Patent ID: 7967109

Claim:
A harness belt strap, comprising: a strap; a U-shaped equipment carrying device, comprising: an elongated substantially cylindrical flexible joining part having first and second ends that are each secured to the strap at first and second securing locations, respectively, wherein a distance between the first and second securing locations is a distance shorter than a total length of the joining part, such that the joining part forms a U-shape when secured to the strap, and an elongated substantially cylindrical stiffener part that is disposed coaxial and integral with the joining part between the first and second securing locations, the stiffener part having first and second ends that are set back, respectively from the first and second securing locations; wherein the first securing location is located on the strap such that the first end portion of the stiffener part rests on the strap and causes the U-shaped part of the joining part to be biased at an angle away from a plane of the strap, and the second securing location lay flat against the strap and the other end portion of the stiffener part does not extend over the strap or into the 2nd securing location.