Patent ID: 8141840

Claim:
A support system comprising: a number of racetrack-shaped tensile support bands held in tension between a supported article and a supporting article, wherein: each of the tensile support bands is formed as a closed loop having two substantially parallel sides that are joined by a first curved end portion and a second end portion; for each tensile support band, the first curved end portion is retained by a first mounting point mounted on a surface of the supported article, and the second curved end portion is retained by a second mounting point mounted on a surface of the supporting article; at least one of the tensile support bands is arranged so that the substantially parallel sides, the first curved end portion, and the second end portion of the closed loop define a plane that is substantially parallel to the surface of the supported article or the supporting article; at least one mounting point is a monolithic part that is a solidly uniform single article, and has a curved surface which is complementary to an inner curved surface of the first curved end portion or the second curved end portion of the at least one tensile support band; the at least one mounting point further comprises an overhanging retaining portion; and the at least one mounting point is formed as a hook having the overhanging retaining portion.