US1597870A - Golf bag - Google Patents

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M. B. REACH GOLF BAG Filed June 22 Patented Aug. 3l, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT MILTON B. REACH, 0F SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO A. G. SPALDING da BROS., 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., .A CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY.

GOLF BAG.

Application led June 22,1925. Serial No. 38,852.

In the use of the ordinary golf bag, which is of considerable weight, it not infrequently happens that a golfer on arriving at the links on Sundays and holidays, finds that a caddy is unavailable, and that it is desir.- able, for conserving his strength, to use a lighter bag. fj i My present invention aims to provide a so-called Sunday bag, which can be conveniently carried by the golfer as a part of his regular outt as an auxiliary bag, .to be.

substituted foror used in llieu of the fo-rmer when a caddy is unavailable.y

Another object is to provide a construction in which the clubs will be segregated individually or in pairs, according to number, so that a ready selection is possible, and in which the bag will have two club carry ing portions lying in parallelism and juxtaposition, whereby the bag will be reduced to a minimum thickness when in use, produc ing a flat type of bag which may be more conveniently carried.

A. further object is to provide a construction which will eliminate the usual handle, thereby further reducing the weight, such construction enabling the putter to constitute the handle for the bag.

Another object is toprovide a bag of this nature which, when the clubs are removed, can be rolled into cylindrical form of small diameter so as to be slid into the ordinary golf bag along with the clubs therein.

The invention also aims toy provide a'bag which can be used as a container or carrier for golf clothing, etc., either with the golf clubs in place therein, or with the clubs removed an'd carried in the customary bag.

With ythese and other objects `in view which will hereinafter appear, the inven-v tion includes the novel features of construction hereinafter described, the nature and scope of my invention being defined and ascertained by the claims appended hereto.

An embodiment of my said invention is illustrated -in the accompanying drawings, in which v Figure l is a plan view of my improved ba lig. 2 is a si'de elevation of the same in club carrying position.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the bag 1n the position shown in Fig. 2, the section being taken just below the top c of the pocket C.

Fig. 4 is a view showing the bag with the clubs removed and rolled for insertion in the ordinary bag, and

Fig. 5 is a viewof lthe bag, when rolled` for carrying golf clothing. v

Fig. 6 is a view of the opposite face from that shown in Fig. 1.

Referring by reference characters to these drawings, the bag is shown as comprising a foundation layer 1 preferably of liexible and preferably textile material, carrying on one face thereof a plurality of club receiving pockets, conveniently four in number. These are preferably formed by stitching to one face (the outer when used for club carrying purposes) an outer facing layer 2 united to the layer 1 by' longitudinal rows of stitches 2a and also stitched or secured 'is designed to 'distribute the club carrying strain, said juxtaposed edges overlappin the surface of the tape and being secure theretoby means such as rows of stitching indicated at 3a. The free side edges of the bag are preferably provided with reinforcing or wear resisting bindings, preferably of leather, as indicated at 4. l

It will be noticed that the top edges of the bag are inclined downwardly from the center in Aopposite directions, and conversely the bottom edges 'are inclined upwardly. This produces two sets of relatively long and short pockets, A, A. and B, B', the former of which are adapted 4to receive and properly hold the longer clubs, such as mid iron and spoon in one, and driver and brassie in the other, while in a similar manner the shorter pockets retain in pairs the shorter clubs, such as the niblic and pitch- .ing mashie, and mashie and mashie iron.

