Patent ID: 7726350

Claim:
A shock absorbing fabric structure, comprising: (a) a first web having a left first web end and a right first web end; (b) a second web having a left second web end and a right second web end; (c) a plurality of binder members connecting portions of the first web and the second web to form an energy absorbing portion, the binder members configured to fail upon application of a predetermined tensile load to the shock absorbing fabric structure; wherein the first web and the second web are folded and twisted relative to each other such that the left first web end and the right second web end are positioned with respect to each other to form a first shock absorbing fabric structure end and the right first web end and the left second web end are positioned with respect to each other to form a second shock absorbing fabric structure end; and whereby the binder members are configured to allow, upon application of the predetermined tensile load to the first shock absorbing fabric structure end and the second shock absorbing fabric structure end, at least part of the first web of the energy absorbing portion to separate from the second web of the energy absorbing portion thereby absorbing at least some shock associated with the predetermined tensile load.