Caddy bag

July 23, 1935. f. e. Howard 2,008,759

CADDY BAG

Filed Sept. 17, 1934

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Patented July 23, 1935

2,008,759

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE

2,008,759

CADDY BAG

Frederic E. Howard, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to ' A. G. Spalding &amp; Bros., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New Jersey

Application September 17,1934, Serial No. 744,274

Claims. (Cl. 150—1.5)

The present invention relates to suspension straps for receptacles and embodies, more specifically, an improved suspension strap for use, particularly with golf caddy bags. The well 5 known caddy bag structure which has been employed up to the present time includes a suspension strap which is secured at one end adjacent the upper end of the bag and at the other end of the bag at a point spaced from the other securing lu point and nearer the distant end of the bag. These straps have been flat and of straight formation and are adapted to be placed over the shoulder in order that the bag may be suspended with the open end extending upwardly to pre15 vent the contents of the bag from falling out.

In view of the fact that the shoulder slopes from the neck outwardly and downwardly, the straight fiat straps heretofore used have had a tendency to slide off the shoulder and it has been 20 necessary to correct this tendency to exert some counter force upon the strap as by the hand or to elevate the shoulder. In either case, maintaining the fiat straight strap upon the shoulder requires a definite conscious effort which it is the 25 object of the present invention to eliminate. Accordingly, the present invention seeks to provide a strap for caddy bags and the like which is of such formation that it will remain upon the shoulder normally and thus eliminate the 30 necessity of consciously holding the strap in its proper position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a strap of the above character wherein means is provided for adapting the strap and bag to be 35 carried upon either side at will.

A further object of the invention is to provide a strap of the above charactei- wherein means is provided for reversing the position of the strap in order that the open end of the bag may be 40 carried upon either side, the bag structure being such as to facilitate the positioning of the bag under the arm.

A further object of the invention is to provide a caddy bag of such shape that it may be re⁴⁵ ceived under the arm and carried in such position without discomfort.

Further objects, not specifically enumerated above, will be apparent as the invention is described in greater detail in connection with the ⁵⁰ accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in isometric projection showing a bag and suspension strap therefor con- . structed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the strap shown in

Figure 1, the strap being removed from the bag to illustrate the shape thereof more fully.

Figure 3 is a sectional view in elevation the plane of section being indicated by the broken line 3—3 of Figure 2. 5

Referring to the above drawing, the receptacle is shown as a caddy bag 10 to which an eye 11 is secured adjacent the open end thereof and to which a buckle 12 is secured adjacent the other end thereof. In order that the bag may be 10 suspended from the shoulder a strap is secured to the bag, the strap being shown at 13 and curved in the direction of its length in the plane of the strap when the latter is flat as shown in Figure 2. As a result of the curvature of the 15 strap formation, the edge 14 thereof is concave and shorter than the edge 15 and, when the ends of the strap are secured in the position shown in Figure 1, the edge 15 is convex and longer than the edge 14 and is elevated above the edge 14. 20

Adjacent the concave edge 14, padding 16 is provided, a layer 17 of suitable material being secured to the edge 14 by stitching 18 to confine the padding in its proper position adjacent the last named edge. Stitching 19 and 20 may 25 be provided to maintain the layer 17 in its proper position with respect to the strap 13.

As a result of the above structure, it will be seen that the curved strap adapts itself substantially to the curvature of the shoulder (indicated 30 by the dot and dash line in Figure 3), the padding 16 not only serving as a cushioning member but additionally cooperating to maintain the strap in a desired position and resisting any tendency thereof to slide from the shoulder. As 35 shown in Figures 1 and 2 the ends of the strap may be formed with snaps 20, one of which may engage the eye 11 and the other of which may engage an eye 21 which is secured to a second strap 22 which may be adjustably secured to the 40 buckle 12. By providing the second strap 22 not only may the effective length of the strap 13 be be varied but the snaps 29 may be interchanged with the eyes 11 and 21 to adapt the bag to be carried upon either side of the body. 45

As shown in Figure 1, the bag 10 is formed with a widened side 23 and a narrow side 24. In this fashion the narrow side may be received more readily under the arm to adapt the bag more effectively to assume a comfortable position 50 while being carried, the widened portion of the bag restoring the desired cross sectional area which otherwise would be lost because of the narrow side formation 24.

While the invention has been described with °5

2,008,759 specific reference to the accompanying drawings, it is not to be limited, save as defined in the appended claims. ,