Self adjusting contoured strap device and method

摘要

Novel devices and methods are provided to dispense the load of a bag or case across a user's shoulder when the user attached a strap to the bag or case. The devices and methods provide a segmented tensile assembly to disperse the load of a bag or case uniformly across the user's body.

主权项

1. A strap for carrying a bag comprising:
an elongated member having a longitudinal axis, a first side and a second side, and a first end and a second end; at least two segmented pads, wherein each pad is disposed substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the elongated member; at least two clips for coupling the at least two segmented pads to the elongated member, wherein the at least two clips are coupled to the elongated member such that the at least two clips are substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the elongated member, wherein each clip includes a bottom side attached to a first surface of one of the at least two segmented pads, and a top side having a groove therein defined by a groove bottom surface facing a direction opposite the bottom side of the clip and two groove side surface, and a first tab extending from one of the two groove side surfaces, wherein the elongated member is disposed within the groove of each clip in a spaced defined between the groove bottom surface and the first tab; a first material covering the first side of the elongated member and the top side of the at least two clips; and a second material covering the second side the elongated member and the at least two segmented pads.