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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
May. 04, 2001
Gary L. Tuerschmann, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Nip T. Lim, Glendale, AZ (US);
Gary E. Keller, Mesa, AZ (US);
Karsten Manufacturing Corp., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
A dual strap apparatus is disclosed for use with a golf bag of the type having a generally tubular body with an open top end and a closed bottom end. The dual strap apparatus includes a V-shaped shoulder strap having first and second portions that extend in opposed directions from a vertex. A first coupling strap is connected between the strap first portion and the body top end, and a second coupling strap is connected between the strap second portion and a location on the body intermediate the top and bottom ends of the body. In one embodiment of the dual strap apparatus, first and second hold-down straps are coupled to a common point on the vertex of the shoulder strap. The first hold-down strap is connected to the body top end, and the second hold-down strap is connected to the body at another location intermediate the body top and bottom ends. In another embodiment of the dual strap apparatus, a single hold-down strap is coupled to a point on the vertex of the shoulder strap. The single hold-down strap is connected to the body top end and to the body at another location intermediate the body top and bottom ends.