Apparatuses and methods for transporting and displaying sporting equipment

Abstract

An apparatus for transporting items includes a first strap portion with a first buckle portion attached at a first end of the first strap portion, wherein the first strap portion includes a first inner layer and a first outer layer; a second strap portion with a second buckle portion attached at a first end of the second strap portion, wherein the second strap portion includes a second inner layer continuous with the first inner layer and a second outer layer continuous with the first outer layer; and a connecting portion connecting a second end of the first strap portion to a second end of the second strap portion, wherein the connecting portion includes a third inner layer continuous with the first inner layer and the second inner layer, an intermediate layer continuous with the first outer layer and the second outer layer, and a third outer layer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An equipment holder comprising:
 a first strap portion with a first buckle portion attached at a first end of the first strap portion, wherein the first strap portion comprises a first inner layer and a first outer layer;   a second strap portion with a second buckle portion attached at a first end of the second strap portion, wherein the second strap portion comprises a second inner layer continuous with the first inner layer and a second outer layer continuous with the first outer layer; and   a connecting portion connecting a second end of the first strap portion to a second end of the second strap portion, wherein the connecting portion comprises a third inner layer continuous with the first inner layer and the second inner layer, an intermediate layer continuous with the first outer layer and the second outer layer, and a third outer layer.   
     
     
         2 . The equipment holder of  claim 1 , wherein a first connecting ring is attached at a second end of the first strap portion opposite the first end of the first strap portion, and a second connecting ring is attached at a second end of the second strap portion opposite the first end of the second strap portion. 
     
     
         3 . The equipment holder of  claim 1 , wherein the first strap portion has a first length and the second strap portion has a second length, and the first length is greater than the second length. 
     
     
         4 . The equipment holder of  claim 3 , wherein the connecting portion has a third length, and the second length is greater than the third length. 
     
     
         5 . The equipment holder of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a sliding component configured to cover the first buckle portion and the second buckle portion in a first configuration.   
     
     
         6 . The equipment holder of  claim 5 , wherein the sliding component is configured to slide between the first configuration covering the first buckle portion and the second buckle portion, and a second configuration allowing a user to access the first buckle portion and the second buckle portion. 
     
     
         7 . The equipment holder of  claim 5 , wherein the sliding component includes a first slit sized to receive the first buckle portion and the second buckle portion. 
     
     
         8 . The equipment holder of  claim 5 , wherein the sliding component is connected to the first strap portion. 
     
     
         9 . The equipment holder of  claim 5 , wherein the sliding cover includes a second slit sized to prevent the sliding component from sliding beyond the first buckle portion. 
     
     
         10 . An equipment holder comprising:
 a first strap portion with a first buckle portion attached at a first end of the first strap portion, and a first connecting ring attached at a second end of the first strap portion;   a second strap portion with a second buckle portion attached at a first end of the second strap portion, and a second connecting ring attached at a second end of the second strap portion;   a connecting portion connecting the second end of the first strap portion to the second end of the second strap portion; and   a sliding component configured to cover the first buckle portion and the second buckle portion in a first configuration.   
     
     
         11 . The equipment holder of  claim 10 , wherein the first strap portion has a first length, the second strap portion has a second length, and the connecting portion has a third length, and
 the first length is greater than the second length, and the second length is greater than the third length.   
     
     
         12 . The equipment holder of  claim 10 , wherein the sliding component is configured to slide between the first configuration covering the first buckle portion and the second buckle portion, and a second configuration allowing a user to access the first buckle portion and the second buckle portion. 
     
     
         13 . The equipment holder of  claim 10 , wherein the sliding component includes a first slit sized to receive the first buckle portion and the second buckle portion. 
     
     
         14 . The equipment holder of  claim 10 , wherein the sliding component is connected to the first strap portion. 
     
     
         15 . The equipment holder of  claim 10 , wherein the sliding cover includes a second slit sized to prevent the sliding component from sliding beyond the first buckle portion. 
     
     
         16 . A glove loop comprising:
 a first strap portion with a first buckle portion attached at a first end of the first strap portion, wherein the first strap portion comprises a first inner layer and a first outer layer;   a second strap portion with a second buckle portion attached at a first end of the second strap portion, wherein the second strap portion comprises a second inner layer continuous with the first inner layer and a second outer layer continuous with the first outer layer;   a connecting portion connecting a second end of the first strap portion to a second end of the second strap portion, wherein the connecting portion comprises a third inner layer continuous with the first inner layer and the second inner layer, an intermediate layer continuous with the first outer layer and the second outer layer, and a third outer layer, wherein the first inner layer is formed of a material that is softer and less abrasive than the second inner layer; and   a sliding component attached to the first strap portion and configured to slide between a first configuration covering the first buckle portion and the second buckle portion and a second configuration allowing a user to access the first buckle portion and the second buckle portion.   
     
     
         17 . The glove loop of  claim 16 , wherein the first strap portion has a first length, the second strap portion has a second length, and the connecting portion has a third length, and
 the first length is greater than the second length, and the second length is greater than the third length.   
     
     
         18 . The glove loop of  claim 16 , wherein the sliding component includes a first slit sized to receive the first buckle portion and the second buckle portion. 
     
     
         19 . The glove loop of  claim 16 , wherein the sliding component is connected to the first strap portion. 
     
     
         20 . The glove loop of  claim 16 , wherein the sliding cover includes a second slit sized to prevent the sliding component from sliding beyond the first buckle portion.