Patent ID: 8329281

Claim:
A load bearing fabric assembly comprising: a carrier having a top, a bottom and a side extending between said top and said bottom, said carrier further having an outer surface, and said carrier being manufactured from a first thermoplastic having a first melt temperature; a load bearing fabric being manufactured at least in part from a second thermoplastic having a second melt temperature, such that said first melt temperature is higher than said second melt temperature, wherein a portion of said load bearing fabric lies against said outer surface of said carrier, said load bearing fabric being further attached to said carrier at a junction located on said side of said carrier, said junction being further defined as a location at which said load bearing fabric integrally joins with said carrier, and wherein another portion of said load bearing fabric wraps around said bottom of said carrier; and a component having a channel configured for receiving said carrier and said fabric for supporting said carrier and said fabric, said channel having an open end, a bottom and a wall extending therebetween, such that said portion of said fabric lying against said outer surface of said carrier is hidden from view by said wall of said channel when said carrier and said fabric are received by said channel, and wherein said component defines a first view port extending through said wall of said channel, such that said first view port is positioned through said component and said wall of said channel at a location between an entry point of said open end of said channel where said channel receives said carrier and said fabric, and said bottom of said channel where said portion of said load bearing fabric wrapped around said bottom of said carrier rest, wherein a centerline of said first view port is aligned with said junction and is substantially perpendicular to said wall of said carrier, whereby said view port permits visual inspection of said junction through said view port when said carrier and said fabric are received by said component, said component being securable to a support structure other than by use of said view port.