Patent ID: 8006353

Claim:
A retainer for a shoulder strap of a bag, comprising: a flat longitudinal member having a retaining portion on one end; a pin retaining member secured to one side of said flat longitudinal member, said pin retaining member defining a transverse space between the retaining member and the longitudinal member adjacent the longitudinal member other end, and said retaining member including wings spaced from said longitudinal member and projecting inwardly from opposite sides adjacent the longitudinal member one end; and a pin member including a transverse portion pivotally trapped in said transverse space, a first pin leg extending longitudinally from one end of said transverse portion to a pointed end adjacent said longitudinal member one end, and a second pin leg extending longitudinally from the other end of said transverse portion to a pointed end adjacent said longitudinal member one end, whereby in a securing position said pointed ends of said pin legs are between said pin retaining member wings and said longitudinal member.