Patent ID: 8132699
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: A45C,A45F

Abstract:
1. A shoulder strap comprising: first and second half straps each having a first end and a second end, each second end having a connector adapted for coupling to a bag; a flexible, but substantially inelastic pad having an upper surface and a lower surface disposed to contact a user's shoulder during use; and a single elastic member retained upon the upper surface of the pad by one or more retaining members permanently affixed to the upper surface of the pad, wherein the single elastic member passes through the one or more retaining members and is freely movable between the pad and the one or more retaining members, the single elastic member being extendable independently of the pad along lengthwise directions of the pad, and the single elastic member coupling the first end of the first half strap to the pad and the first end of the second half strap to the pad, whereby the both first and second half straps, when under load, can move independently of the pad upon expansion and contraction of the single elastic member.