Patent ID: 9204708
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: A45F

Abstract:
1. A strap comprising: a sheath; a fluid-filled bladder at least partially located within the sheath, the bladder having an elongate configuration that defines a pair of ends, the bladder being unsecured to the sheath, wherein the bladder is an elongated polymer tube that is sealed by a pair of sealing bonds, one sealing bond at each of the ends, wherein a fluid within the elongated polymer tube is communicable throughout a sealed portion of the polymer tube between the pair of sealing bonds, and wherein the sealing bonds are spaced inwardly from the ends of the polymer tube forming a pair of flanged areas that define ends of the polymer tube that do not enclose the fluid; and a pair of extensions comprising a first extension secured to a first flanged area of the pair of flanged areas and a second extension secured to a second flanged area of the pair of flanged areas, wherein the pair of extensions are unsecured to the sheath and wherein the first extension is different from the second extension.