Rotatable Gate Clip for MOLLE Webbing Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment (MOLLE) systems face challenges in securely attaching and detaching objects due to the limitations of snap and hook-and-loop fasteners, which may not provide a secure or customizable attachment solution for various mission requirements.
Innovation Solution
A clip and harness system featuring a base portion with elongated members and a rotatable locking wire gate that creates a gap for webbing, allowing for customizable attachment and secure engagement with a hook-and-loop fastener system or adhesive backing, enabling versatile attachment to different items and surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If snap or hook-and-loop fasteners are used to attach objects to MOLLE systems, then attachment is achieved, but security and reliability of attachment is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment system is divided into two separate components: a clip with elongated members that engages with webbing, and a harness with pockets that receives the elongated members. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, with the clip providing secure engagement and the harness providing flexible mounting options.
Solution Approach 2:
The elongated members act as intermediaries between the clip and the harness. These members extend from the clip base portion and are received by pockets in the harness, creating a reliable mechanical connection that transfers load effectively while allowing for easy attachment and detachment.
2Reliability
If a secure attachment mechanism is implemented, then attachment reliability improves, but ease of operation for attaching and detaching objects deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The gate is designed to be movable between open and closed positions, allowing dynamic control of the longitudinal opening. When opening the gate, the longitudinal opening is accessible for inserting or removing elongated members quickly. When closing the gate, the opening is blocked to secure the members in place, providing both speed and security.
Solution Approach 2:
The elongated members are pre-formed with specific geometries including recesses and engagement features that align with corresponding features in the harness pockets. This preliminary preparation of the member shapes enables direct insertion and secure engagement without requiring additional adjustment or alignment steps during attachment.
3Adaptability or versatility
If MOLLE systems allow customization of equipment loads, then adaptability improves, but the limitation of existing fasteners reduces versatility for different mission requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The clip and harness system is designed with universal features that enable attachment of various objects with different webbing configurations. The clip can engage with standard MOLLE webbing, while the harness can be mounted on different surfaces and equipped with various pockets and compartments, making the system adaptable to multiple mission requirements while maintaining secure attachment.
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AI summary
A harness system for a clip. The clip has a base portion and a pair of elongated members, the elongated members folded over the base portion, thereby defining a gap configured to receive portions of a harness. The elongated members are separated from one another by a longitudinal opening for accommodating a rib between the portions of the harness. A gate is securably engaged to a first one of the elongated members and rotatable between an open position in which the gate does not obstruct said longitudinal opening and a closed position in which said gate obstructs said longitudinal opening. The harness is fashioned from a strip of webbing secured to a base along its midline and edges. The webbing thereby forms two pockets, each sized to accommodate one of the elongated members of the clip.