CA2044924A1 - Golf bag holder insert for a golf bag - Google Patents
Golf bag holder insert for a golf bagInfo
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B55/00—Bags for golf clubs; Stands for golf clubs for use on the course; Wheeled carriers specially adapted for golf bags
- A63B55/40—Bags with partitions or club holders
Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A golf club holder insert for use with a golf bag to hold a plurality of golf clubs and sized to snugly fit within the opening of the bag formed of a primary golf club holding compartment and a plurality of secondary shaped golf club holding compartments attached about the primary club holding compartment.
The primary compartment extends above the secondary compartments to separate golf clubs stored in the primary compartment from the golf clubs in the secondary compartments to protect the clubs and club shafts from damage caused by contacting other clubs in the bag.
A golf club holder insert for use with a golf bag to hold a plurality of golf clubs and sized to snugly fit within the opening of the bag formed of a primary golf club holding compartment and a plurality of secondary shaped golf club holding compartments attached about the primary club holding compartment.
The primary compartment extends above the secondary compartments to separate golf clubs stored in the primary compartment from the golf clubs in the secondary compartments to protect the clubs and club shafts from damage caused by contacting other clubs in the bag.
Description
; s ~t l,i BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to golf bags for holding golE
clubs used in playing a game of golf, and more particularly to a golf club holder insert designed to be inserted within the opening o~ a standard golf bag for holding golf clubs.
Many conventional golf bags include various size and shape top dividers which span the opening of the golf bag for the purpose of separating and dividing the golf clubs placed within the bag. One shortcoming of these dividers, which are mostly located at the upper portion of the golf bag only, is that the divider structure allows the clubs to become entangled with each other adjacent the bottom oE the bag which often causes difficulty in removing a particular club, and may result in damage to the club shaEt and/or grip.
It is well known to separate the individual club.s using a series of elongated, tubular members which extend from the top opening to the bottom of the bag. A shortcoming of this type of divider system is that the opening for the individual clubs is relatively small and requires precise align~ent of the grip end of the club before a club may be inserted back into the bag.
Also, there is no Elexibllity in movement in removing a club, requiring that it be lifted almost straight up in a vertical direction so that the club grip does not scrape the interior edged sides of the divider.
Other more general shortcomings of golf bag structures and particular golf bag divider~ is that the top edge of the dividers are normally below the top edge of the golf bag opening and these structures permit the iron heads of the shorter clubs to impact the hosel and shaE~ areas of the longer clubs, thereby in~licting damage to them. This is particularly critical with the advent of S~f~
.,, " . . .,:, the more sophisticated graphite shaEts where the shaft coating is made of material which can be easily damaged. Constant wear caused by the other golf clubs often results in damage or wear to the shafts or to the paint coating thereby producing an unsightly and distracting area on the shaft visible to a golfer using the club.
The present invention relates to a ~tationary golf club holder insert for golE bags designed to be secured in the opening of golf bags as original equipment or as a replacement for dividers.
The inserts oE the present invention use a primary compartment which is raised above the other compartments and which is structured to separate and protect the golf clubs and shafts of the clubs stored in the compartment from being damaged by the other clubs stored in the golf bay.
~ preferred embodiment oE a golf club holder insert include~
a first inner central compartment and a series o~ outer compartments radially disposed about the central compartment. The central comp~rtment include~ wall surface~ which extend in a vertical dlrection above the outer compartments, such that golE
clubs stored in the central compartment are separated from making contact with golf clubs stored in any of the radially disposed outer compartments. Preferably, the inner central compartment is round in shape, although other embodiments of the invention comtemplate a variety of other shapes, such a3 square, rectangular, oval, OL' any other geometric shape.
The outer compartments of the divider are located between the outer wall of the central compartment and the inner wall of the outer periphery of the insert. The dividers extend to the top edges oE the centra~ compartment in some embodiments, whereas in other~, the central compartment is raised substantially above the dividers.
Another golf club holder insert preferably extends the entire length of the bag from the top opening to the bottom and is made- with between five and seven openings to accommodate the clubs. Each insert includes a circular center opening compartment and a plurality of from four to six arcuate compartments, each adapted to accommodate from one to three golf clubs placed therein. Preferably, the circular center compart~ent is rai~sed approximately three inches above the levels of the othe~
compartments, which protects the expensive wood or metal-wood shafts from being struck by the shorter iron type club heads, thereby eliminating the damage to the~.
Yet another embodiment of the golf club holder insert is formed with a circular center compartment and two opposing spaced apart individual arcuate compartments with full length dividers.
When inserted into a suitably sized golf bag, the club holder insert a}~o creates two additional club holding compartments located between the two opposing insert compartments, formed in part by the inner wall of the golE bag itself, for a total o~
five individual club holding sections.
Another embodlment includes a circular center compartment and three symmetrically spaced individual compartments with fu~l length divider~. When inserted into a golf bag, a total of seven club holding sections are formed.
~ mong the objects of the present invention are the provision oE a full length golf club holder insert which may be provided as original equipment, or a~ a replacement structure for convention~
ally shaped golf bags.
Another object o~ the present invention is to provide a golf club insert having a plurality of club receiving openings each structured to receive from one to three golf clubs, thereby permitting easy removal and a simplified means of insertion of golf clubs out of and back into the golf bag while separating the various clubs in accordance with the preferance of the individual golEer.
Still another object is the provision of a golf club holder insert having a raised primary compartment structured to receive the longer golf clubs and protect the longer clubs from damage from the club heads of the shorter clubs.
These and othee objects will become apparent with reference to the Eollowing specificationJ and accompanying drawings.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a golE bag holding a plurality of golf clubs, partly in sec-tion, with a golf club holder insert oE the present invention.
Figure ~ is a perspective view of a gol~ club holder insert unattached to a golf bag.
Figure 3 is a side elevational vie~ of the insert of Figure
The present invention relates to golf bags for holding golE
clubs used in playing a game of golf, and more particularly to a golf club holder insert designed to be inserted within the opening o~ a standard golf bag for holding golf clubs.
Many conventional golf bags include various size and shape top dividers which span the opening of the golf bag for the purpose of separating and dividing the golf clubs placed within the bag. One shortcoming of these dividers, which are mostly located at the upper portion of the golf bag only, is that the divider structure allows the clubs to become entangled with each other adjacent the bottom oE the bag which often causes difficulty in removing a particular club, and may result in damage to the club shaEt and/or grip.
