Shoulder strap for a bag
OwnerKevin M Murphyinventor
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Abstract
A shoulder strap includes a separate belt extendable from and retractable into one end of the shoulder strap upon movement of a sheath, covering a predetermined length of the belt and one end of the shoulder strap. The shoulder strap and the extended separate belt may then be supported on the shoulders of a person to support a bag suspended from the ends of the shoulder strap. The sheath may be made so as to be openable or foldable to allow extension of the separate belt.
Claims20
A shoulder strap for a bag comprising;
- in combination:
- a shoulder pad;
- a pair of elongated strap portions;
- each of the pair of elongated strap portions having two ends;
- each of the pair of elongated strap portions being secured to the shoulder pad by a first of the two ends;
- means for securing a bag held on each of the pair of elongated strap portions at a second of the two ends;
- a separate belt retractably carried on one of the pair of elongated strap portions;
- and
- a cover associated with the separate belt, which cover must be moved to allow the separate belt to be moved between retracted and extended positions wherein said separate belt remains carried on said one of said strap portions in both of said retracted and extended positions.
A combination shoulder strap and bag with the shoulder strap having two free ends secured to the bag by a pair of holding elements held at the two free ends;
- the shoulder strap comprising, in combination:
- a first elongated strap portion having a first end and a second end and a second elongated strap portion having a first end and a second end;
- the first elongated strap portion and the second elongated strap portion being secured to a shoulder pad by the second end thereof;
- the first end of the first elongated strap portion and the first end of the second elongated strap portion extending away from the shoulder pad, and having one of the pair of bag holding elements thereon;
- and
- a separate belt retactably held on the first elongated strap portion;
- the separate belt including a fixed end secured to one side of the shoulder pad and a movable end secured in a sheath surrounding a predetermined length of the first elongated strap portion and the separate belt.
A shoulder strap for a bag comprising, in combination:
- a shoulder pad having a first end and a second end;
- a first elongated strap portion having a fixed end and a free end, with the fixed end being secured to the first end of the shoulder pad, and the free end being secured to a first bag supporting element;
- a second elongated strap portion having a fixed end and a free end, with the fixed end being secured to the second end of the shoulder pad, and the free end being secured to second bag supporting element;
- an elongated belt having a first secured end held to a first side of the shoulder pad and a second movable end;
- a hollow sheath mounted on and surrounding the second elongated strap portion and the elongated belt for a predetermined distance;
- the hollow sheath having a first slidable end, movable along the second elongated strap portion and a second secured end, secured to the second elongated strap portion at the free end thereof;
- and
- the hollow sheath being slidable between an extended position with the elongated belt held therein and a folded position with the elongated belt withdrawn therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.