US 12,256,811 B2
Snap system comprising mating rivet
James D. Martell, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Assigned to Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on Sep. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/460,465.
Application 18/460,465 is a continuation of application No. 17/519,482, filed on Nov. 4, 2021, granted, now 11,758,989.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/109,779, filed on Nov. 4, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0413956 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. A44B 17/00 (2006.01); F16B 19/10 (2006.01)
CPC A44B 17/0005 (2013.01) [A44B 17/0064 (2013.01); F16B 19/1036 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf bag comprising:
a flat, a base, a divider top, and a snap system, wherein:
the flat comprises an upper portion, a lower portion, an exterior side, and an interior side;
the flat defines a plurality of flat apertures proximate the upper portion, wherein:
the plurality of flat apertures extend from the interior side to the exterior side;
the divider top comprises a ring that defines a plurality of divider top apertures, wherein:
each divider top aperture aligns with a corresponding flat aperture;
the snap system comprises a plurality of mating rivets and a plurality of snaps, wherein:
each of the plurality of mating rivets comprises a head and a shank, wherein:
the head is an attachment point for a selected snap from the plurality of snaps and is formed integrally with the shank;
the head comprises a head upper surface, a head lower surface, a head perimeter surface, and a head geometry,
wherein:
the head geometry corresponds to a snap geometry to facilitate a removable connection between the mating rivet and the selected snap;
the flat is secured to the divider top via the plurality of mating rivets, wherein:
each mating rivet is received through a flat-divider top aperture pair.