Rigid clip support member for packs, bags and other articles
US7350682B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45F2003/045
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A rigid, flexible weight support clip for over-the-back mounted packs, bags, and other articles. In one embodiment, the clip is located within the interior of a back pack and includes arms adapted to protrude through apertures defined in the pack and extend through respective exterior sleeves. The clip may be made of a shape memory alloy or bent in a manner which allows the arms to flex either towards or away from each other and to exert a compressive force against the waist, hips and/or back of the user. In another embodiment, the clip is adapted to be suspended from the handle of a golf club adapted to be carried in a generally horizontal orientation and the clip is pivotable about the handle into engagement with the waist and/or hips of the user. In another embodiment, the clip is adapted to extend from and pivot about the front face of a golf bag adapted to be carried in a generally vertical orientation.
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