Shoulder strap retainer

Claim 1

In combination, a garment having a shoulder portion, said shoulder portion having interior and exterior surfaces and inner and outer portions, and a pivotally mounted self-aligning shoulder strap retaining means secured to the exterior surface of said shoulder portion, said retaining means comprising: a base member having inner and outer end portions on the exterior surface of said shoulder portion and terminating in a stop means on the outer end thereof, said base member being adapted to engage and hold a strap from movement outwardly from said shoulder portion; the inner and outer ends of said base member being positioned on the inner and outer portions, respectively, of said shoulder portion; a post means secured to said base member and pivotally extending downwardly through the inner portion of said shoulder portion and through the interior surface of said shoulder portion; said post means being straight and terminating in a sharpened end beyond the interior surface of said shoulder portion; fastening means on said post means inside said garment underneath said shoulder portion and adjacent the interior surface thereof; and said post means being secured to the inner end of said base member whereby the weight exerted on a shoulder strap held by said stop means will retain the position of said base member on said shoulder portion.