Patent ID: 8113399

Claim:
A carrying system capable of being used to carry a bag, comprising: a strap having two ends, first and second opposing faces, and a mid-section; a first and second connector attached at respective ends of said strap at complementary and opposite locations, wherein said strap is capable of being attached to said bag at said connectors for carrying said bag, and wherein said strap is capable of being folded substantially at or near said mid-section and removably attached to said bag substantially at or near said mid-section to form more than one strap portion capable of being used to carry said bag; and a secondary strap having a first and second end, wherein said first end of said secondary strap is connected to said first face of said strap substantially at or near said mid-section of said strap, and wherein said second end of said secondary strap is releasably connected via a fastener to said second face of said strap on a substantially opposite side of the mid-section compared to where said first end of said secondary strap is connected to said first face of said strap so that when said strap is folded substantially at or near said mid-section to form more than one strap portion and said second end of said secondary strap is connected to said second face of said strap, said secondary strap helps maintain said fold in said strap.