ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,981, issued on June 3, was assigned to EASTON DIAMOND SPORTS LLC (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).
"Gear hooks for sports bags" was invented by Dmitry Rusakov (Montreal), Allan Wong (Hong Kong, Hong Kong) and Abraham Peters (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Gear hooks may be attached to the exterior of a bag, such as a sports bag, to carry gear outside of the bag. In some embodiments, a gear hook may include a base portion, an attachment portion extending from the base portion, a neck portion extending transversely from the base portion, and an arm portion extending transversely from the neck portion. The arm portion may be spaced ap...