Garment and load attachment system

Abstract

A garment with a load attachment system. The garment has a plurality of spaced apart rows of loop members. The attachment device includes a clip member with an arm having fingers at opposite ends thereof. In a preferred embodiment, the fingers and arm define generally oppositely opening slots. A load is removably mounted to the garment with the attachment device by a loop member being received in a respective slot.

1 . A garment with an attachment system for removably mounting a load to the garment comprising: 
 a garment having a plurality of spaced apart rows of first loop members with spaces therebetween;    an attachment device including a clip member having a pair of fingers and a relatively rigid arm member connected to and extending between the fingers, said attachment device having a first slot and a second slot with the first and second slots opening generally toward each other, a said first loop member in one said row being received in said first slot and a first loop member in another said row being received in the second said slot; and    a load mounted to the attachment device.    
   
   
       2 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein the load including a second loop member secured thereto and receiving the arm member therethrough, said second loop being positioned between at least two of said first loop members received in said first and second slots.  
   
   
       3 . An attachment system for mounting a carried device to a carrying device, said system including: 
 at least one first loop member and at least one second loop member secured in spaced apart relationship on a carrying device; and    an attachment device including a clip member having a pair of fingers and an arm connected to and extending between the fingers, said attachment device having a first slot and a second slot with the first and second slots opening generally toward each other, a said first loop member being received in a said first slot and a said second loop member being received in a said second slot.    
   
   
       4 . The attachment system of  claim 3  wherein the first loop member defining a first opening and the second loop member defining a second opening, said first opening being generally in alignment with a said second opening.  
   
   
       5 . The attachment system of  claim 4  wherein there being a first row of first loop members with each said first loop member defining a respective said first opening and there being a second row of second loop members with each said second loop member defining a respective said second opening.  
   
   
       6 . The attachment system of  claim 4  including a carried device having at least one third loop member defining a third opening with said arm extending therethrough.  
   
   
       7 . The attachment system of  claim 4  wherein the first and second slots being on opposite sides of the arm.  
   
   
       8 . The attachment system of  claim 7  wherein the first and second slots lying in generally parallel planes.  
   
   
       9 . The attachment system of  claim 8  wherein the fingers including a first finger and a second finger with the first finger and the arm defining the first slot, each of said loop members having a height, said first slot having a length of at least about the height of two said loop members and the first slot contains a loop member on the carrying device and a loop member on the carried device.  
   
   
       10 . The attachment system of  claim 9  wherein the second slot having a length about equal to or less than about the height of one said loop member received therein.  
   
   
       11 . The attachment system of  claim 4  wherein the arm bridging at least three said loop members, of which at least two of said loop members are on the carrying device and at least one said loop member is on the carried device and positioned between said two loop members on the carrying device.  
   
   
       12 . The attachment system of  claim 11  wherein the arm is positioned on the outside of an uppermost loop member on the carrying device, on the inside of a loop member on the carried device and on the inside of a lowermost loop member on the carrying device bridged by the arm.  
   
   
       13 . The attachment system of  claim 11  wherein the arm bridges at least five said loop members.  
   
   
       14 . The attachment system of  claim 11  wherein the ann bridging one more loop member on the carrying device than on the carried device.  
   
   
       15 . The attachment system of  claim 4  wherein there being a plurality of rows of loop members with each row of loop members including a plurality of laterally positioned loop members.  
   
   
       16 . The attachment system of  claim 15  wherein the attachment device including at least two said clip members and a bridge connected to the arm of each said clip member positioning the clip members in a laterally spaced relationship with each said clip member being mounted to respective said loop members.  
   
   
       17 . The attachment system of  claim 16  wherein the bridge including an elevated platform on one side thereof and defined by sidewalls and an outer wall member connected to and extending between the sidewalls.  
   
   
       18 . The attachment system of  claim 17  including at least one load mount device operably associated with the outer wall member.  
   
   
       19 . The attachment system of  claim 18  wherein the at least one load mount device including a plurality of apertures extending through the outer wall member and being in spaced apart relationship.  
   
