Supports – Bag holders – Golf bag
Utility Patent
1999-11-03
2001-01-02
King, Anita M. (Department: 3632)
Supports
Bag holders
Golf bag
C248S097000, C248S167000, C248S168000, C248S169000, C248S170000
Utility Patent
active
06168123
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a new and improved automatic golf bag support stand and, more particularly, pertains to automatically supporting a golf bag with an integrally formed stand.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of golf bag stands is known in the prior art. More specifically, golf bag stands heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of supporting a golf bag when not in use are known to consist basically of familiar, expected, and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which has been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
The prior art discloses a large number of golf bag support stands. By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,834,235 to Solheim discloses golf bag with extensible support stand. U.S. Pat. No. Re. 33,203 to Reimers discloses a golf bag device. U.S. Pat. No. 4,921,192 to Jones discloses a golf bag having integrally support stand. U.S. Pat. No. 5,152,483 to Maeng discloses a golf bag with support stand. U.S. Pat. No. 5,356,003 to Gretz et al. discloses a golf bag with stand. U.S. Pat. No. 5,415,285 to Reimers discloses a soft sided golf bag with quick action integral stand. U.S. Pat. Des. 377,748 to Keller et al. discloses the ornamental design for a golf bag leg hinge bracket. Lastly, U.S. Pat. No. 846,552 to Collins discloses an automatic folding stand.
In this respect, the automatic golf bag support stand according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of automatically supporting a golf bag with an integrally formed stand.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved automatic golf bag support stand which can be used for automatically supporting a golf bag with an integrally formed stand. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of golf bag stands now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new and improved automatic golf bag support stand. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved automatic golf bag support stand and methods which have all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a golf bag having a rigid open top and a rigid closed bottom with a tubular intermediate portion therebetween. The top is open for the positioning of golf clubs for support on the bottom and within an interior space of the intermediate portion. As shown in
FIG. 2
, the bottom has a planar extent for about half of its extent and an angled extent for the remainder of its extent to define a triangular shaped recess. A pivotal foot is pivotally coupled to the bottom of the bag and resides below the angled extent thereof. The intermediate portion has an interior surface and an exterior surface with a slot therethrough in proximity to the bottom. Also included is a handle formed on a front of the intermediate portion adjacent to the top. A pair of projections extend radially outward from the intermediate portion adjacent to the top. The projections have aligned circular apertures extended which opens through the interior surface and exterior surface. A pair of short rods have interior ends with apertures. Pins extend through the apertures of the projections and short rods for the pivotal coupling of the short rods with respect to the bag. The short rods have exterior ends with axial apertures and a circular bearing hole extending therethrough radially outwardly of the axis of the short rods. Next provided is a pair of cylindrical legs having upper ends extending into the axial apertures of the short rods. As such, the legs are adapted for pivoting therewithin with respect to the apertures of the projections. The legs have an inward bend between their midpoints and their upper ends. The long legs have lower ends adapted to support the bag in a tripod orientation in association with the bottom of the bag. Lastly, a pair of actuation rods have upper ends bent through the bearing holes of the short rods. The rods further has a U-shaped lower end with an aperture. Such aperture is coupled to the pivotal foot at the bottom of the bag via a bolt. As shown in
FIG. 4
, an intermediate extent of the actuator rods extends through the slot in the bag. By this structure, the bag may be rested on a recipient surface and pivoted forwardly to push the actuation rod upwardly to extend the legs outwardly in a tripod orientation. Further, by lifting of the bag, the foot is move downwardly in co-planar relationship with the planar extent of the bottom and the legs are retracted for carrying the bag.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved automatic golf bag support stand which has all the advantages of the prior art golf bag stands and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved automatic golf bag support stand which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved automatic golf bag support stand which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved automatic golf bag support stand which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such a automatic golf bag support stand economically available to the buying public.
Even still another object of the present invention is to automatically support a golf bag with an integrally formed stand.
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide golf bag with integrally formed, automatically retractable golf bag stand including a golf bag having a rigid open top and a rigid closed bottom with a tubular intermediate portion therebetween. The top is open for the positioning of golf clubs for support on the bottom and within an interior space of the intermediate. The bag further includes a pivotal foot pivotally coupled to the bottom of the bag. A pair of legs are pivotally coupled with respect to the bag. The legs have lower ends adapted to support the bag in a tripod orient
Heidenreich Chuck
Stein Louis Cobi
King Anita M.
Spalding Sports Worldwide Inc.
Wujciak A. Joseph
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