Patents by Inventor Gregory Suggs

Gregory Suggs has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Dual-ended extendable and retractable shoulder strap for golf bags
    Publication number: 20060186163
    Abstract: A golf bag including a body with a top member at one end and a bottom member at the opposite end is disclosed. A shoulder strap has an upper end located near the top member and a lower end located intermediate the top and bottom members. Separate mechanisms urge the upper and lower ends of the shoulder strap into a retracted position proximate the top member and a position intermediate the top member and the bottom member, respectively, but allow movement of the upper and lower ends of the shoulder strap from the retracted position into an extended position. Each mechanism may include an elastic cord, an anchor connecting the elastic cord to the bottom member, and a ring connecting the elastic cord to an extension on the upper and lower ends, respectively, of the shoulder strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Applicant: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Suggs, Brian McGuire
  • Extendable and retractable shoulder strap for golf bags
    Patent number: 7059504
    Abstract: A golf bag includes a body attached at one end thereof to a top member and at the other end thereof to a bottom member. A shoulder strap has an upper end located near the top member and a lower end located intermediate the top and bottom members. A mechanism urges the shoulder strap into a retracted position but allows movement of the shoulder strap from the retracted position into an extended position. The mechanism may include an elastic cord, an anchor connecting the elastic cord to the bottom member, and a ring connecting the elastic cord to an extension on the upper end of the shoulder strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Gregory Suggs
  • Extendable and retractable shoulder strap for golf bags
    Publication number: 20050017033
    Abstract: A golf bag includes a body attached at one end thereof to a top member and at the other end thereof to a bottom member. A shoulder strap has an upper end located near the top member and a lower end located intermediate the top and bottom members. A mechanism urges the shoulder strap into a retracted position but allows movement of the shoulder strap from the retracted position into an extended position. The mechanism may include an elastic cord, an anchor connecting the elastic cord to the bottom member, and a ring connecting the elastic cord to an extension on the upper end of the shoulder strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Applicant: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Gregory Suggs