It is well known to separate the individual club.s using a series of elongated, tubular members which extend from the top opening to the bottom of the bag. A shortcoming of this type of divider system is that the opening for the individual clubs is relatively small and requires precise align~ent of the grip end of the club before a club may be inserted back into the bag.
Also, there is no Elexibllity in movement in removing a club, requiring that it be lifted almost straight up in a vertical direction so that the club grip does not scrape the interior edged sides of the divider.
Other more general shortcomings of golf bag structures and particular golf bag divider~ is that the top edge of the dividers are normally below the top edge of the golf bag opening and these structures permit the iron heads of the shorter clubs to impact the hosel and shaE~ areas of the longer clubs, thereby in~licting damage to them. This is particularly critical with the advent of S~f~
.,, " . . .,:, the more sophisticated graphite shaEts where the shaft coating is made of material which can be easily damaged. Constant wear caused by the other golf clubs often results in damage or wear to the shafts or to the paint coating thereby producing an unsightly and distracting area on the shaft visible to a golfer using the club.
The present invention relates to a ~tationary golf club holder insert for golE bags designed to be secured in the opening of golf bags as original equipment or as a replacement for dividers.
The inserts oE the present invention use a primary compartment which is raised above the other compartments and which is structured to separate and protect the golf clubs and shafts of the clubs stored in the compartment from being damaged by the other clubs stored in the golf bay.
~ preferred embodiment oE a golf club holder insert include~
a first inner central compartment and a series o~ outer compartments radially disposed about the central compartment. The central comp~rtment include~ wall surface~ which extend in a vertical dlrection above the outer compartments, such that golE
clubs stored in the central compartment are separated from making contact with golf clubs stored in any of the radially disposed outer compartments. Preferably, the inner central compartment is round in shape, although other embodiments of the invention comtemplate a variety of other shapes, such a3 square, rectangular, oval, OL' any other geometric shape.
The outer compartments of the divider are located between the outer wall of the central compartment and the inner wall of the outer periphery of the insert. The dividers extend to the top edges oE the centra~ compartment in some embodiments, whereas in other~, the central compartment is raised substantially above the dividers.
Another golf club holder insert preferably extends the entire length of the bag from the top opening to the bottom and is made- with between five and seven openings to accommodate the clubs. Each insert includes a circular center opening compartment and a plurality of from four to six arcuate compartments, each adapted to accommodate from one to three golf clubs placed therein. Preferably, the circular center compart~ent is rai~sed approximately three inches above the levels of the othe~
compartments, which protects the expensive wood or metal-wood shafts from being struck by the shorter iron type club heads, thereby eliminating the damage to the~.
Yet another embodiment of the golf club holder insert is formed with a circular center compartment and two opposing spaced apart individual arcuate compartments with full length dividers.
When inserted into a suitably sized golf bag, the club holder insert a}~o creates two additional club holding compartments located between the two opposing insert compartments, formed in part by the inner wall of the golE bag itself, for a total o~
five individual club holding sections.
Another embodlment includes a circular center compartment and three symmetrically spaced individual compartments with fu~l length divider~. When inserted into a golf bag, a total of seven club holding sections are formed.
~ mong the objects of the present invention are the provision oE a full length golf club holder insert which may be provided as original equipment, or a~ a replacement structure for convention~
ally shaped golf bags.
Another object o~ the present invention is to provide a golf club insert having a plurality of club receiving openings each structured to receive from one to three golf clubs, thereby permitting easy removal and a simplified means of insertion of golf clubs out of and back into the golf bag while separating the various clubs in accordance with the preferance of the individual golEer.
Still another object is the provision of a golf club holder insert having a raised primary compartment structured to receive the longer golf clubs and protect the longer clubs from damage from the club heads of the shorter clubs.
These and othee objects will become apparent with reference to the Eollowing specificationJ and accompanying drawings.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a golE bag holding a plurality of golf clubs, partly in sec-tion, with a golf club holder insert oE the present invention.
Figure ~ is a perspective view of a gol~ club holder insert unattached to a golf bag.
Figure 3 is a side elevational vie~ of the insert of Figure
2.
Figure 4 is a top plan view of the insert oE Figure 2.
Figure 5 is a perspective view of an embodiment o~ a yolE
club holder insert.
Figure 6 is a side elevational view of the insert oE Figure 5. .
Figure 7 is a top plan view of the insert of Figure 5.
Figure 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment oE a golf club holder insert.
Figure 9 is a side elevational view of the insert of Figure 8.
Figure 10 is a top plan view of the insert oE Figure 8.
Figure 11 i9 a side elevational view of a further embodiment of a golf club holder insert.
Figure 12 is a perspective view of the insert of Figure 11.
Figure 13 is a perspective view of a still further embodiment of a golf club holder insert with a golf bag shown in phantom lines.
Figure 14 is a perspective view of ye~ ano~her embodiment of a golf club holder insert with a golf bag shown in phantom lines.
Figure 15 i9 a perspec~ive view, partly in section, of a golf club holder insert within a conventi~onal gol~ club bag holding a plurality of clubs.
Figure 16 is a perspective view of the insert of Figure 15 separated from a golf bag.
Figure 17 is a top view of the insert within a golf bag.
Figure 18 is a perspective view of still another embodiment of a golf bag insert of the present invention.
Figure 19 is a top view thereoE.
Figure 20 is a perspective view of a Eurther embodiment of a golf bag insert of the present invention.
Figure 21 i9 a top view thereoE.
Figure 22 is a perspective view of yet another embodiment oE
the present invention.
Figure 23 is a top view thereof~
Figure 24 is a perspective view of another embodiment oE the golf club insert attached to a golf bag.
Figure 2S is a top view of the insert of Figure 24.
Figure 26 is a sectional view taken along the lines 26-26 of Figure 24.
Figure 27 i~ a perspective view oE a further embodiment of the golf club insert of the present invention.
Figure 28 is a top view thereoE.
Figure 29 is a perspective view of another embodlment of the present invention.
Figure 30 i~ a perspective view, partly in section, of the golf club insert of Figure 2~ attached to a golf bag.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to the drawings, Figures 1 to 4 show a dome shaped club holder insert lo which is structured to be attached to or integrally formed wi~h the top opening of a conventional golE bag 12 to dlvide or separate the clubs placed in the bag. The insert includes an outer annular wall 14, the diameter oE which corresponds to the size oE the golE bag with which it is used.
