LOAD LIMITING WEBBING

The present webbing has a force-displacement profile characterized by: (a) when the webbing is subjected to a knuckle point force in the range from abo ut 400 pounds (about 1.8 kilonewtons) to about 900 pounds (about 4.0 kilonewtons), the webbing elongates to less than about five percent; (b) upo n subjecting the webbing to greater than the knuckle point force and to less o r equal to about 1,400 pounds (about 6.2 kilonewtons), the webbing elongates further to at least about ten percent; and (c) upon subjecting the webbing t o greater than 1,400 pounds (about 6.2 kilonewtons), the modulus increases sharply and the webbing elongates further until the webbing breaks at a tensile strength of at least about 5,000 pounds (about 22 kilonewtons). The present webbing is useful for seat belts, parachute harnesses and lines, shoulder harnesses, cargo handling, safety nets, trampolines, safety belts o r harnesses for workers at high altitudes, military arrestor tapes for slowing aircraft, ski tow lines, and in cordage applications such as for yacht moori ng or oil derrick mooring.