Supports – Bag holders – Golf bag
Reexamination Certificate
1999-11-23
2001-06-05
Ramirez, Ramon O. (Department: 3632)
Supports
Bag holders
Golf bag
C206S315700
Reexamination Certificate
active
06241202
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a golf bag having an improved supporting device allowing smooth operation for supporting the golf bag in an inclined status.
2. Description of the Related Art
A typical golf bag may stand in an upright manner or be supported in an inclined status by a supporting device attached to the golf bag.
FIG. 1
of the drawings illustrates a conventional supporting device for a golf bag
11
. The supporting device includes two supporting rods
10
, a support base
12
, and two strips
13
. Each supporting rod
10
has an upper end pivotally connected to the golf bag
11
by a pin
15
. Each strip
13
includes an upper end attached to a hole
14
of a block
17
securely mounted to an upper portion of an associated supporting rod
10
and a lower end securely attached to the support base
12
. A strip-holding block
16
is attached to the strips
13
to thereby hold the strips
13
. Thus, the golf bag
11
may either stand in an upright manner (
FIG. 2
) or be supported in an inclined status (FIG.
3
). Nevertheless, each supporting rod
10
must be drilled with two holes parallel to each other (one for mounting a pin
15
and the other for receiving the upper end of a strip
13
) and such drilling is not easy and time-consuming. Pivotal movement of the supporting rods
10
to the position for supporting the golf bag
11
in an inclined status is difficult and not smooth if the two holes are not extended in a parallel manner. In addition, the block
16
is not adjustable and assembly of the strips
13
and the block
16
cannot be achieved easily, as the strips
13
must be passed through the block
16
before the strips
13
are attached to the supporting rods
10
and the base
12
.
The present invention is intended to provide a supporting device for a golf bag that mitigates and/or obviate the above problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the present invention, a supporting device for a golf bag comprises:
two supporting rods each having an upper end and a lower end,
two connecting members each being integrally formed on the upper end of an associated said supporting rod, the upper end of each said connecting member being pivotally connected to the golf bag and thus pivotable about a pivotal axis, each said connecting member further including a receptacle extended in a direction parallel to the pivotal axis,
a support base adapted to be located on the ground,
two strips each including an upper end securely attached to the receptacle of an associated said connecting member to move therewith and a lower end securely attached to the support base, and
a strip-holding member through which the strips extend, the strip-holding member being slidably attached to the strips to hold the strips,
whereby the supporting rods are pivotable to a status for supporting the golf bag in an inclined status with the lower ends of the supporting rods located on the ground.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a supporting device for a golf bag comprises:
two supporting rods each having an upper end and a lower end,
two connecting members each being integrally formed on the upper end of an associated said supporting rod, the upper end of each said connecting member including a pivotal hole pivotally connected to the golf bag by a pivotal pin, each said connecting member further including a receptacle extended in a direction parallel to a pivotal axis of the pivotal pin,
a support base adapted to be located on the ground,
two strips each including an upper end securely attached to the receptacle of an associated said connecting member to move therewith and a lower end securely attached to the support base, and
a strip-holding member through which the strips extend, the strip-holding member being slidably attached to the strips to hold the strips,
whereby the supporting rods are pivotable to a status for supporting the golf bag in an inclined status with the lower ends of the supporting rods located on the ground.
The strip-holding member includes an upper end with two spaced inwardly facing notches. The strip-holding member further includes two spaced slots in a lower end thereof, each slot being communicated with outside via a slit. Preferably, each connecting member is integrally formed on the associated supporting rod. Preferably, each connecting member includes an integrally formed wing in which an associated receptacle is defined.
Outward pivotal movement of the supporting rods and sliding movement of the strip-holding block can be achieved easily. Manufacture of the supporting device is simple. The strip-holding block may be attached to the strips after the strips are attached to the supporting rods and the support base.
Other objects, advantages, and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5549263 (1996-08-01), Maeng
patent: 5673879 (1997-10-01), Hsieh
patent: 5823485 (1998-10-01), Park
patent: 5860521 (1999-01-01), Wu
patent: 5887833 (1999-03-01), Sundara et al.
patent: 6062383 (2000-05-01), Han
Kamrath Alan
Ramirez Ramon O.
Rider Bennett Egan & Arundel LLP
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