The outer wall i9 preferably provided with a two-level height configuration including a high portion 16 and a low portion 18 to generally accommodate variations in the length of the clubs being held within the bag. As shown, the transition from the high por410n 16 to the low portion 18 is achieved by an intermediate portion 17 baving an upper rim 22 angled along a portion of its length. It will be appreciated that the shorter iron golf clubs are placed in compartments adjacent the low annular wall portion 18, whereas longer iron clubs are placed adjacent the higher outer wall portions 16 and 17.
In keeping with the present invention, the insert 10 is Eormed with a raised compartment 20 generally centrally located with respect to the annular wall 14 and which extends above the upper rim 22 of the annular wall 14. The central compartment 20 has an outer wall 23 and i9 preferably formed in a tubular or cylindrical shape, although it will be appreciated that other shapes are equally applicable as described hereinbelow. A series of dividers 24 form a plurality of compartments 26 which are radially spaced from the outer wall 23 of the central compartment 20. The dividers 24 incline upwardly from below the upper rim 22 of the annular wall 14 to the outer wall of the central compartment ZO. As can be seen from the drawi~gs, the upper edge 28 and the outer wall 23 of the central compartment 20 i9 substantally raised above the upper edges 30 of the dividers 24.
This structure separates golf clubs placed within the central compartment 20 from golf clubs placed within the radial compartments 26. For example, if wood type golE clubs, havlng shafts made of special materials such as graphite, boron graphite, titanium and the like, are placed in the central compartment, these clubs are separated and protected from the shorter iron type yolf club heads which would normally be kept in the outer radial compartments 26. Each compartment, including the central compartment, is structured to receive two to more golf clubs without crowding. With a normal set oE fourteen golE clubs, there would be two clubs for each compartment, there being a total of seven compartments in this embodiment. I~ a player chooses to use three or even four wood type golf club heads, they could be accommodated within the central compartment 20. The hi~h divider walls 24 which connect the central compartment to the outer annular wall 14 also serve to restrict movement of the specific clubs within the compartments 26, thereby further minimizing damage between adjacent club heads and/or shafts, assuring that golf clubs held in the compartments 26 would not interfere with or contact clubs stored in the central compartment 20.
Since the wood type golf clubs are most often used by the average golFer, the fact that they are centrally located within the central compartment makes it easy for a player to gain access to these clubs in order to remove or replace them Erom and into the golE bag, respectively. The other more frequently used iron type golf clubs with the higher loEt3 would be placed within the compartments 26 ~djacent the low portion 18 of the outer wall 14, these compartments being readily accessable to the player.
For example, with a golf bag having a nine inch opening, the central compartment preferably would be at least three inches in diameter or more depending upon the nu~ber oE clubs it was designed to hold. The central compartment 20 extends from one to tllree inches above the top edge 22 of the annular divider 14.
Flgures 5, 6 and 7 show an example of a club holder insert 100 which is similar in structure to the embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 4 except that the central compartment 120 is square in shape and the plurality of compartments 126 have at least one square corner corresponding to the central compartment 120. In this embodiment, the central compartment 120 is also raised with res~ect to the outer annular wall 114 and a plurality of dividers 124 interconnect the outer wall of the central compartment with the outer annular wall 114. As shown, the top surface of the dividers 124 are inclined upwardly from the top edge 122 of the outer annular wall 114 to the top edge o the central compartment. These individual dividers tend to keep clubs held in the various compartments 126 from hitting each other. Golf clubs plac~ withil~ the central compartment 120 are protecte~ from b~illg hit by the other gol~ clubs in the outer compartments 126.
Figures 8, 9, and 10 show a club holder insert 200 having a series of eccentrically located golf club compartments arranged within the outer annular wall 214 of the insert. The unit includes an oval compartment 220 divided in two sections which is raised above the top rim 222 of the annular wall 214. The oval com~artmellt 220 is similar to the central compartment of the embodiments described hereinabove, and it is designed to protect the wood shafts in the same way.
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This insert 200 also includes a series of various shaped compartments 221, 223a, 223b, 225a and 2~5b to accommodate the other golf clubs used in the set. Compartment 221 has an outer annular wall connected to the outer wall o~ the insert. ~ividers 224 incline upwardly to the top surface of the central compartment and form compartments 223a, 223b, 225a, and 225b.
Figures 11 and 12 show another embodiment o a club holder insert 400 of the present invention including an outer annular wall 414 and an inner compartment 420. In this embodiment, the top edge 428 oE the central compartment 420 is coincident with the top edges 430 o~ the dividers 424 which serve to form the plurality oE~radial compartments 426 as with the embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 4. Any gol~ club~ placed within the central compartment 420 are equally protected against movement o~ the clubs in the same manner as described hereinabove.
Figure 13 shows a club holder insert 50 which is similar in structure to the embodiment in figures 1 to 4 and 11 and 12, e~cept the divider compartment~ 52 extend approximately half way Oe the vertical length oE a golf bag when lt is inserted into the top opening. An outer annular sleeve S4 similarly extends along approximately half of the vertical length of the bag and forms an outer wall Eor each compartment 52. The embodiments of Figure~ 5 through 7 and ~ through 10 can similarly be designed to extend an adaitional length into the bag, thereby providing greater stability to the club~ held by the insert.
Figure 14 show~ a club holder insert 80 which also is similar to the embodiment of Figures 1 to 4 and 11 and 12 except the divider compartments 82 extend the full length of a golf bag when it is inserted into the top opening. No outer sleeve is provided, but the bottom of the insert includes a collar 84 to , ~ ~ 7 r , r~ ;, strengthen the insert 80 at the bottom. ~gain, the other embodiments can be designed to extend along the entire lengtll of the bag.
Referring to the drawings, Fi~ures 15 through 17 show a gol~
club holder insert 500 for a golE bag having a generally elongated, semi-cylindrical structure, the diameter oE which is designed to fit within a particular sized opening of a golf bag.
It will be appreciated that the overall size and diameter of the insert 500 can be varied to accommodate various length and diameter gol bags. For example, a conventional golf ba~ noemally has an eight, nine or ten inch golE club holder opening, and therefore the overall diameter of the insert would be sized to snugly fit within the particular sized opening of the bag.
As can be seen from the drawings, the insert 500 includes a central compartment 512 which i~ cylindrical and extends the entire vertical length of the insert 500. The central compartment 512 extends above the rest of the insert and is designed to accommodate the extra length of wood or metal-wood golE clubs.
