Patent ID: 7828180

Claim:
A quick-release support strap device configured to support an object suspended on a first shoulder of a wearer, comprising: a longitudinally extended support strap comprising first and second sections, said first section being generally elastic and comprising first and second ends, and said second section being generally non-elastic and comprising a first end coupled with said first end of said first section and a second end, wherein said first section has a length to extend from its second end generally adjacent the wearer's waist to its first end below the wearer's neck, and said second section has a length to extend from its second end adjacent the wearer's first shoulder, behind the wearer's neck and over a second shoulder of the wearer to its first end above the wearer's waist; a releasable strap securement device mounted on said second end of said first generally elastic section for releasably connecting said support strap to the wearer generally adjacent the wearer's waist; a mounting clip mounted on said second end of said second section , said mounting clip including a clip body, a clip arm movably mounted on said clip body and a releasable latch mounted on said clip body operative to releasably retain at least a portion of said clip arm therein to alternately secure and release said clip arm to open and close said mounting clip, wherein said mounting clip is operative to releasably engage the object suspended on the wearer's first shoulder for preventing the object from dislodging from the wearer's shoulder; a generally flexible tensioning member having a first end operatively connected to said latch on said mounting clip and an outer end, said generally flexible tensioning member operative to open said mounting clip, said tensioning member having a length to extend from its first end behind the wearer's neck and over the wearer's second shoulder so that said outer end is positioned at or above the wearer's waist; and a protective sleeve mounted to said second section of said support strap for slidably housing said tensioning member between said second section and said protective sleeve; and, an intermediate strap clip interposed between and releasably connecting said first generally elastic section and said second section.