Hexagonal attachment system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9723909-B2
Application number	US-201715428044-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 8, 2017
Priority date	Aug 7, 2014
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

An attachment system can include a plurality of apertures or openings in an attachment platform. The openings can be arranged in a pattern corresponding to a hexagon so that an attachment member for a MOLLE-compatible accessory may be passed through one or more of the openings so as to attach the accessory in a variety of different directions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An assembly comprising:
an item;
a load-bearing platform connected with or comprising at least a portion of the item; and
a substrate comprising:
a) an attachment platform connected with the load-bearing platform; and
b) a plurality of openings formed in the attachment platform and arranged in a repeating hexagonal pattern configured to facilitate attachment of MOLLE-compatible accessories to the attachment platform along any of at least three differing axes, wherein at least one of the openings of the plurality of openings is hexagonally-shaped and has a side-to-side width corresponding to a distance between two parallel sides of said hexagonally-shaped opening, and wherein said side-to-side width is wider than a member width corresponding to a width of an attachment member for a MOLLE-compatible accessory so as to facilitate inserting the attachment member through said hexagonally-shaped opening in a direction parallel to said two parallel sides of said hexagonally-shaped opening to attach said MOLLE-compatible accessory.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the item comprises at least one of clothing, a garment, pants, a shirt, a jacket, a vest, a girdle, a pack, a pouch, a holster, a sheath, an ammunition clip, or accessory thereof.

3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the repeating hexagonal pattern corresponds to a hexagon that is a regular hexagon.

4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the repeating hexagonal pattern corresponds to a hexagon, wherein the plurality of openings are arranged in a pattern to receive the attachment member for the MOLLE-compatible accessory through multiple openings of the plurality of openings in a direction parallel to a side of the hexagon.

5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the repeating hexagonal pattern corresponds to a hexagon, wherein the plurality of openings are arranged in a pattern to receive the attachment member for the MOLLE-compatible accessory through multiple openings of the plurality of openings in a direction perpendicular to a side of the hexagon.

6. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the repeating hexagonal pattern corresponds to a hexagon, wherein the plurality of openings are arranged in a pattern to receive the attachment member for the MOLLE-compatible accessory through multiple openings along any of:
a first axis perpendicular to a first set of parallel sides of the hexagon,
a second axis perpendicular to a second set of parallel sides of the hexagon,
a third axis perpendicular to a third set of parallel sides of the hexagon,
a fourth axis parallel to the first set of parallel sides of the hexagon,
a fifth axis parallel to the second set of parallel sides of the hexagon, or
a sixth axis parallel to the third set of parallel sides of the hexagon.

7. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising the MOLLE-compatible accessory.

8. An assembly comprising:
an item;
a load-bearing platform connected with or comprising at least a portion of the item; and
a substrate comprising:
a) an attachment platform connected with the load-bearing platform; and
b) a plurality of openings formed in the attachment platform and arranged in a repeating hexagonal pattern configured to facilitate attachment of MOLLE-compatible accessories to the attachment platform along any of at least three differing axes, wherein at least one of the openings of the plurality of openings is hexagonally-shaped and has a corner-to-corner width corresponding to a distance between two corners positioned on opposite ends of a bisecting axis of said hexagonal opening, and wherein said corner-to-corner width is wider than a member width corresponding to a width of an attachment member for a MOLLE-compatible accessory so as to facilitate inserting the attachment member through said hexagonally-shaped opening in a direction perpendicular to the bisecting axis to attach said MOLLE-compatible accessory.

9. The assembly of claim 8 , wherein the item comprises at least one of clothing, a garment, pants, a shirt, a jacket, a vest, a girdle, a pack, a pouch, a holster, a sheath, an ammunition clip, or accessory thereof.

10. The assembly of claim 8 , wherein the repeating hexagonal pattern corresponds to a hexagon that is a regular hexagon.

11. The assembly of claim 8 , wherein the repeating hexagonal pattern corresponds to a hexagon, wherein the plurality of openings are arranged in a pattern to receive the attachment member for the MOLLE-compatible accessory through multiple openings of the plurality of openings in a direction parallel to a side of the hexagon.

12. The assembly of claim 8 , wherein the repeating hexagonal pattern corresponds to a hexagon, wherein the plurality of openings are arranged in a pattern to receive the attachment member for the MOLLE-compatible accessory through multiple openings of the plurality of openings in a direction perpendicular to a side of the hexagon.

13. The assembly of claim 8 , wherein the repeating hexagonal pattern corresponds to a hexagon, wherein the plurality of openings are arranged in a pattern to receive the attachment member for the MOLLE-compatible accessory through multiple openings along any of:
a first axis perpendicular to a first set of parallel sides of the hexagon,
a second axis perpendicular to a second set of parallel sides of the hexagon,
a third axis perpendicular to a third set of parallel sides of the hexagon,
a fourth axis parallel to the first set of parallel sides of the hexagon,
a fifth axis parallel to the second set of parallel sides of the hexagon, or
a sixth axis parallel to the third set of parallel sides of the hexagon.

14. The assembly of claim 8 , further comprising the MOLLE-compatible accessory.

15. An assembly comprising:
an item;
a load-bearing platform connected with or comprising at least a portion of the item; and
a substrate comprising:
a) an attachment platform connected with the load-bearing platform; and
b) a plurality of openings formed in the attachment platform and arranged in a repeating hexagonal pattern configured to facilitate attachment of MOLLE-compatible accessories to the attachment platform along any of at least three differing axes, wherein the plurality of openings comprises a plurality of hexagonal openings separated by a plurality of interconnected links extending along and between adjacent sides of adjacent hexagonal openings, each hexagonal opening having a side-to-side width corresponding to a distance between two parallel sides of said hexagonal opening and a corner-to-corner width corresponding to a distance between two corners positioned on opposite ends of a bisecting axis of said hexagonal opening, said side-to-side width being approximately 1 inch (2.54 centimeters), said corner-to-corner width being approximately 1.14 inches (2.896 centimeters), each of said hexagonal openings having corners each with a defined inner radius of approximately 0.25 inches (0.635 centimeter), and each of said links having a width of approximately 0.32 inches (0.8128 centimeter) between adjacent sides of adjacent hexagonal openings.

16. The assembly of claim 15 , wherein the item comprises at least one of clothing, a garment, pants, a shirt, a jacket, a vest, a girdle, a pack, a pouch, a holster, a sheath, an ammunition clip, or accessory thereof.

17. The assembly of claim 15 , wherein the repeating hexagonal pattern corresponds to a hexagon, wherein the plurality of openings are arranged in a pattern to receive an attachment member for a MOLLE-compatible accessory through multiple openings of the plurality of openings in a directi

Assignees

• 5 11 Inc

Inventors

• Alcantra Cres Trilles
• Aguilar Fernando Calderon
• Lambert Scott Michael

Classifications

• A45F5/02 Primary

  Fastening articles to the garment · CPC title

• A41D1/06

  Trousers · CPC title

• A45F3/06

  specially adapted for military purposes · CPC title

• A41D3/00

  Overgarments (fur garments A41D5/00; for children A41D11/00; professional or sporting protective garments A41D13/00) · CPC title

• F41C33/046

  Webbing, harnesses, belts or straps for wearing holsters · CPC title