The insert includes a front compartment 514 and a rear compartment 516 which are also full length and extend Erom the top of the opening of the conventional golf bag to the bottom 4helf thereof. The compartments 514 and 516 are symmetrically placed on opposite sides of the central compart~ent 512. Each compartment 514 and 516 is arcuate in shape as particularly can be seen in Figures 16 and 17. Arcuate compartroent 514 is formed of an outer arcuate wall 514a, an inner arcuate wall 514b which may be integral with or attached to the outer wall of inner compartment 512, and side walls 514c and 514d. It will be appreciated that the radius of curvature of the outer arcuate wall 514 corresponds to the complementary inner wall oE a conventional golf bag. Similarly, compartment 16 is formed oE
outer arcuate wall 516a, inner arcuate wall 516b and side walls 516c and 516d.
As particularly shown in Figure 17, when the insert 500 is positioned within the opening of a golf bag, shown in phantom lines, the spaces on either side of the central compartment 512 between the arcuate compartments 514 and 516 form two additional compartments 51~ and 520 formed with the side walls 514c, 514d, 516c and 516d along with the inner wall sur~ace of the golf bag.
A series of slots 522 are formed adjacent the top edges oE
each of the compartments 514 and 516 respectively and accommodate straps which secure the insert 500 through complementary openings on the top collar 524 of a golE bag.
In use, the insert provides five separate compartments to accommodate the normal complement of fourteen golf cLubs used by a golEer. It is contemplated that the central circular compartment 512 will accommodate various wood or metal-wood type golf clubR, many of which are now provided with exotic and somewhat fragile shaEt3 and shaft finishe~. Each of the arcuate compartments 514, 516, 518 and 520 preferably would contain from one to three of the iron type golf clubs. For example, compartment 514 may be used ~o hold the normal complement of two or three wedges used by a golf player, compartment 518 may accommodate, for example, the seven, eight and nine lrons, compartment 520 may accommodate the four, five and six irons, and compar~ment 516 may accommodate the two and three irons as well as a putter. No matter what selection of golf clubs a golfer chooses to play with, the invention provides an insert which permits arrangement of the clubs so they are readily accessable to the player while at the same time separating the clubs, thereby pre~entin~ entanglement and/or damage when a club i5 removed or inserted back into the golf bag.
The central compartment 512, while not only protecting the shafts of the longer clubs, centrally locates the longer hitting wood type clubs which are most often used by a golf player.
In addition, the golf club insert provides an aesthetically pleasing arrangement whereby the golf clubs may be stored within the bag in a symmetrical and orderly ~anner making it relatively simple for the player to choose a particular club, thereby eliminating the possibility of removing an incorrect club from the bag.
The emBodiment shown in Figures 15 through 17 can readily be designed to i.nclude additional features shown in the previous embodiments. For example, the side walls 514c, 514d, 516c, and 516d can include top edges that incline upwardly f~om lower outer arcuate walls 514a and 516a to higher inner arcuate walls 514b and 516b. In addition, the rear compartnlent 516 can be designed to be taller than the compartment 514, so that shorter iron clubs can be placed within compartment 514, longer iron clubs can be placed in compartment 516, and intermediate iron clubs can be placed in compartments 518 and 520.
Figures 18 and 19 illustrate another embodiment of a gol~
club holder insert 600 of the present invention. In this ernbodiment, the insert 600 includes a circular central compartment 61~ and three radially ~paced arcuate outer compartments 614, 616 and 618. Compartments 614, 616 and 618 are provided with inner and outer arcuate walls and connecting side walls as, for example, outer arcuate wall 6i4a, inner arcuate wall 614b and side walls 614c and 614d, respectively. In this embodiment, an arcuate spanner member 620 is connected between compartments 616 and 618 specifically to accommodate slotted openings 622 formed therein to receive the connecting straps for attaching the insert 600 to the interior of the golf bag as described with respect to the previous embodiment hereinabove. It will be appeciated that the spanner member 620 need only be a few inches high for this purpose.
When the insert 600 is secured within a golf bag, not shown, it will be appreciated that a total of seven compartments will be formed to accommodate the varlous golf clubs. In addition to the central compartment 612 and the three arcuate compartments 614, 616 and 618, there will be three additional compartments formed using the inner wall oE the golf bag and the spaces located between compartments 614 and 616, 616 and 618, and 618 and 614, respectively.
As with the first embodiment, the central compartment 612 extends above the overall upper surface of the insert to provide a barrier between the shafts of the longer golE clubs and the heads oE the shorter irons.
The arrangement of seven openings provide~ a golfer with a still greater variety of positions to store and arrange the golf clubs to make them readily accessable for his individual needs.
Another embodiment of a golE club holder insert 700 is shown in Figures 20 and 21 formed of a circular central compartment 712 and four equally spaced arcuate compartments 714, 716, 718 and 720 extending from the central compartment. In this embodiment, each of the arcuate compartments are provided with arcuate outer walls 714a, 716a, 718a and 720a, and are particularly useful when used with a goLE bag having non-rigid inner w~lls. In other respects, the insert performs essentially the same as the embodiment of Figures 15 through 17 and includes the featuræ oE
an extended central compartment 712 and the provision of 910t9 722 to accommodate straps for connection to the golf bag.
Figures 22 and 23 show another embodiment of a golf club holder insert 800 formed of a central circular compartment 812 and a series oE six arcuate compartments 814, 816, 81S, 820, 822 and 824. As with the embodiment shown in Figures 20 and 21, each of the arcuate compartments include solid outer arcuate walls which extend the entire vertical length o~ the insert to provide a total of seven club holding compartments.
Yet ano~her embodiment of the golf club holder insert 900 is shown in Figures 24 to 26. This embodiment includes a circular central compartment 912 and outer arcuate compartments 914 and 916. To accommodate use with lighter golf bags, the outer arcuate walls 914a and 916a extend only partway down in a vertical direction, thus reducing the overall weight oE the insert. As can be seen from Figure 26, the lower portion of the insert has no outer arcuate walls and uses the inner surfaces oE the golE bag to accommodat~ the golf clubs. As with the other embodiments, the central compartment 912 extends above the main body of the insert and the slots 922 are provided in the partial outer arcuate walls to accommodate the fastening straps.
Figures 27 and 28 ~how a st~ll further embodiment for golf clu~ holder insert 1000 of the present invention including a circular central compartment 1012 and outer arcuate compartments 1014, 1016 and 1018, each of which include outer arcuate compartment walls 1014a, 1016a and 101~a which extend only partway in a vertical direction toward the bottom of the insert 1000 to reduce the overall weight of the insert. The insert also includes a spanner member 1020 to accommodate slots 1022 for securing the straps to connect the insert to the golf bag.
