Package and article carriers – Carried by animate bearer – Flaccid attaching means looped around neck or crossing shoulder
Reexamination Certificate
1999-06-08
2001-01-30
Vidovich, Gregory M. (Department: 3727)
Package and article carriers
Carried by animate bearer
Flaccid attaching means looped around neck or crossing shoulder
C224S257000, C224S600000, C428S156000, C428S188000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06179178
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a strap that carries loads on a user's shoulder and helps prevent slippage of the strap from the shoulder.
2. Background of the Prior Art
Shoulder straps are used to carry a variety of items such as cameras, luggage, guns, etc. One of the major concerns of such straps is to keep the strap firmly on the shoulder of the user and prevent the strap from slipping off. Regular wearers of shoulder straps tend to find themselves tilting to one side as they walk in order to prevent the strap from slipping off of the user's shoulder. Several devices have been proposed to prevent such slippage. Many items that are currently found in the art simply do not prevent strap slippage under even minor loading. Other devices work only partially, for instance if the strap flips over—as they often do—the slip prevention feature fails. Other devices have undesired side effects, for instance the shoulder contact point of the strap will tend to bend along its longitudinal axis forming a V, with the pointed base of the V digging into the user's shoulder.
Therefore, there is a need in the art for a shoulder strap system that does not roll off or slip off of the shoulder under most conditions and that does not have undesired side effects. such a shoulder strap should be of relatively simple design and construction and should be easy to use.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The non-slip carrying strap of the present invention addresses the aforementioned needs in the art. The strap, designed to be worn on a user's shoulder, provides effective non-slip characteristics and helps prevent slippage off of the shoulder under most loading conditions. The device works effectively even when the strap flips or twists, and does not tend to bend along its longitudinal axis. The non-slip carrying strap is of relatively simple design and construction and is easy to use.
The non-slip carrying strap of the present invention is comprised of an elongate generally flexible body member having a hollow interior, a first end, a second end, and an outer surface that has a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side surface, a second side surface. A plurality of knobby-nips are located on the top surface, the bottom surface, the first side, and the second side. The body member and the plurality of knobby-nips are each made from an appropriate polymeric material. A strap of conventional design is received within the hollow interior of the body member. The strap is attached to the body member in desired fashion such as by tacking or stapling, sewing or the use of an adhesive. A flexible buffer member can also be disposed within the hollow interior of the body member and attached to the body member and to the strap (the buffer member may be hollow and the strap disposed within the hollow interior of the buffer member before being attached thereto) in desired fashion. The buffer member is dimensioned to substantially fill the hollow interior of the body member and to have the buffer member's ends extend beyond the ends of the body member. A first leather portion or plastic portion encompasses and is attached to the first ends of the buffer member and the body member while a second leather portion or plastic portion encompasses and is attached to the opposing other ends of the buffer member and the body member.
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Brevard Maerena W.
Vidovich Gregory M.
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