Dunno about those parts but you can just thread the strap so they're out of the way, have a look at page 9 here:
http://www.olympus.co.uk/site/rmt/media/consumer/pim/_manuals_ss2014_/E-M10_MANUAL_EN.pdf
That's what I'd like to do, but one those pictured has snapped.
But you don't need those things if you have the end of the strap tucked inside itself.