Patent ID: 7059502

Claim:
A sling for a shoulder weapon, comprising: (a) an elongate rear strap portion; (b) an elongate quickly extendible front strap portion interconnected with said rear strap portion, said front strap portion having a fixed first end, a main portion extending from said fixed first end, and an extension portion extending from said main portion, said extension portion having a traveling end; (c) a quick release plate fastened to said traveling end of said extension portion, said quick release plate defining a slot and said front strap portion extending through said slot, and said quick release plate being a non-metallic three bar slide; (d) an engagement member attached to said main portion, said engagement member having a flexible front flap portion extending alongside said main portion and toward said fixed first end of said front strap portion, said engagement member preventing said quick release plate from moving away from said fixed first end past said engagement member when said quick release plate is allowed to lie alongside and generally aligned with said main portion, and wherein said front flap portion flexes and allows said quick release plate to move past said engagement member and away from said fixed first end when said quick release plate is held generally perpendicular to said main portion.