Strapping system

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a strapping system that can be converted into multiple configurations for carrying different types of items, and that can be unobtrusively carried when the strapping system is not used for carrying items. In one embodiment of the present invention, the strapping system can be worn by a strapping-system user in a number of different ways, including as a single-shoulder-harness carrier, a dual-shoulder-harness carrier, and as a belt. When used as a single-shoulder-harness carrier or a double-shoulder-harness carrier, one or more attachment loops attach the strapping system to the strapping-system user, and one or more adjustable-length carrying loops carry items placed in the carrying loops. When used as a belt, the strapping system can be worn around the strapping-system user's waist.

1 . A strapping system for carrying items, the strapping system comprising: 
 a series of interconnected straps that can be reversibly converted into 
 a belt configuration that can be worn around the waist of an individual;  
 a dual-shoulder-harness configuration that can be worn around the shoulders of an individual; and  
 a single-shoulder-harness configuration that can be slung over one shoulder of an individual.  
   
   
   
       2 . The strapping system of  claim 1  wherein the series of interconnecting straps further includes a first attachment loop, a second attachment loop, and a sliding strap connecting the first attachment loop to the second attachment loop.  
   
   
       3 . The strapping system of  claim 2  wherein the sliding strap passes through a first plastic loop interconnected to the first attachment loop and a second plastic loop interconnected to the second attachment loop.  
   
   
       4 . The strapping system of  claim 2  further including a first adjuster strap attached to the first attachment loop and a second adjuster strap attached to the second attachment loop.  
   
   
       5 . The strapping system of  claim 2  further including a first fastener and a second fastener, the first fastener and the second fastener each having a male end and a female end.  
   
   
       6 . The strapping system of  claim 5  wherein the male end of the first fastener is capable of being mated with the female end of either the first fastener or the second fastener, and the male end of the second fastener is capable of being mated with the female end of either the first fastener or the second fastener.  
   
   
       7 . The strapping system of  claim 6  wherein the male end of the first fastener is interconnected to the first attachment loop and the female end of the first fastener is interconnected to the second attachment loop.  
   
   
       8 . The strapping system of  claim 6  wherein the female end of the second fastener is interconnected to the first adjuster strap and the male end of the second fastener is interconnected to the second adjuster strap.  
   
   
       9 . The strapping system of  claim 8  wherein a first carrying-loop fastener on a first carrying loop is created when the female end of the first fastener mates with the male end of the second fastener.  
   
   
       10 . The strapping system of  claim 9  wherein the first carrying loop further comprises a first cinching mechanism that provides friction to promote the tightening of a number of items placed within the first carrying loop when the male and female ends of the first carrying-loop fastener are mated together  
   
   
       11 . The strapping system of  claim 8  wherein a second carrying-loop fastener on a second carrying loop is created when the male end of the first fastener mates with the female end of the second fastener.  
   
   
       12 . The strapping system of  claim 11  wherein the second carrying loop further comprises a second cinching mechanism that provides friction to promote the tightening of a number of items placed within the second carrying loop when the male and female ends of the second carrying-loop fastener are mated together  
   
   
       13 . A strapping system comprising: 
 a first-strap loop having a male end of a first fastener and an interconnected first adjuster strap;    a second-strap loop having a female end of the first fastener that mates with the male end of the first fastener, and an interconnected second adjuster strap; and    a sliding strap interconnecting the first loop with the second loop.    
   
   
       14 . The strapping system of  claim 13  wherein the sliding strap passes through a first plastic loop interconnected to the first-strap loop and a second plastic loop interconnected to the second-strap loop.  
   
   
       15 . The strapping system of  claim 13  wherein the first adjuster strap further includes a female end of a second fastener and a first cinching mechanism that can be used to adjust and maintain the length of the first adjuster strap, and the second adjuster strap further includes a male end of the second adjuster strap and a second cinching mechanism to adjust and maintain the length of the second adjuster strap.  
   
   
       16 . The strapping system of  claim 15  wherein the strapping system can be configured into an adjustable-length belt loop by mating the male end of the first fastener on the first-strap loop to the female end of the first fastener on the second-loop strap, and by mating the female end of the second fastener on the first adjuster strap to the male end of the second fastener on the second adjuster strap.  
   
   
       17 . The strapping system of  claim 15  wherein the male end of the first fastener can be mated with the female end of the second fastener to create a first carrying-loop fastener on a first carrying loop.  
   
   
       18 . The strapping system of  claim 17  wherein the first cinching mechanism provides friction to promote the tightening of a number of items placed within the first carrying loop when the male and female ends of the first carrying-loop fastener are mated together.  
   
   
       19 . The strapping system of  claim 15  wherein the female end of the first fastener can be mated with the male end of the second fastener to create a second carrying-loop fastener on a second carrying loop.  
   
   
       20 . The strapping system of  claim 19  wherein the second carrying-loop fastener includes a cinching mechanism to that provides friction to promote the tightening of a number of items placed within the second carrying loop when the male and female ends of the second carrying-loop fastener are mated together.  
   
   
       21 . A method for constructing a series of interconnected straps to hold items, the method comprising; 
 providing a first attachment loop, a second attachment loop, and a sliding strap connecting the first attachment loop to the second attachment loop;    attaching a first adjuster strap to the first attachment loop and a second adjuster strap to the second attachment loop;    interconnecting a female end of a first fastener to the first attachment loop and a male end of the first fastener to the second attachment loop; and    interconnecting a male end of a second fastener to the first adjuster strap and a female end of the second fastener to the second adjuster strap.