US1700734A - Golf bag - Google Patents

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H/.s H7' railways Filed Aug. 17, 1925 8 BRANDT GOLF BAG Feb. 5'; 1929.

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.appneation 4fired 'August My invention is an improvement in bags for golf clubs and the like.

An object of my invention is to construct a golf bag having a base which is more dur-able and which may be easily attached to the bagv present a neat external appearance thereto. j j

Another object of my invention is to construct afd'evice of the character named which is rigid in construction yet simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will become more apparent from the following description, reference being made to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like characters are employed 'to designate like parts throughout the same.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is an elevation of a golf bag embodying my invention; Y

Fig. 2 is-a central section of the mouth of the bag partly broken away;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; j

Fig. 4 is a detail of a portion of the clamping ring;v v v j Y' Fig. 5-is a fragmentary enlarged section of the bottom of the bag; 4

Fig. 6 is a central section through the bag bottom; and

Fig.y 7 is a bottom view of the bottom plate.

In the drawings, 1 indicates a suitable bag preferablytubular in form and which may be made of any suitable flexible material such as leather, canvas orother suitable fabric. At the open end or mouth of the bag, I have provided a metallic expansion or clamping ring 2 which issecured to the inner surfacel of the bag material at intervals by rivets 3. This ring is also provided with projections or the like 4 on lits outer periphery for engaging the bag material and to further prevent relative movement of the ring and bag material when the ring is in fixed position. These projections may be formed in rany suitable manner, as, for example, by punchil reinforcing strip of material or collar -5 is sewed adjacent its lower edge to the bag at 6 and its upper edge is secured to the bag material and ring 2 atintervals by :the rivets 3. Stay rods 7 run longitudinally of the bagand are provided with eyelets atreach end, the upper ends stopping short of the top of the bag andbeing held thereto by rivets Y or privare, carro. i

3,Vand the lower 'ends ybeing vengaged as shown. I havev provided an apron Aadapted to be secu-red at its upper edge to the mouth of thebag by the ring 8. This apron. is nor-y mally disposed downwardly within the 1 bag andi is provided at its free end with-aser'ies of eyelets vE throughwhich-a draw-string may' be threaded. In `vuse the apron isvwithdrawn from `the interior Aof the bag and is disposed as in Fig. 1 about the heads of the clubs car# ried inthe bag. A-clamping .ringt8 fits-over the open end of thebagandfserves to'cl'ampy y the strip 5,-the material 1, ring 2an'd the upper edge of the apron VA inlplaceasshown in Figs. 2 and 3. The ring 8 is provided with a turned over flange 9 along its upper annular edge and a material engaging inturned'flange 10 about another annular edge. When the/ ring 8 is clamped into position at the mouth of the bag, the flange 9 will form a rounded edge atthe mouth of the bag and itsedge 10 will grip the material,.as shown. The body.l of the ring 8 will cover the rivets 3 while the flange 10 will grip the reinforcing strip 5 in such a manner that the ring 2 will seat itself between the adjacent edges of the flanges ment of the bag material. j v

Stay rod pockets 12 are provided within the bag and extend substantially the length thereof.

. 9 and 10 to prevent longitudinal displace- The bottom or baserof the bag is formed I somewhat similar to the mouth'of the bag except that in place of the ring 8, I have provided a plate 13 having a ring or flange 14 with a material engaging inturned free edge 15. The plateis formed with an lannular rib 16 about its periphery for engaging the ground or any plane surface whenthe bag is placed in upright position. The-plate side wall 14 and the rib 16 forman annulairecess 13 into which the ring 18 and adjacent bag material'is .seatedv and held when the parts are assembled. Ribs 17 may be formed on the plate to engage the ground,

if desired.'v

I provide an expandingy ring 1 8, having projections 18 4.for engaging the bag material land to which is secured the lower ends of the stay rods 7 and the l'owervedges of the i bag material 1 and `reinforcing strip or collar 19 by rivets20.V The plate 13 is forced over the adjacent bottom edges of these parts .in a manner similar to the ring 8 at the mouth of the bag, and when place'hides .y j the rivets 20 from view` and also prevents L longitudinal displacement of the bag mate'- rial with respect to the plate, since the edge of the plate grips the bag material on one side while the expansion ring 18 tends to seat within the recess 13 and grip the bagV material on the other side. It will be seen that lI have constructed a golf bag which may be quickly assembled and which is composed of ,comparatively few parts. It `will also be` seen that my improved golf bag is of more rigid construction and is therefore adapted to vrougher and longer use than Y those heretofore manufactured.

face, and a bottom' plate having side walls to form an annular recess tov seat the lower end of said bag material, one yof said side walls extending upwardly and terminating in an inturned material gripping flange, l

said gripping flange' being arrange to force a ,portionof said bag material over the upper periplieraledge of the clamping member, said clamping member and said adjacent bag ma terial being held within said recess when said bottom plate is in position.

y 2. In a golf bag, a body, a re-enforcing ring disposed around the' body at an end thereof and having an inturned flange dis- Y posed inwardly of the end of the body, and a ring expanding the material of the body outwardly into engagement'with the reenforcing ring and against the inturned flange. In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature this 13th day of August, 1925. 5

JOHN w. BRANDT.

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