| CPC F16G 11/00 (2013.01) [B62J 50/00 (2020.02)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A connecting strap comprising:
a webbing sleeve having a first end with a first integral end loop and a second end with a second integral end loop, each of the first and second integral end loops being formed by doubling a free end of the webbing sleeve back and securing the free end in place to a standing end of the webbing sleeve with first stitching at a base of the respective integral end loop; and
a band of elastic material disposed inside the webbing sleeve and attached to the webbing sleeve at the base of each of the first and second integral end loops;
wherein the first integral end loop includes second stitching that separates the first integral end loop into a first subsidiary loop extending from the base of the first integral end loop to the second stitching and a second subsidiary loop that extends from the second stitching to third stitching at a tip of the first integral end loop, and wherein the tip of the first integral end loop further includes a third subsidiary loop with a connecting cord sewn with the third stitching.
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