Special receptacle or package – For a sport implement – exercise device – or game – For a golf club
Reexamination Certificate
1998-10-16
2001-03-20
Garbe, Stephen P. (Department: 3727)
Special receptacle or package
For a sport implement, exercise device, or game
For a golf club
C206S315200, C150S159000, C150S160000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06202840
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a golf bag; and, more particularly, a golf club securing and protection device, for use in the golf bag. More particularly, the present invention concerns a golf club protection device which is capable of partially or fully covering one or more golf club heads to thereby hold the heads down and secure them to the golf bag for the protection of the golf clubs during transportation of the golf bag.
2. Description of the Related Art
A typical golf bag sold in the marketplace today usually comes with various types of golf bag covers, each cover designed to be attached to the top section of the golf bag. These covers offer limited protection of golf clubs during transportation of the golf bag and containment of the golf clubs within the golf bag. Most of the golf bag covers are designed to fit comfortably over the golf bag containing golf clubs of different heights. Thus, the covers are not specifically designed to prevent the golf clubs from making vertical or other shaking movements inside the golf bag during transportation of the golf bag. These vertical and other shaking movements inside the golf bag cause the golf clubs to hit each other and often cause one club head to hit the shaft of another club, thus causing an unwanted damage to the clubs.
Furthermore, although some of the golf bag covers come with light padding, the padding is not sufficient to protect the clubs against forces that may be incurred from the outside of the golf bag cover. Therefore, a typical golf bag cover provided today does not provide effective club protection. In fact, many people buy a separate travel bag specially designed to put the entire golf bag therein, including the golf bag cover that comes with the bag, to provide an additional protection for the golf clubs.
Many people also use individual club head covers, especially for their driver and wood clubs, and put each head cover onto each club and then put their golf bag cover over the top of the entire golf bag during transportation. However, the part of each typical club head cover that is designed to protect the club shaft does not provide sufficient protection of the club shaft. For instance, the head of a shorter club may severely strike the club shaft of a longer club. On the other hand, in order to prevent any damage during transportation, some people wrap a soft towel around the neck of a longer golf club head, even after it is put into each individual head cover, before it is put into the golf bag cover and the entire bag is placed inside the padded travel bag designed to carry the golf bag.
Practically speaking, there is no device available in the marketplace that is designed to hold tightly one or multiple club heads onto the golf bag to minimize their movements inside the golf bag cover. Therefore, even with the use of a padded travel bag, the golf clubs are not effectively protected from the above disadvantage due to the club movements inside the golf bag cover. Consequently, most golfers use their golf bag cover as a rain cover, for storage, or as a simple cover for a cosmetic purpose.
Due to ineffectiveness of existing solutions, many people wind up wasting money to buy expensive club head covers and travel bags, trying to protect their clubs.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a golf club securing and protection device that substantially obviates the limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
A primary object of the present invention is to provide a golf club securing and protection device.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf club securing and protection device which minimizes club noise during transportation of the golf bag.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a securing and protection device which provides extra attention to the loss of clubs after a game as the devices are placed on the clubs, and also prevents the clubs from accidentally falling out of the bag during transportation.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a securing and protection device which eliminates the need for purchasing individual club head covers and a specially designed travel bag.
It is yet another object to convert an ordinary golf bag into a well-protected travel golf bag with minimum potential for club damage.
In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, an apparatus is provided for use with a golf bag, for securing and protecting golf clubs contained in the golf bag. The device generally, comprises at least one club head securing member which is made of a middle portion, two extended portions and an attachment member. The securing member simultaneously secures one or more selected golf clubs contained in the golf bag. The securing member includes a middle portion for covering at least a portion of club heads of the selected golf clubs. The two extended portions are connected to the middle portion and allow the middle portion to hold the selected golf clubs to the golf bag with a predetermined pressure. One end of each extended portion integrally extends from the middle portion. The attachment member detachably and length-adjustably attaches the other end of each extended portion to an upper portion of the golf bag to thereby maintain the predetermined pressure.
In particular, both extended ends of the strap-type material member are designed to be attached to and removed from the top of a golf bag. The middle section of the member is shaped in various forms and may contain a well padded pocket-like design which is to be placed over one or more club heads. The present invention further provides specially padded golf bag covers with a customized interior shape to fit tightly over the top of one or more said strap-like material members and over the top section of a golf bag.
Preferably the apparatus has long strap-like club securing members and a specially shaped and padded golf bag cover to be placed over such members. The securing members and cover cooperate to fully secure one or more golf clubs to the golf bag, keep the golf clubs inside the club compartments of the golf bag, and cover the club heads and any exposed club shafts with special padding during transportation of the golf bag. Hence, the club heads and shafts are fully protected from any potential damage that might otherwise occur during transportation of the bag.
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Garbe Stephen P.
Jacobson Price Holman & Stern PLLC
Mai Tri M.
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