Patent ID: 8186549

Claim:
A carrying device, comprising: a housing defining a chamber for at least partially containing one or more objects to be carried; a first shoulder strap coupled to the housing at three independent locations including a first location, a second location, and a third location, wherein the first shoulder strap further includes a one-piece receptor component; a second shoulder strap having a first end pivotally connected to the first shoulder strap and a second end coupled to the housing or to the first shoulder strap, wherein the first end of the second shoulder strap includes an engagement component that pivotally engages the receptor component of the first shoulder strap; a first coupling system that couples the first shoulder strap to the housing at the first location located proximate to a first end of the housing; a second coupling system that couples the first shoulder strap to the housing at the second location located proximate to the first end of the housing, the second location being different from the first location; and a third coupling system that couples the first shoulder strap to the housing at the third location located between the first end of the housing and a second end of the housing.