Figures 29 and 30 show an embodiment 1100 of the p~esent invention which is designed to be permanently installed within the upper portion of a golf bag by gluing, stapling, sewing, welding or the like. In ~his embodiment, the insert 1100 extends only partway downwardly within the bag in a vertical direction.
The shape and spacing of the compartments, including a circular central compartment 1112 and a plurality o~ arcuate compartments 1114, 1116, 1118, 1120, 1122 and 1124 around the outer periphery thereof are essentially the same as the embodiments described hereinabove. It will also be appreciated that the permanently installed club holder insert may extend the entire vertical length of the golf bag.
It will be appreciated that various changes and modification~ may be made in the various structures described hereinabove. For example, but not by way o~ limitation, a variety of numbers of compartments may be provided, from a minimum o three to a maximum of fourteen separate compartments. Using the arcuate shapes in combination with the central circula~
compartment, the club holder insert provides openings which are easy to use and less tedious and which provide ample space and golf club arrangement possibilities. Other modifications and changes may be made in keeping within the ~cope of the Eollowing claims.
Figure 4 is a top plan view of the insert oE Figure 2.
Figure 5 is a perspective view of an embodiment o~ a yolE
club holder insert.
Figure 6 is a side elevational view of the insert oE Figure 5. .
Figure 7 is a top plan view of the insert of Figure 5.
Figure 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment oE a golf club holder insert.
Figure 9 is a side elevational view of the insert of Figure 8.
Figure 10 is a top plan view of the insert oE Figure 8.
Figure 11 i9 a side elevational view of a further embodiment of a golf club holder insert.
Figure 12 is a perspective view of the insert of Figure 11.
Figure 13 is a perspective view of a still further embodiment of a golf club holder insert with a golf bag shown in phantom lines.
Figure 14 is a perspective view of ye~ ano~her embodiment of a golf club holder insert with a golf bag shown in phantom lines.
Figure 15 i9 a perspec~ive view, partly in section, of a golf club holder insert within a conventi~onal gol~ club bag holding a plurality of clubs.
Figure 16 is a perspective view of the insert of Figure 15 separated from a golf bag.
Figure 17 is a top view of the insert within a golf bag.
Figure 18 is a perspective view of still another embodiment of a golf bag insert of the present invention.
Figure 19 is a top view thereoE.
Figure 20 is a perspective view of a Eurther embodiment of a golf bag insert of the present invention.
Figure 21 i9 a top view thereoE.
Figure 22 is a perspective view of yet another embodiment oE
the present invention.
Figure 23 is a top view thereof~
Figure 24 is a perspective view of another embodiment oE the golf club insert attached to a golf bag.
Figure 2S is a top view of the insert of Figure 24.
Figure 26 is a sectional view taken along the lines 26-26 of Figure 24.
Figure 27 i~ a perspective view oE a further embodiment of the golf club insert of the present invention.
Figure 28 is a top view thereoE.
Figure 29 is a perspective view of another embodlment of the present invention.
Figure 30 i~ a perspective view, partly in section, of the golf club insert of Figure 2~ attached to a golf bag.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to the drawings, Figures 1 to 4 show a dome shaped club holder insert lo which is structured to be attached to or integrally formed wi~h the top opening of a conventional golE bag 12 to dlvide or separate the clubs placed in the bag. The insert includes an outer annular wall 14, the diameter oE which corresponds to the size oE the golE bag with which it is used.
The outer wall i9 preferably provided with a two-level height configuration including a high portion 16 and a low portion 18 to generally accommodate variations in the length of the clubs being held within the bag. As shown, the transition from the high por410n 16 to the low portion 18 is achieved by an intermediate portion 17 baving an upper rim 22 angled along a portion of its length. It will be appreciated that the shorter iron golf clubs are placed in compartments adjacent the low annular wall portion 18, whereas longer iron clubs are placed adjacent the higher outer wall portions 16 and 17.
In keeping with the present invention, the insert 10 is Eormed with a raised compartment 20 generally centrally located with respect to the annular wall 14 and which extends above the upper rim 22 of the annular wall 14. The central compartment 20 has an outer wall 23 and i9 preferably formed in a tubular or cylindrical shape, although it will be appreciated that other shapes are equally applicable as described hereinbelow. A series of dividers 24 form a plurality of compartments 26 which are radially spaced from the outer wall 23 of the central compartment 20. The dividers 24 incline upwardly from below the upper rim 22 of the annular wall 14 to the outer wall of the central compartment ZO. As can be seen from the drawi~gs, the upper edge 28 and the outer wall 23 of the central compartment 20 i9 substantally raised above the upper edges 30 of the dividers 24.
This structure separates golf clubs placed within the central compartment 20 from golf clubs placed within the radial compartments 26. For example, if wood type golE clubs, havlng shafts made of special materials such as graphite, boron graphite, titanium and the like, are placed in the central compartment, these clubs are separated and protected from the shorter iron type yolf club heads which would normally be kept in the outer radial compartments 26. Each compartment, including the central compartment, is structured to receive two to more golf clubs without crowding. With a normal set oE fourteen golE clubs, there would be two clubs for each compartment, there being a total of seven compartments in this embodiment. I~ a player chooses to use three or even four wood type golf club heads, they could be accommodated within the central compartment 20. The hi~h divider walls 24 which connect the central compartment to the outer annular wall 14 also serve to restrict movement of the specific clubs within the compartments 26, thereby further minimizing damage between adjacent club heads and/or shafts, assuring that golf clubs held in the compartments 26 would not interfere with or contact clubs stored in the central compartment 20.
Since the wood type golf clubs are most often used by the average golFer, the fact that they are centrally located within the central compartment makes it easy for a player to gain access to these clubs in order to remove or replace them Erom and into the golE bag, respectively. The other more frequently used iron type golf clubs with the higher loEt3 would be placed within the compartments 26 ~djacent the low portion 18 of the outer wall 14, these compartments being readily accessable to the player.
For example, with a golf bag having a nine inch opening, the central compartment preferably would be at least three inches in diameter or more depending upon the nu~ber oE clubs it was designed to hold. The central compartment 20 extends from one to tllree inches above the top edge 22 of the annular divider 14.
