Patent ID: 6993893

Claim:
A cinch, which comprises: a fastening strap, which comprises: a belt having a mid-section with a first end and a second end and also having a bottom; one or more fastening devices attached to the first end of the mid-section of said belt; and one or more fastening devices attached to the second end of the mid-section of said belt; and an elongated cushion, which comprises: a resilient body having a central portion running between a first end and a second end of said resilient body, wherein the share and dimensions of said resilient body of said elongated cushion are selected so that said elongated cushion will extend longitudinally and transversely at least as far as does said fastening stray and wherein the top of said resilient body is attached to the bottom of said belt of said fastening strap; a first fastener rest located at a first end of said resilient body on a first side of said resilient body; a second fastener rest located at a second end of said resilient body on a first side of said resilient body; and an edge flexibly attached at least to a front of the central portion of said resilient body of said elongated cushion.