such as leather, as indicated at c. To the ocket which fasteners 7 cooperate with the tape' or. reinforcing strip 3 at a suitable emale fasteners 7l to enable the bag to be height above the top of the putter pocket is formed into a tubular enclosure (either with secured a loop or eye member 5, convenient.- or without clubs in the pockets) for carryly formed of leather or like material, and it ing articles of golf apparel as shown in will be seen that when the shaft of the putter Fig. 5. is inserted through this loop or eye and into y forming the bottom edges of the bag the putter pocket, the portion of the shaft'lyinclined, as hereinbefore described, not only ing between the loop and the top of the putdoes this aid in shortening the edge pockets ter pocket will serve as a convenient handle and facilitate club selection, but the tapered for the bag, and when the bag is lifted by bottom tends to keep the near or advanced this handle the two club carrying portions edge olf the ground and prevent Wear and will swingtowards each other and lie in partear at this point. allelism and juxtaposition, thus providing a Having thus described my invention, what flat form of club carrier with the club I claim is pockets and clubs 011 lthe outside in con- 1. A golf bag of flexible material having venient position for removal and replaceclub receiving pockets extending substanment. Due to thesegregation ofthe clubs tially the full length of the bag, an interin pockets in a determined order, selection mediate club receiving pocket having the upis facilitated and wear on the handle wrapper end terminating below the upper end pings is reduced to a minimum. of the bag, and an eye member adjacent the In addition to the handle means formed upper endof. the bag and aligned with said by the putter and its means of retention, I intermediate pocket and spaced therefrom. rovide a carrying or shoulder strap 6 hav- 2. A golf bag of flexible material having` ing one end secured to the inner face of the centrally disposed carrying means, said bag bag, as indicated at 6, whereby it does not being freely foldable on the line of said interferel withthe insertion of the putter carrying means, whereby the two side porshaft into the loop and putterpocket, the tions can fold into parallelism when supopposite endl of the strap being secured to ported by the carrying. means, each of said the outer surface of the putter pocket at a side portions having a plurality of club resuitable distance from the top thereof, as ceiving pockets, the bottom edges of each indicated at 6b, and it will be observed that of said side portions inclining upwardly to due to the central connections of the strap, the free edges, whereby successively shorter the bag, when` carried thereby, tends likeockets are provided and the bottom of the wise to hang in a flat folded condition. ag is substantially parallel with the ground The bag is providedwith. means, such as when suspended by the carrying means. Snap fasteners 7 and 7,by which it may, 3. A golf bag of flexible material having when rolled up into close cylindrical form centrally disposed carrying means, said bag with the clubs removed, be retained in such being freely foldable on the line of said position and thereby inserted in the ordinary carrying means, whereby the two side porgolf bag when going to the links, and be in tions can fold into parallelism when supreadiness for 4use 1n case a caddy is not ported by the carrying means, each of said available. side portions having a plurality of club The bag'is also preferably provided with receiving pockets, the top and bottom edges a ball receiving ocket 8 having a cover 8l of each of said side portions converging from provided with astening means such,l as a the center line to the free edges, whereby snap -fastener 8b, such pocket being located successively shorter pockets are provided on the inside face of the bag (opposite to and the bottom of the bag is substantially the club pocket face) and preferably adjaparallelY with the ground when suspended by cent one edge. the carrying means.

It will be noticed that one set of snap fas- 4. A golf bag of flexible material in flat teners 7 (the male fasteners) are secured form having club receiving pockets disposed to the inside face of the bag centrally therelengthwise thereof of varying depth and of, while the female fasteners 7 are secured bottom edges inclined upwardly to the fr@ to one edge 'of the bag with their sockets facedge, with fastening mea to hold the bag ing to the opposite slde, or club pocket side. in a tightly rolled condi ion substantially When the bag is to be rolled for insertion as described. in a caddy bag, the clubs being removed, I 5. A golf bag of flexible material in flat begin at the ball .pocket 4carrying edge and form, having club receiving pockets on one roll with the club pockets facing inwardly, face thereof, centrally arranged fastener whereafter the snap fasteners are connected means carried by the other face, and fastenas shown in Fig. 4. er means carried by one edge and' adapted Other male snap fasteners 7 are connected to cooperate with said centrally arranged to 'the outside face of the bag adjacent the Afastener means. edge of the portion which carries the ball 6. A golfbag having a plurality of club receiving pockets extending substantially the full lengt thereof, and an intermediate club receiving pocket having its upper end terminating below the upper end of the bag,V

and an eye member adjacent the upper end of the bag and aligned with said intermediate pocket and spaced therefrom.

7. A golf bag having a plurality of club receiving pockets extending substantially the full length thereof,and an intermediate club receiving minating elowthe upper end of the' bag,

ocket having its upper end'v ter' an eye member adjacent the upper end of the bag and aligned with said intermediate pocket and spaced therefrom, and a carrying strap havmg one end secured to the face of the bag adjacent its upper end and oppoj site to the face to Which the intermediate pocket is secured, and means for .securing the other end of the strap to the Wall of the 20 intermediate pocket.

` In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature.

MILTON B. REACH.

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