Supports – Staff type – Bracket
Reexamination Certificate
1999-03-29
2001-03-13
Ramirez, Ramon O. (Department: 3632)
Supports
Staff type
Bracket
C135S016000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06199819
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an umbrella holder for attachment to a golf bag.
2. Background of the Prior Art
The use of umbrellas during the game of golf has been widely practiced during both rain periods as well as sun periods. The umbrella protects the golfer from the heat of the sun and also protects the golfer as well as his golf bag and its contents from the rain. Manually holding an umbrella can prove quite cumbersome. As the golfer takes each shot, the umbrella must be temporarily discarded thereby relinquishing its benefits. Furthermore, holding an umbrella for an entire 18 holes of golf will prove quite tiring.
To solve these problems, umbrella holders have been developed in the art. Such devices relieve the golfer from manually holding the umbrella by attaching the umbrella to either a golf cart or to the golf bag. However, the prior art devices are either too complex to build or use, require a permanent alteration to the golf bag, or are adapted to attach only to a golf cart thereby being unusable by golfers who do not employ golf carts.
Therefore, there is a need in the art for an umbrella holder that quickly and easily attaches directly to a golf bag without the need to modify the golf bag. Such a device should of relatively simple and straightforward design and construction and should be easy to use.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The umbrella holder of the present invention addresses the aforementioned needs in the art. The umbrella holder quickly and easily attaches to and detaches from a golf bag without the need to modify the golf bag. The umbrella holder is of relatively simple design and construction.
The umbrella holder is comprised of a first clamp having a first surface and a second surface. The first clamp is a resilient clip member made from a resilient material such as spring metal, plastic, appropriate resins, and the like. The first clamp has a first leg with a first end, a medial portion, and a second end. A second leg extends diagonally from the second end of the first leg, a curved portion extends from the second leg, and a third leg having a third end and a fourth end, extends from the curved portion. The third leg is disposed generally parallel to the first leg and terminates proximate the medial portion of the first leg. A second clamp is secured to the first clamp. The second clamp is comprised of a first jaw having a flange and a second jaw joined to the first jaw by a spring-loaded hinge. An appropriate non-scuff material such as rubber or neoprene can be secured to inner surfaces of the first clamp, the first jaw, the second jaw, as well as to the first end of the first leg and the fourth end of the third leg.
The first clamp is secured to a golf bag such that the first leg and the second leg are inserted into the golf bag with the third leg remaining external therefrom. The curved portion rests on the rim of the golf bag. The second clamp is opened by separating the two jaws, with the shaft of the umbrella being inserted between the open jaws. The jaws are thereafter closed by the bias of the spring-loaded hinge.
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Loffler Peter
Ramirez Ramon O.
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