Golf bag convertible strap assembly
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorJames D. Martell
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Abstract
Embodiments of a strap assembly system for a golf bag are described herein. The strap assembly system can be converted between a single-strap configuration or a double-strap configuration. The strap assembly system comprises a first strap, a second strap, and a back puck. The back puck comprises first and second attachment openings for securing the first strap. The back puck further comprises first and second side openings that define a linear pathway and are configured to receive the second strap. The second strap can move freely along the linear pathway.
Claims20
A strap system for a golf bag comprising:
- a continuous first strap;
- a second strap including a first and second end both coupled to the golf bag;
- and
- a back puck comprising a first attachment opening, a second attachment opening, a first side comprising a first arm having a first slit, and a second side comprising a second arm having a second slit;
- wherein:
- the first side and the second side are angled from a remainder of the back puck;
- the first side defines a first side opening, the first arm forming an edge of the first side opening;
- the second side defines a second side opening, the second arm forming an edge of the second side opening;
- the second strap is configured to fit within the first side opening and the second side opening along a linear pathway that extends through the first side opening and the second side opening;
- the second strap can freely move along the linear pathway;
- the second strap is disengaged with the back puck in a single-strap configuration;
- and
- the second strap is engaged with the back puck in a double-strap configuration.
A strap system for a golf bag comprising:
- a first strap, discontinuously divided into a first section and a second section;
- a second strap;
- and
- a back puck;
- the back puck comprising:
- a central body, a top, a bottom opposite the top, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a front, and a rear opposite the front;
- wherein the central body connects the top, bottom, first side, second side, front, and rear;
- wherein:
- when viewed from a top view, the first side and the second side are bent down to form an acute angle with a rear surface of the central body;
- a first attachment opening extends through a top of the back puck from the front to the rear;
- a second attachment opening extends through the bottom of the back puck from the front to the rear;
- a first side opening extends through the first side from the front to the rear;
- a second side opening extends through the second side from the front to the rear;
- the first section of the first strap is permanently fixed to the first attachment opening;
- the second section of the first strap is permanently fixed to the second attachment opening;
- and
- the first side opening and the second side opening are configured to allow the second strap to slide unrestrained along a pathway that extends from the first side opening to the second side opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.