US Patent Issued to THE VILLAGE HIDDEN IN THE HEAVENS on Feb. 24 for "Backpack for sporting equipment" (Michigan, Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,898, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to THE VILLAGE HIDDEN IN THE HEAVENS LLC (Augusta, Mich.).

"Backpack for sporting equipment" was invented by Cole Hayward (Augusta, Mich.), Michael Rex Gruizinga (Kalamazoo, Mich.) and Joseph Richard Regimbald (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A backpack includes a base, a harness, a hinge mechanism, a first cartridge and a second cartridge. The harness is coupled to the base and is configured to be removably worn by a person. The hinge mechanism is coupled to the base. The first cartridge is configured to removably store at least one piece of sporting equipment, such as a golf club, and is ...