a portion of the second sipe extend through at least one-half of a distance between the first surface and the second surface,