Flgures 5, 6 and 7 show an example of a club holder insert 100 which is similar in structure to the embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 4 except that the central compartment 120 is square in shape and the plurality of compartments 126 have at least one square corner corresponding to the central compartment 120. In this embodiment, the central compartment 120 is also raised with res~ect to the outer annular wall 114 and a plurality of dividers 124 interconnect the outer wall of the central compartment with the outer annular wall 114. As shown, the top surface of the dividers 124 are inclined upwardly from the top edge 122 of the outer annular wall 114 to the top edge o the central compartment. These individual dividers tend to keep clubs held in the various compartments 126 from hitting each other. Golf clubs plac~ withil~ the central compartment 120 are protecte~ from b~illg hit by the other gol~ clubs in the outer compartments 126.
Figures 8, 9, and 10 show a club holder insert 200 having a series of eccentrically located golf club compartments arranged within the outer annular wall 214 of the insert. The unit includes an oval compartment 220 divided in two sections which is raised above the top rim 222 of the annular wall 214. The oval com~artmellt 220 is similar to the central compartment of the embodiments described hereinabove, and it is designed to protect the wood shafts in the same way.
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This insert 200 also includes a series of various shaped compartments 221, 223a, 223b, 225a and 2~5b to accommodate the other golf clubs used in the set. Compartment 221 has an outer annular wall connected to the outer wall o~ the insert. ~ividers 224 incline upwardly to the top surface of the central compartment and form compartments 223a, 223b, 225a, and 225b.
Figures 11 and 12 show another embodiment o a club holder insert 400 of the present invention including an outer annular wall 414 and an inner compartment 420. In this embodiment, the top edge 428 oE the central compartment 420 is coincident with the top edges 430 o~ the dividers 424 which serve to form the plurality oE~radial compartments 426 as with the embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 4. Any gol~ club~ placed within the central compartment 420 are equally protected against movement o~ the clubs in the same manner as described hereinabove.
Figure 13 shows a club holder insert 50 which is similar in structure to the embodiment in figures 1 to 4 and 11 and 12, e~cept the divider compartment~ 52 extend approximately half way Oe the vertical length oE a golf bag when lt is inserted into the top opening. An outer annular sleeve S4 similarly extends along approximately half of the vertical length of the bag and forms an outer wall Eor each compartment 52. The embodiments of Figure~ 5 through 7 and ~ through 10 can similarly be designed to extend an adaitional length into the bag, thereby providing greater stability to the club~ held by the insert.
Figure 14 show~ a club holder insert 80 which also is similar to the embodiment of Figures 1 to 4 and 11 and 12 except the divider compartments 82 extend the full length of a golf bag when it is inserted into the top opening. No outer sleeve is provided, but the bottom of the insert includes a collar 84 to , ~ ~ 7 r , r~ ;, strengthen the insert 80 at the bottom. ~gain, the other embodiments can be designed to extend along the entire lengtll of the bag.
Referring to the drawings, Fi~ures 15 through 17 show a gol~
club holder insert 500 for a golE bag having a generally elongated, semi-cylindrical structure, the diameter oE which is designed to fit within a particular sized opening of a golf bag.
It will be appreciated that the overall size and diameter of the insert 500 can be varied to accommodate various length and diameter gol bags. For example, a conventional golf ba~ noemally has an eight, nine or ten inch golE club holder opening, and therefore the overall diameter of the insert would be sized to snugly fit within the particular sized opening of the bag.
As can be seen from the drawings, the insert 500 includes a central compartment 512 which i~ cylindrical and extends the entire vertical length of the insert 500. The central compartment 512 extends above the rest of the insert and is designed to accommodate the extra length of wood or metal-wood golE clubs.
The insert includes a front compartment 514 and a rear compartment 516 which are also full length and extend Erom the top of the opening of the conventional golf bag to the bottom 4helf thereof. The compartments 514 and 516 are symmetrically placed on opposite sides of the central compart~ent 512. Each compartment 514 and 516 is arcuate in shape as particularly can be seen in Figures 16 and 17. Arcuate compartroent 514 is formed of an outer arcuate wall 514a, an inner arcuate wall 514b which may be integral with or attached to the outer wall of inner compartment 512, and side walls 514c and 514d. It will be appreciated that the radius of curvature of the outer arcuate wall 514 corresponds to the complementary inner wall oE a conventional golf bag. Similarly, compartment 16 is formed oE
outer arcuate wall 516a, inner arcuate wall 516b and side walls 516c and 516d.
As particularly shown in Figure 17, when the insert 500 is positioned within the opening of a golf bag, shown in phantom lines, the spaces on either side of the central compartment 512 between the arcuate compartments 514 and 516 form two additional compartments 51~ and 520 formed with the side walls 514c, 514d, 516c and 516d along with the inner wall sur~ace of the golf bag.
A series of slots 522 are formed adjacent the top edges oE
each of the compartments 514 and 516 respectively and accommodate straps which secure the insert 500 through complementary openings on the top collar 524 of a golE bag.
In use, the insert provides five separate compartments to accommodate the normal complement of fourteen golf cLubs used by a golEer. It is contemplated that the central circular compartment 512 will accommodate various wood or metal-wood type golf clubR, many of which are now provided with exotic and somewhat fragile shaEt3 and shaft finishe~. Each of the arcuate compartments 514, 516, 518 and 520 preferably would contain from one to three of the iron type golf clubs. For example, compartment 514 may be used ~o hold the normal complement of two or three wedges used by a golf player, compartment 518 may accommodate, for example, the seven, eight and nine lrons, compartment 520 may accommodate the four, five and six irons, and compar~ment 516 may accommodate the two and three irons as well as a putter. No matter what selection of golf clubs a golfer chooses to play with, the invention provides an insert which permits arrangement of the clubs so they are readily accessable to the player while at the same time separating the clubs, thereby pre~entin~ entanglement and/or damage when a club i5 removed or inserted back into the golf bag.
The central compartment 512, while not only protecting the shafts of the longer clubs, centrally locates the longer hitting wood type clubs which are most often used by a golf player.
In addition, the golf club insert provides an aesthetically pleasing arrangement whereby the golf clubs may be stored within the bag in a symmetrical and orderly ~anner making it relatively simple for the player to choose a particular club, thereby eliminating the possibility of removing an incorrect club from the bag.
The emBodiment shown in Figures 15 through 17 can readily be designed to i.nclude additional features shown in the previous embodiments. For example, the side walls 514c, 514d, 516c, and 516d can include top edges that incline upwardly f~om lower outer arcuate walls 514a and 516a to higher inner arcuate walls 514b and 516b. In addition, the rear compartnlent 516 can be designed to be taller than the compartment 514, so that shorter iron clubs can be placed within compartment 514, longer iron clubs can be placed in compartment 516, and intermediate iron clubs can be placed in compartments 518 and 520.
