Patent Application
20100293758
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an auto-adjusting harness connector for shoulder straps of a golf bag, especially to an auto-adjusting harness connector for easy adjustment to people with different shoulder breadths and to golf bags with different strap breadths.
2. Description of the Prior Art
A golf bag has two strap mounts and a single shoulder strap assembly to allow carrying the golf bag on one shoulder or a dual shoulder strap assembly to allow carrying the golf bag on both shoulders. The dual shoulder strap assembly has a connector and four straps. Each strap is connected to a corresponding strap mount of the golf bag and has two ends connected respectively to the strap mount and the connector. With reference to
However, since the buckles (42) are fixed in specific positions of the base (41) and only pivot relative to the base (41), the shoulder straps (50) of the golf bag that are connected to each other through the conventional connector (40) are not suitable for people with different shoulder breadths and may pinch broad shouldered people and not rest on narrow shouldered people. The golf bags with the conventional connector (40) are not only uncomfortable while carrying, but also inconvenient while removing from the people. Furthermore, while different types of golf bags have different strap breadths, positions of the buckles (42) on the base (41) should be designed for individual types of golf bags to allow comfortable carrying of the golf bags. Especially when bags are sold to men and women, different connectors (40) must be manufactured and sold, so raising distribution, storage and sales costs.
To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides an auto-adjusting harness connector for shoulder straps of a golf bag to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
The main objective of the present invention is to provide an auto-adjusting harness connector for shoulder straps of a golf bag.
The auto-adjusting harness connector has a base and multiple buckles mounted slidably and pivotally on the base.
The golf bag has four strap mounts and four straps. Each strap has two ends respectively connected to a corresponding strap mount and a corresponding buckle. The straps and buckles automatically and independently slide and pivot according to a shoulder breadth of a person carrying the golf bag and strap breadths of the golf bag. Therefore, the straps of the golf bag are suitable for people with different shoulder breadths for improved comfort while carrying and convenience while removing and with reduced cost of manufacture and storage.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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The inner end of the buckle (20) is mounted in one of the slots (11) of the base (10). The through hole (21) is formed through the inner end of the buckle (20).
The strap hole (22) is formed through the outer end of the buckle (20). The inner edge (23) is defined around the through hole (21) of the buckle (20). The guiding protrusion (24) may be circular, is attached to the inner end of the buckle (20), slidably and pivotally engages a corresponding one of the guiding grooves (13) of the base (10), may be a resilient button and may have a tapered stop (241) and an optional boss (242). The tapered stop (241) protrudes from the inner edge (23) of the buckle (20), is mounted in the through hole (21) of the buckle (20), tapers toward the inner end of the buckle (20) and engages the corresponding guiding groove (13). The boss (242) is formed on and protrudes from the tapered stop (241), correspond to the outer end of the buckle (20) and abuts the inner surface of the base (10).
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Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and features of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
