Patent ID: 7013497
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: A44B

Abstract:
1. A strap-securing device for attaching an underarm strap to a shoulder pad, comprising: a strap-engagement member for attachment to the strap, said member having first and second ends, side elements and a pair of non-moving posts defining first, second and third elongate slots through the member, each of said slots having a slot axis and being positioned in the member one next to the other with the slot axes substantially parallel, said slots being provided to receive the strap inserted therethrough and around the posts; and a catch member for attachment to a shoulder pad mount, said member having first and second ends, the first end being positioned through the third slot and loosely around the strap-engagement member second end to form an eyelet linking the strap-engagement member and catch member and permitting swiveling movement of each member with respect to the other, the second end having a catch element configured for engagement with the shoulder pad mount.