Figures 18 and 19 illustrate another embodiment of a gol~
club holder insert 600 of the present invention. In this ernbodiment, the insert 600 includes a circular central compartment 61~ and three radially ~paced arcuate outer compartments 614, 616 and 618. Compartments 614, 616 and 618 are provided with inner and outer arcuate walls and connecting side walls as, for example, outer arcuate wall 6i4a, inner arcuate wall 614b and side walls 614c and 614d, respectively. In this embodiment, an arcuate spanner member 620 is connected between compartments 616 and 618 specifically to accommodate slotted openings 622 formed therein to receive the connecting straps for attaching the insert 600 to the interior of the golf bag as described with respect to the previous embodiment hereinabove. It will be appeciated that the spanner member 620 need only be a few inches high for this purpose.
When the insert 600 is secured within a golf bag, not shown, it will be appreciated that a total of seven compartments will be formed to accommodate the varlous golf clubs. In addition to the central compartment 612 and the three arcuate compartments 614, 616 and 618, there will be three additional compartments formed using the inner wall oE the golf bag and the spaces located between compartments 614 and 616, 616 and 618, and 618 and 614, respectively.
As with the first embodiment, the central compartment 612 extends above the overall upper surface of the insert to provide a barrier between the shafts of the longer golE clubs and the heads oE the shorter irons.
The arrangement of seven openings provide~ a golfer with a still greater variety of positions to store and arrange the golf clubs to make them readily accessable for his individual needs.
Another embodiment of a golE club holder insert 700 is shown in Figures 20 and 21 formed of a circular central compartment 712 and four equally spaced arcuate compartments 714, 716, 718 and 720 extending from the central compartment. In this embodiment, each of the arcuate compartments are provided with arcuate outer walls 714a, 716a, 718a and 720a, and are particularly useful when used with a goLE bag having non-rigid inner w~lls. In other respects, the insert performs essentially the same as the embodiment of Figures 15 through 17 and includes the featuræ oE
an extended central compartment 712 and the provision of 910t9 722 to accommodate straps for connection to the golf bag.
Figures 22 and 23 show another embodiment of a golf club holder insert 800 formed of a central circular compartment 812 and a series oE six arcuate compartments 814, 816, 81S, 820, 822 and 824. As with the embodiment shown in Figures 20 and 21, each of the arcuate compartments include solid outer arcuate walls which extend the entire vertical length o~ the insert to provide a total of seven club holding compartments.
Yet ano~her embodiment of the golf club holder insert 900 is shown in Figures 24 to 26. This embodiment includes a circular central compartment 912 and outer arcuate compartments 914 and 916. To accommodate use with lighter golf bags, the outer arcuate walls 914a and 916a extend only partway down in a vertical direction, thus reducing the overall weight oE the insert. As can be seen from Figure 26, the lower portion of the insert has no outer arcuate walls and uses the inner surfaces oE the golE bag to accommodat~ the golf clubs. As with the other embodiments, the central compartment 912 extends above the main body of the insert and the slots 922 are provided in the partial outer arcuate walls to accommodate the fastening straps.
Figures 27 and 28 ~how a st~ll further embodiment for golf clu~ holder insert 1000 of the present invention including a circular central compartment 1012 and outer arcuate compartments 1014, 1016 and 1018, each of which include outer arcuate compartment walls 1014a, 1016a and 101~a which extend only partway in a vertical direction toward the bottom of the insert 1000 to reduce the overall weight of the insert. The insert also includes a spanner member 1020 to accommodate slots 1022 for securing the straps to connect the insert to the golf bag.
Figures 29 and 30 show an embodiment 1100 of the p~esent invention which is designed to be permanently installed within the upper portion of a golf bag by gluing, stapling, sewing, welding or the like. In ~his embodiment, the insert 1100 extends only partway downwardly within the bag in a vertical direction.
The shape and spacing of the compartments, including a circular central compartment 1112 and a plurality o~ arcuate compartments 1114, 1116, 1118, 1120, 1122 and 1124 around the outer periphery thereof are essentially the same as the embodiments described hereinabove. It will also be appreciated that the permanently installed club holder insert may extend the entire vertical length of the golf bag.
It will be appreciated that various changes and modification~ may be made in the various structures described hereinabove. For example, but not by way o~ limitation, a variety of numbers of compartments may be provided, from a minimum o three to a maximum of fourteen separate compartments. Using the arcuate shapes in combination with the central circula~
compartment, the club holder insert provides openings which are easy to use and less tedious and which provide ample space and golf club arrangement possibilities. Other modifications and changes may be made in keeping within the ~cope of the Eollowing claims.
Claims (35)
1. A golf club holder insert for use with a golf bag to hold a plurality of golf clubs of various lengths, the insert comprising:
an outer arcuate wall sized to fit within the opening of the golf bag;
a primary compartment, interconnected with said outer arcuate wall, structured to receive two or more longer clubs;
a plurality of secondary compartments, interconnected with said outer arcuate wall, structured to receive one or more clubs, at least two of said secondary compartments being adjacent to and extending outwardly from said primary compartment;
said primary compartment including an outer longitudinal wall which extends vertically above each secondary compartment adjacent said primary compartment a sufficient distance to separate and protect the club heads and shafts of the clubs in said primary compartment from the clubs in said secondary compartments.
an outer arcuate wall sized to fit within the opening of the golf bag;
a primary compartment, interconnected with said outer arcuate wall, structured to receive two or more longer clubs;
a plurality of secondary compartments, interconnected with said outer arcuate wall, structured to receive one or more clubs, at least two of said secondary compartments being adjacent to and extending outwardly from said primary compartment;
said primary compartment including an outer longitudinal wall which extends vertically above each secondary compartment adjacent said primary compartment a sufficient distance to separate and protect the club heads and shafts of the clubs in said primary compartment from the clubs in said secondary compartments.
2. The golf club holder insert of Claim 1 wherein said outer arcuate wall includes a high portion and a low portion and wherein said primary compartment is proximate said high portion.
3. The golf club holder insert of Claim 1 wherein two or more of said secondary compartments are formed by a plurality of dividers having one end fixed to said outer wall of said primary compartment and the other end fixed to said outer arcuate wall.
4. The golf club holder insert of Claim 3 wherein said dividers incline upwardly from said outer arcuate wall to said outer wall of said primary compartment.
