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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7387226 | Triple strap carrying system for a golf bag A golf bag carrying system, in the form of a triple strap carrier, includes a first and a second strap secured to the golf bag to define first and second shoulder openings, respectively. The first strap second end and the second strap first end are attached to a fir... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7255145 | Fastening apparatus having multiple tracks A multi-track fastening apparatus which may be implemented on a bag with a hideable handle wherein the fastening apparatus is capable of closing a pocket of the bag when the handle is hidden within the pocket and when the handle is exposed out of the pocket. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 6942130 | Carrier device A the carrier device for providing safety by carrying items for a person using a walker. The the carrier device includes a strap member being designed for being selectively coupled to the walker. The strap member is designed for being positioned around a user when t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6923352 | Luggage container with concealed carrying means A container with a cover for concealing an extendable handle and shoulder straps attached to the container is provided. The container is configured to be wheeled on a set of wheels by way of the extendable handle in a first transport mode and carried on a person's b... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923357 | Fishing gear holder A harness-like fishing gear holder vest upon which various pouches are mounted for storing fishing supplies and caught fish. The harness includes two shoulder straps on which are attached six pockets, three on the front of each straps. The two straps are attached to... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6905169 | Triangular child's booster seat A polyfoam cushion is formed as a triangular right prism 12 inches on a side and 5 inches in height. A thin cover encloses the prism, and defines a zippered pocket in which string fasteners are provided for securing the assembly to a chair. Safety straps encircle th... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6837406 | Infant and small child carrier The carrier essentially comprises a seat worn about one's waist having an upwardly extending upper section and a downwardly extending lower section which is rotated against the thigh in bearing the weight of an infant or small child placed upon the upper section and... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6622899 | Accessory bag An accessory bag, such as a handbag or pocketbook, includes front, rear and two side surfaces which are attached to the forward and rear surfaces. Each side surface includes a shoulder strap connector and a waist strap connector for selectable connection ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6601743 | Combination backpack and duffel bag A combination backpack and duffel bag in the form of a rectangular parallelpiped made from a flexible fabric material includes handles, and storage pockets for the handles when the bag is in the form of a duffel, and backpack straps stored in a side stora... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6550651 | Backpack A backpack (10) suitable for use with wheels (200) at its base adjacent to a non body-contact side (40) has a U-shaped opening (22) proximate to a body-contact side (30) that is closed with a zipper (31). The body-contact side (30) is provided with two sh... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6488189 | Backpacks, shoulders bags and briefcases A device for carrying items comprising a frame having an upper end and a lower end. A substantially rigid briefcase is hingedly connected to the lower end of the frame and movable between an open position wherein the briefcase is substantially perpendicul... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6460746 | Backpack having removable, re-positionable carrying straps A backpack that has straps which may be repositioned, removed and replaced is designed to reduce muscle strain when the bag is carried by improving the balance of the load. Re-positioning the straps can enable a person to re-position the load closer to th... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6371346 | Interchangeable equipment carrier sling/waist belt The accessory is designed to interchange between a waist belt that is fully portable and a sling that can carry large or bulky equipment such as inline skates and snowboards. Hence, the accessory has a dual use nature. The accessory is composed of an elon... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6250525 | Harness attachment for a guitar A harness attachment to shoulder strap harness for holding a guitar in the front of the player which is attached to the left fret end and right strumming end of the guitar. The present invention has an additional right srumming end attachment which mounts... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6216926 | Combination workout backpack and detachable backpack bag A combination workout backpack and detachable backpack bag is disclosed in which the workout backpack and one or more standard weighted weight bags are used for training, i.e., building strength and endurance, for hiking. In addition, a detachable backpac... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6209768 | Removable package carrier for automobiles A package carrier for carrying articles on the trunk lid of a passenger car or the tail gate of a utility vehicle comprising a soft, flat, flexible pad with a plurality of adjustable mounting straps terminating with hooks for attaching the carrier to the ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6202910 | Receptacle compression system A receptacle compression system includes a receptacle enclosing an internal volume. The receptacle includes the bottom panel having first and second opposite ends and first and second opposite sides and a top panel opposite the bottom panel. The top panel... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6176408 | Helmet backpack A helmet backpack is provided to carry a helmet. A helmet enclosure combined with strapping form the helmet backpack. A helmet is inserted through an opening of the enclosure and secured with a zipper assembly, buttons and buttonholes, hook-and-loop faste... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5950894 | Backpack assembly A backpack assembly in which the straps are connected across the wearer's chest by a easy to connect and disconnect coupling member. Alternately, the snaps can be connected so that they extend vertically along the chest.... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5927575 | Sportsman's cushion and backpack The invention provides a cushion and backpack combination including a back support cushion and seat support cushion that are connected by a pair of shoulder straps. Both the back cushion and seat cushion include additional straps for securing the cushions... