Patent ID: 7540363
Filing Date: 2009-06-02
Classification: A45F

Abstract:
1. A container that has an outer surface and respective edges that are suitable to mate with each other in a closing configuration of the container, a shoulder strap having first and second fixing ends and an assembly for fixing the shoulder strap at said first and second ends thereof to the container, the assembly comprising: a first and a second receptacles fixed to the outer surface of the container, one for each one of said first and second shoulder strap ends, said receptacles being each shaped as a closed pocket provided with an opening facing in an opposite direction with respect to the edges of said container and, in a lateral wall, with a through hole that opens away from the surface of the container; at least one retention element for detachable retention of said ends of the shoulder strap, said retention element being plate shaped, provided with at least one female thread through hole in a side surface thereof, and suitable for insertion through said opening and for removable accommodation in either one of said receptacles so that the female thread through hole thereof faces, with corresponding arrangement, said through hole of the receptacle in which the retention element is inserted; at least one screw having an enlarged head, a central portion forming an abutment surface and a threaded free end portion, said threaded free end portion of the screw being adapted to pass through said through hole of the receptacle and engage detachably in said female thread through hole of the retention element with said abutment surface of the central portion bearing against said side surface of the retention element inserted in said receptacle; and at least one eyelet provided in any of said ends of the shoulder strap, said at least one screw being removably engageable with said enlarged head thereof in said at least one eyelet so as to allow rotation of said eyelet with respect to said at least one screw and prevent accidental detaching of the eyelet from said screw head.