5. The golf club holder insert of Claim 4 wherein said dividers incline upwardly to the top surface of said primary compartment.
6. The golf club holder insert of Claim 1 wherein said primary compartment is centrally located and wherein said secondary compartments extend outwardly from said primary compartment.
7. A golf club holder insert for placement in the opening of a golf bag, said insert comprising:
a shaped outer wall having an upper edge and a plurality of divided compartments formed within the periphery of said shaped outer wall for holding golf clubs in the bag;
at least one of said divided compartments being an extended compartment having walls which extend above the remainder of said divided compartments, a sufficient distance to prevent the golf clubs in the remainder of said divided compartments from contacting the golf clubs in said extended compartment.
a shaped outer wall having an upper edge and a plurality of divided compartments formed within the periphery of said shaped outer wall for holding golf clubs in the bag;
at least one of said divided compartments being an extended compartment having walls which extend above the remainder of said divided compartments, a sufficient distance to prevent the golf clubs in the remainder of said divided compartments from contacting the golf clubs in said extended compartment.
8. The golf club holder insert of Claim 7 wherein said extended compartment is centrally located with respect to said remainder of said divided compartments.
9. The golf club holder insert of Claim 7 wherein said extended compartment includes an upper rim located a distance above said upper edge of said shaped outer wall; the distance between said upper rim and said upper edge of said shaped outer wall defining a space to store golf club heads of the golf clubs within said remainder of divided compartments.
10. The golf club holder of Claim 7 wherein said extended compartment is eccentrically located with respect to the remainder of said divided compartments.
11. The golf club holder of Claim 8 wherein the remainder of said divided compartments are disposed outwardly and radially of said centrally located extended compartment.
12. The golf club holder of Claim 11 wherein the remainder of said divided compartments are formed by dividers.
13. A golf club holder insert for placement in the opening of a golf bag; said insert including a plurality of divided compartments to facilitate separation and storage of golf clubs in said bag wherein the improvement comprises:
a first inner central compartment centrally located on said insert to receive a plurality of golf clubs;
a series of outer compartments radially disposed about said central compartment;
said central compartment extending in a vertical direction above the uppermost surfaces of said outer compartments, such that in use golf clubs stored in said central compartment are prevented from making contact with golf clubs stored in any of said radially disposed outer compartments.
a first inner central compartment centrally located on said insert to receive a plurality of golf clubs;
a series of outer compartments radially disposed about said central compartment;
said central compartment extending in a vertical direction above the uppermost surfaces of said outer compartments, such that in use golf clubs stored in said central compartment are prevented from making contact with golf clubs stored in any of said radially disposed outer compartments.
14. The golf club holder insert of Claim 13 further including an outer peripheral wall sized to conform with said golf bag opening and further including a plurality of dividers connected between said outer peripheral wall and said inner central compartment to form said series of outer compartments.
15. The club holder insert of Claim 14 wherein the upper surfaces of said dividers coincide with the upper surface of said inner central compartment.
16. The club holder insert of Claim 14 wherein the upper surface of said inner central compartment extends above said dividers.
17. The golf club holder insert of Claim 13 wherein said inner central compartment is circular in shape.
18. The golf club holder insert of Claim 13 wherein said inner central compartment is square in shape.
19. The golf club holder insert of Claim 13 wherein said inner central compartment is oval in shape.
20. The golf club holder insert of Claim 19 further including a second oval shaped compartment.
21. The golf club holder insert of Claim 13 wherein said compartments extend downwardly the entire length of said golf bag.
22. A golf club holder insert for use with a golf bag to hold a plurality of golf clubs, said insert being elongated and having an outer periphery defining a circular shape; comprising:
an elongated cylindrical, central golf club holding compartment having a circular opening and extending approximately the vertical length of the golf bag it is used with, said circular opening being sized to accommodate at least two golf clubs;
a plurality of arcuate shaped golf club holding compartments attached to the outer wall of said central club holding compartment, each of said compartments, including at least an outer arcuate wall defining said outer periphery and side walls connected to said central compartment; said outer wall having a radius of curvature corresponding to the inner radius of curvature of said golf bag.
an elongated cylindrical, central golf club holding compartment having a circular opening and extending approximately the vertical length of the golf bag it is used with, said circular opening being sized to accommodate at least two golf clubs;
a plurality of arcuate shaped golf club holding compartments attached to the outer wall of said central club holding compartment, each of said compartments, including at least an outer arcuate wall defining said outer periphery and side walls connected to said central compartment; said outer wall having a radius of curvature corresponding to the inner radius of curvature of said golf bag.
23. The insert of Claim 22 wherein said plurality of arcuate shaped golf club holding compartments are two in number and are symmetrically spaced from said central compartment.
24. The insert of Claim 23 wherein said arcuate shaped compartments have an arc length of approximately 90 degrees.
25. The insert of Claim 22 wherein said plurality of arcuate shaped golf club holding compartments are three in number and are symmetrically, circumferentially spaced about the outer periphery of said insert.
26. The insert of Claim 25 wherein said arcuate shaped compartments each have an arc length of approximately 50 degrees.
27. The insert of Claim 22 wherein said plurality of arcuate shaped golf club holding compartments are four in number and each are symmetrically, circumferentially spaced and have an arc length of approximately 90 degrees about the outer periphery of said insert.
28. The insert of Claim 22 wherein said plurality of arcuate shaped golf club holding compartments are six in number and each are symmetrically, circumferentially spaced and have an arc length of approximately 60 degrees about the outer periphery of said insert.
29. The insert of Claim 22 wherein said outer arcuate wall of said arcuate shaped golf club holding compartments extends only partway downwardly from the top of said insert along its longitudinal axis.
30. The insert of Claim 22 wherein said insert includes means for attaching said insert to said golf bag.
31. The insert of Claim 30 wherein said means for attaching includes a plurality of strap receiving slots in said outer arcuate wall for attachment to said golf bag.
32. The insert of Claim 22 wherein said central golf club holding compartment extends above the top surface of said plurality of arcuate shaped holding compartments separating the interior of said central compartment from the upper edges of said arcuate shaped holding compartments.
33. The insert of Claim 25 further including an arcuate spanner member connecting the upper portions of two of said three compartments.
34. The insert of Claim 22 wherein said insert is permanently attached to said golf bag.
35. The insert of Claim 22 wherein the top edge of said central compartment is in-line with the top edges of said arcuate club holding compartments.
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