Bungee sling and method of making

Abstract

A sling that includes a first strap having an elastic sidewall enclosing a hollow interior and a pair of elastic cords attached at each end to the strap and located inside the hollow interior of the strap, the first strap further comprising a first connector member on a first end of the first strap; and a second strap having an elastic sidewall enclosing a hollow interior and a pair of elastic cords attached at each end to the strap and located inside the hollow interior of the strap, the second strap further comprising a second connector member on a first end and releasably connectable to the first connector member of the first strap, the first and second straps each having second ends permanently coupled together.

1 . A sling, comprising:
 a first strap having:
 an elastic sidewall that defines a hollow interior, the elastic sidewall having first and second ends with respective first and second attachment points; 
 a pair of elastic cords located inside the hollow interior of the elastic sidewall and having first and second ends attached to the respective first and second attachment points; and 
 a first connector member on the first end of the elastic sidewall; and 
   a second strap having:
 an elastic sidewall that defines a hollow interior, the elastic sidewall having first and second ends with first and second attachment points; 
 a second pair of elastic cords having first and second ends attached to the respective first and second attachment points and located inside the hollow interior of the second strap; and 
 the first and second straps having their respective first ends permanently coupled together. 
   
     
     
         2 . The sling of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second straps are gathered about their respective pair of elastic cords. 
     
     
         3 . The sling of  claim 1 , wherein each of the elastic cords in each of the pair of elastic cords is positioned side by side inside their respective first and second straps. 
     
     
         4 . A single-point attachment sling for use with a weapon, the sling comprising:
 first and second strap members that each have first and second ends, the first and second strap members defining hollow interiors, the first and second strap members permanently attached together at the respective first end of each of the first and second strap members without the hollow interiors communicating with each other;   a first pair of elastic filaments located inside the hollow interior of the first strap member;   a second pair of elastic filaments located inside the hollow interior of the second strap member;   first and second coupling members attached to the respective second end of the first and second strap members and structured to be releasably coupled together; and   a single-point attachment member coupled to one of the first and second strap members and structured to be releasably coupled to the weapon.   
     
     
         5 . The sling of  claim 4 , wherein each pair of the first and second pairs of elastic filaments comprise first and second elastic cords in side-by-side parallel relationship. 
     
     
         6 . The sling of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 wherein each of the first and second elastic cords have a first and a second end; and   the first end of each of the first and second elastic cords are attached to the first end of the respective first strap member and second strap member, and the second end of each of the first and second elastic cords is attached at a second end of the respective first and second strap members.   
     
     
         7 . The sling of  claim 6 , wherein the first and second strap members have a length greater than a length of the respective first and second elastic cords so that the first and second strap members are gathered about the pair of first and second elastic cords when the pair of first and second elastic cords are not stretched. 
     
     
         8 . The sling of  claim 6 , wherein the first and second ends of each of the first and second cords are centered transversely in the hollow interior of the respective first and second strap members. 
     
     
         9 . The sling of  claim 6 , wherein the second end of each of the first and second elastic cords are separated from a second end of the respective first and second strap members by a predetermined distance. 
     
     
         10 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a firearm;   a sling capable of attachment to the firearm, the sling comprising:
 a first strap that includes:
 an elastic sidewall having first and second ends and first and second attachment points, the elastic sidewall defining a hollow interior with first and second attachment points; 
 a pair of elastic cords having first and second ends attached to the respective first and second attachment points and located inside the hollow interior of the first strap; and 
 a first connector member on the first end of the elastic sidewall; and 
 
 a second strap that includes:
 an elastic sidewall having first and second ends with first and second attachment points, the elastic sidewall defining a hollow interior; 
 a pair of elastic cords having first and second ends attached to the respective first and second attachment points and located inside the hollow interior of the second strap; and 
 
 the first and second straps having their first ends permanently coupled together. 
   
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the first and second straps are gathered about their respective pair of elastic cords. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein each of the elastic cords is positioned side by side inside their respective first and second straps.