Patent ID: 9138042
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A45F

Abstract:
1. A shoulder strap comprising: a shoulder cushion having a cover on a top surface thereof, the shoulder cushion and the cover having axial sides, and a pair of flexible loops at opposing ends of the shoulder cushion, the flexible loops being pivotably attached to the shoulder cushion: a pair of opposing D-rings, each of the D-rings comprising a straight portion, a curved portion, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, and each of the D-rings being received by one of the flexible loops; and a pair of strap elements, each of the strap elements comprising a connection loop on a first end being affixed to one of the D-rings; wherein the flexible loops are covered by the cover on the top surface of the shoulder cushion, the cover is attached to the shoulder cushion along substantially the entire length of the axial sides of the cover, and in an at rest position of one of the strap elements and the D-ring, the straight portion of each D-ring remains exposed from the cover; and wherein the shoulder strap is configured such that when one of the strap elements is rotated about the flexible loop in the direction of the first lateral side of the D-ring to a first position of the strap element and the D-ring, at least a portion the first lateral side of the D-ring becomes hidden under the cover and substantially all of the second lateral side of the D-ring becomes exposed outside of the cover.