Patent ID: 8708207

Claim:
A removable and adjustable cushioning system for a shoulder strap, the removable and adjustable cushioning system comprising: a base pad comprising cushioning material and being contoured to conform to a person's shoulder; a base shell forming a hard outer covering that is permanently affixed to an upper surface of the base pad; a plurality of fastener receivers coupled to the base pad via the base shell; and a fastener removably coupled to at least one of the fastener receivers, the fastener configured to engage the shoulder strap to removably secure the base pad to the shoulder strap, wherein the fastener is a first fastener and the at least one of the fastener receivers is a first fastener receiver, further comprising a second fastener removably coupled to a second fastener receiver that is spaced from the first fastener receiver, the second fastener configured to removably secure the base pad to the shoulder strap.