Patent ID: 9681737
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A45C,A45F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A shoulder strap retention device for retaining a shoulder strap secured to an article in a predetermined position relative to a chest plate worn by a user, the shoulder strap including first and second portions secured to the article and a middle portion extending between the first and second portions retention device comprising: a retention strap comprising a first strap section having a first loop at its left lateral end, a first connection fitting at its medial end and an adjustment fitting and a second strap section having a second loop at its right lateral end and a second connection fitting at its medial end, the second connection fitting configured to selectively secure to the first connection fitting; a first anchoring strip that is threaded through the first loop of the first strap section and secured therein, wherein the first anchoring strip includes a first anchoring mechanism, the first anchoring mechanism configured to secure the first anchoring strip to the chest plate having the chest plate positioned between the middle portion and the article, the first anchoring mechanism comprising a first portion of the first anchoring strip that protrudes out of a first side of the first loop and a second portion of the first anchoring strip that protrudes out of a second side of the first loop opposite the first side of the first loop; and a second anchoring strip that is threaded through the second loop of the second strap section and secured therein, wherein the second anchoring strip includes a second anchoring mechanism, the second anchoring mechanism configured to secure the second anchoring strip to the chest plate such that the first anchoring strip and the second anchoring strip are secured to the chest plate independently of the shoulder strap of the article, having the chest plate positioned between the first and second anchoring strips and the article-and positioned between the middle portion and the article, the second anchoring mechanism comprising a first portion of the second anchoring strip that protrudes out of a first side of the second loop and a second portion of the second anchoring strip that protrudes out of a second side of the second loop opposite the first side of the second loop; wherein the first and second anchoring strips each comprise an oblong strip of at least semi-rigid material having ends separated along a long dimension of the oblong strip that are not attached to any other structure.