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5881932 | Convertible bag A bag is convertible between a hand-held bag, a shoulder bag and a backpack. The bag includes a bag body defining an interior storage space. A top handle is positioned on a top portion of the body. The bag includes a pair of discrete, separate shoulder st... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5878761 | Device for attaching to a torso and supporting a pop-up umbrella upright without the use of hands A holding device for attaching to a torso and supporting a pop-up umbrella upright without the use of hands of a wearer and has an in-use position where it is releasibly attached to the torso of the wearer and a non-use position where it is removed from t... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5816463 | Sports pack attachable to bleachers/stadium seats A pack for safely securing personal items below stadium seating at sporting events includes a flexible sack including one or more pockets that can be sealed by a closure flap. One of such pockets may be used to contain a seat cushion to be placed upon suc... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5803332 | Pack with integrated ski and snowboard cuff system A pack (10) for selectively carrying either relatively wide elongate articles, or relatively narrow elongate articles. The pack includes a bag (14) for carrying smaller articles internally. Near the top forward edge of the bag, shoulder straps (16a, 16b) ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5799851 | Combined day pack/travel pack A combined day pack/travel pack which conveniently converts for use as a single combined unit, a dual combined unit in which the travel pack is worn on the user's back while the day pack rides against the user's front, or two separate units. When used as ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5785219 | Combination knapsack A combination knapsack including a mat permanently attached to one of the walls of a main storage compartment and a flap permanently attached to another of the walls of the main storage compartment. In a storage mode of use, the mat is completely retained... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5762250 | Convertible carrying case and work platform for small electronic devices A convertible carrying case and work platform for small electronic devices, particularly notebook computers, which is adapted to be used as a carrying case for the electronic device as well as a work platform. The carrying case has a case structure which ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5749503 | Convertible luggage system A luggage container which conveniently converts for use as wheeled suitcase, a backpack and a hand-carry bag having a first and second compartment for storage of belongings. A pair of wheels are rotatably mounted to an axle which is at an edge along the b... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5730340 | Fanny pack with child's toy retaining assembly A carrying body preferably of a size to be worn by a child and preferably in the form of a fanny pack, having an anchor strap attached inside the carrying body providing an access length and a retaining strap which can be looped around the access length a... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5664719 | Skate carrier with retractable strap The present invention is directed to an apparatus for carrying in-line skates. The in-line skates have blades that include at least two adjacent wheels. The apparatus comprises a base member having a front, back and bottom. The base member defines first a... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5639004 | Convertible carrying case and work platform for small electronic devices A convertible carrying case and work platform for small electronic devices, particularly notebook computers, which is adapted to be used as a carrying case for the electronic device as well as a work platform. In a preferred embodiment, the carrying case ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5639005 | Modular backpack and utility vest A modular utility vest system is disclosed. A front portion of a utility vest is designed to accommodate the needs of a particular sporting activity. The front portion of the utility vest further includes a pair of buckles at the top of the utility vest n... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5634576 | Knapsack A knapsack to be carried on a person's back comprising a storage compartment and a carrying unit. The storage compartment comprises a bottom wall, a back wall facing the person, a front wall and side wall portions adjacent the back wall. The walls of the ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5593077 | Shoulder-borne carrying strap assembly for articles, such as, golf bags In a shoulder strap assembly for a golf bag, a first shoulder strap extends longitudinally between spaced locations on the outer surface of the bag and a second shoulder strap has opposite connecting ends which are connected in close proximity to one anot... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5577652 | Convertible backpack A convertible backpack having an anchoring loop centrally disposed near the top of the backpack on a back panel. A single shoulder strap connected to the backpack at both ends and passing slidably through the anchoring loop at its middle dividing the shou... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5544792 | Convertible student book bag A book bag having a primary compartment and a plurality of substantially identical secondary compartments which are designed to function independently of each other while in a unitary arraignment. The compartments can be converted to a fully open relation... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5529230 | Self-supporting lumbar pack A lumbar pack having a bag and a waistbelt attached to the bag and including an elongated, flexible, semi-rigid support member flexed into a curved shape and received within the bag. The support member is of sufficient height when in this curved shape to ... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5526969 | Convertible backpack A backpack is convertible between a backpack only mode and a backpack and protective outerwear mode. In the former mode, carrying straps and a second compartment are connected to the outside of a first compartment, and protective outerwear is connected to... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5456353 | Carrier bag for athletic boots A carrier bag for carrying a pair of athletic boots. The carrier bag has a compartment for storing the pair of boots and a retainer for securing the boots inside the compartment in an inverse, planar relationship to eachother.... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5377887 | Multi-purpose luggage convertible from a backpack to a handbag Multi-purpose luggage, convertible from a backpack to a handbag, by turning the luggage inside-out, has a plurality of walls, including a peripherally-disposed, laterally-arranged side wall, a top wall, and a bottom wall. The side wall incorporates a long... | 01/03/1995 |
