Patent ID: 8292137

Claim:
A carrying strap assembly comprising: an elongate strap reinforced by at least one longitudinally extending multi-strand wire cable; the strap having a length doubled over upon itself to form a neck that extends to a loop, the doubled over length having an inner side and an opposing outer side; a fitting engaging the doubled over length of the strap and the fitting having a longitudinal plane bisecting the fitting; a transverse bar portion on the fitting, the bar portion having a convex face abutting the inner side of the loop and wherein the transverse bar portion is formed of two parts joined at the plane; a pair of transverse arm portions on the fitting defining an opening therebetween, the opening receiving the neck and having opposing strap-engaging surfaces abutting the outer side of the neck and cooperating to hold the inner side against the convex face, and fastening means for connecting the fitting to a fastener, and the fastening means comprises a transverse recess formed in each of the parts, the recesses being aligned to form a transverse aperture in the fitting.