ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,685, issued on July 7, was assigned to Shaw Concepts LLC.
"Cummerbund tensioning system" was invented by Hithem Shaw (Opelika, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a cummerbund tensioning system configured to join opposing ends of a cummerbund to the rear plate bag of a plate carrier and to adjust the fit of the cummerbund. An example cummerbund tensioning system includes a mounting panel, a tensioning device, a plurality of adapters, and a lace. The lace operably connects the tensioning device to both the mounting panel and the plurality of adapters. The plurality of adapters, in conjunction with the lace, are configured ...