   
       20 . The attachment system of  claim 19  wherein the attachment device being formed of a polymeric material, said apertures each having a metallic grommet secured to the outer wall member within a respective said aperture.  
   
   
       21 . An attachment system for mounting a carried device to a carrying device, said system including: 
 at least one first loop member and at least one second loop member secured in spaced apart relationship on a carrying device;    an attachment device having a pair of arm members positioned in spaced apart relationship to each other, each arm member having a pair of fingers associated therewith, each finger forming a respective slot in association with said respective arm member, said slots associated with each respective arm member opening generally towards each other; and    at least one said first loop member being received in one of the slots associated with each of said pair of arm members and at least one said second loop member being received in the other slot associated with each of said pair of arm members.    
   
   
       22 . The attachment system of  claim 21  wherein the attachment device including a bridge member extending between said pair of arm members, said bridge member including at least one load mount device for attaching a carried device thereto.  
   
   
       23 . The attachment system of  claim 22  wherein said bridge member includes an elevated platform.  
   
   
       24 . An attachment system for mounting a carried device to a carrying device, said system including: 
 at least a pair of first loop members and at least a pair of second loop members secured in spaced apart relationship on a carrying device;    an attachment device having at least a pair of arm members positioned in spaced apart relationship to each other and connected together by a bridge member, each arm member having a pair of fingers associated therewith, said attachment device having first and second slots associated with each said arm member, said first slots each opening generally toward a respective said second slot, said bridge member being adapted for attaching a carried device thereto; and    said at least a pair of first loop members being received in said first slots and said at least a pair of second loop members being received in said second slots.    
   
   
       25 . An attachment device for mounting a carried device to a carrying device wherein the carrying device includes at least one first loop member and at least one second loop member secured in spaced apart relationship on the carrying device, and wherein the carried device includes at least one loop member, said attachment device comprising a pair of fingers and an arm member connected to and extending between said fingers, the distal end portion of each finger being positioned in spaced apart relationship relative to each other, each finger forming a slot in association with said arm member, said slots opening generally towards each other, one of said slots being adapted to receive the at least one first loop member and said second slot being adapted to receive the at least one second loop member.  
   
   
       26 . The attachment device of  claim 25  wherein the at least one loop member associated with the carried device is received by said arm member when the carried device is mounted thereto.  
   
   
       27 . An attachment device for mounting a carried device to a carrying device wherein the carrying device includes at least a pair of first loop members and at least a pair of second loop members secured in spaced apart relationship on the carrying device, and wherein the carried device includes at least one loop member, said attachment device comprising a pair of arm members positioned in spaced apart relationship to each other, a bridge member extending between said pair of arm members, each said arm member having a pair of fingers associated therewith, each said finger forming a slot in association with its respective arm member, the slots associated with each respective arm member opening generally towards each other, one of the slots associated with each arm member being adapted to receive the at least one of said first loop members therein and the other of said slots associated with each respective arm member being adapted to receive the at least one of said second loop members therein.  
   
   
       28 . An attachment device for mounting a carried device to a carrying device wherein the carrying device includes at least one first loop member and at least one second loop member positioned in spaced apart relationship on the carrying device, said attachment device comprising at least two fingers and an arm member connected to and extending between at least two of said fingers, the distal end portion of each said finger being positioned in spaced apart relationship relative to each other, each said finger at least partially forming a slot, one of said slots being adapted to receive the at least one first loop member and said second slot being adapted to receive the at least one second loop member.  
   
   
       29 . The attachment device of  claim 28  wherein at least one of the fingers being in overlying relationship to a major face portion of the arm forming a said slot therebetween.  
   
   
       30 . The attachment device of  claim 29  wherein said at least two of said fingers both being in overlying relationship to a respective major face portion of the arm each forming a slot therebetween.  
   
   
       31 . The attachment device of  claim 29  wherein said slots opening generally towards each other.  
   
   
       32 . The attachment device of  claim 31  wherein the fingers being positioned on opposite sides of the arm.