Patent ID: 8757456
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: A45C,A45F

Abstract:
1. A cupped shoulder strap comprising: a shoulder cup having a lengthwise curve and a widthwise curve when not in an as-worn position, the shoulder cup comprising: a lateral portion having a first top surface and a first bottom surface, a first medial edge and an opposite first lateral edge, the lateral portion also having a first superior end and an opposite first inferior end, wherein the first medial edge between the first superior end and the first inferior end has a first length; a medial portion having a second top surface and a second bottom surface, a second medial edge and an opposite second lateral edge, the medial portion also having a second superior end and an opposite second inferior end, wherein the second medial edge between the second superior end and the second inferior end has a second length, wherein the second length is different from the first length; a superior affixing point, wherein the lateral portion is affixed, in a nonparallel orientation, to the medial portion at the superior affixing point, which is proximate the first superior end and the second superior end, wherein the first bottom surface of the lateral portion is affixed to the second top surface of the medial portion; an inferior affixing point, wherein the lateral portion is affixed, in a nonparallel orientation, to the medial portion at the inferior affixing point, which is proximate the first inferior end and the second inferior end, wherein the second bottom surface of the medial portion is affixed to the first top surface of the lateral portion; and a void perimeter defined by the first medial edge and the second medial edge.