Patent ID: 7841635

Claim:
An apparatus for securing and carrying a package, comprising: a main strap having a handle portion, said handle portion comprising a length of said main strap folded back onto itself at a fold point providing an upper layer and a lower layer of said main strap with said upper layer and said lower layer of said handle portion being stitched to each other at a first stitch point located at a first end of said main strap and a second stitch point immediately adjacent said fold point, wherein said fold point of said main strap is releasably connected to a second end of said main strap after passing said main strap around said package; and a transverse strap extending perpendicular to said main strap, said transverse strap crossing said main strap at an intersection and said main strap and said transverse strap being stitched together at said intersection and said intersection being disposed at a midpoint of said lower layer of said handle portion, a first end of said transverse strap being releasably connected to a second end of said transverse strap after passing said transverse strap around said package wherein said handle portion further comprises a supplemental strap and a length of tubing, said supplemental strap overlaying said upper layer of said handle portion in a parallel configuration and said supplemental strap being stitched to said upper layer at said first stitch point and said second stitch point, said supplemental strap and said upper layer of said handle portion being further stitched together along the longitudinal edges of said supplemental strap and said upper layer of said handle portion thus defining a compartment, wherein said length of tubing is disposed within said compartment defined by said supplemental strap and said upper layer of said handle portion for enhancing the comfort and ergonomic qualities of said handle portion.