Shoulder strap

Abstract

A shoulder strap construction includes a dog bone shaped center pad slidably mounted on an elongate strap. The pad is constructed with a convex curvature that fits over the shoulder of a user.

1 . A shoulder strap for a case or luggage comprising, in combination:
 an elongate strap having a first end and a second opposite end;   a fastener at each end for attachment of the strap to a case or luggage; and   a slidable shoulder pad mounted on the strap between the ends of the strap, said pad including an elongate dimension and a transverse dimension, said elongate dimension aligned with the strap, said transverse dimension being transverse to the strap, said transverse dimension being varied between the ends of the elongate dimension, and being greater adjacent the ends than at the midpoint to define opposed concave curved side edges of the pad, said pad having a plan view profile with enlarged end sections relative to a narrow midsection so as to fit over the shoulder of a user with the narrow section on the top of the shoulder and the enlarged sections on the front and back sides of a shoulder;   said pad further including differentially sized layers of material including a layer for proximity to a shoulder having a lesser longitudinal dimension than a layer a lesser proximity to a shoulder, said layers joined along their periphery to form an arcuate shape for fitting over a shoulder.