points 16 the straps 14 are fastened together at junction 15 and each strap includes a shoulder portion 18 a chest portion 19 and a waist portion 21 a cushion or shoulder pad 20 may be provided on each shoulder portion 18 for the wearer 39 s comfort the waist portions 21 may be coupled together by a buckle 22 comprising a male portion 23 and a female portion 24 it will be understood that the shoulder portion chest portion and waist portion of each of the straps 14 are all part of one continuous strap and are referred to by the various terms for ease of reference only the lower end of the chest portion 19 of each strap 14 is threaded through a right angle cinch ring 26 which is attached by a linking strap 27 to a lower mounting point 28 of the backpack frame 12 the term 34 right angle cinch ring 34 derives from the angle formed between the chest portion 19 and the waist portion 21 of the strap 14 as it passes through the cinch ring 26 fig3 7 show the right angle cinch ring 26 in greater detail fig3 shows the double loop ring 30 comprising an inner loop 31 an outer loop 32 and a pivot portion 33 the inner loop 31 describes an arc of between 50 and 90 degrees and is preferably 60 degrees the length of the arcuate portion of the loop 31 must be long enough to accommodate the dimension of the strap 14 which wraps around it and when a strap 1 5 inches wide is used the loop 31 is between 2 2 and 3 9 inches long fig4 shows a single loop ring 35 comprising a single loop 36 and.