ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,402,715, issued on Sept. 2.
"Shoulder strap" was invented by Shailendra Joshi (Ho Ho Kus, N.J.) and Vidur Joshi (Ho Ho Kus, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shoulder strap that is configured to provide distribution of the load to an increased area across the shoulder. The present invention includes a primary strap member having two ends that are operably coupled to an item such as but not limited to a luggage bag. A first support member is operably coupled to the primary strap member utilizing securing members. The first support member is configured to be operably coupled to a secondary support member wherein the first support membe...