US2436688A - Assembly features of golf club bags - Google Patents

Description

Feb. R. L. CORBETT ASSEMBLY FEATURES OF GOLF CLUB .BAGS

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Patented Feb. 24, 1948 UNI-TED. 1 STATES. PATENT O FFICE ASSEMBLY FEATURES QEGOLF CLUBfiAGS Robert Lee Corbett, Lakewood, Ohio- Applieation February 1, 1945, Serial No. 575,600. 7

1 Claim. 1

y i ventionre ate to imp o eme ts in f club bags.

It isv an object of my invention to provide-an improved golf club bag which may be readily and quickly .as emb e ii manufacture and whi h will be durable and eflicient in use.

I further contemplate that the club positioning means of my invention shallbe so associated with,

the. mouth of the golf. .bag. as to eliminate the use of special long arm scwingmachines or other special equipment to secure the said positioning means or the club supporting and retaining means to the bag.

Another object of my invention is to provide improved support means for said bag whereby said bag will maintain its assembled form in use.

Another object of my invention is to provide improved means for mounting the golf clubs in the golf bag of my invention.

Another object of my invention is to provide in the improved golf bag of my invention an improved ball and tee compartment.

Other objects of my invention and the invention itself will become more readily apparent from a review of the following description and attached drawing, in which drawing:

Fig, 1 is a perspective View of the improved golf bag of my invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the structure of Fig. 1, the back outer cover material being omitted in this view;

, Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a top plan View taken .on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the ball tee compartment of my invention.

Referring now to the drawings, in all of which like parts are designated by like reference characters, at I I show the improved golf bag of my invention, said bag comprising a bag covering 2, an upper cuff 5, a lower base I, a standard 12, bag handle 15. shoulder strap it, a ball and tee compartment l? and a utility compartment 22, as best shown in Fig. 1.

The bag further comprises a novel stay pocket apron 2i, for purposes hereinafter more fully described, said stay pocket apron being disposed medially of the bag, as best shown in Fig. 3.

Various features of the bag of my invention have been separately described and claimed in my (impending apblications for United States Letters Patent, Serial Nos. 575,598 and 575,599, both filed February 1, 1945, the latter now abandoned, these being particularly the standard l2, and improved suspension and supporting means, not shown herein but adapted to be associated with the bagof my invention, and the same will only be referred to generally in this specification.

It isto be noted that, as illustrated hereimthe tion arepreferably formed of plastic and each comprises apair of stay slots 6 and 8 resectively,

at either side of each said element, said pairs of slots being adapted to be placed in alignment when the bag is assembled.

The cuff 5, as shown in the embodiment herein illustrated and described, is preferably tapered from end to end in the usual manner, and index strips 3 and 4, preferably also formed of plastic, comprising any suitable number of compartments for accommodating woods and iron clubs each being disposed on either side of the apron division 2|, may be secured to the cuff by means of studs 5 or like securing means. The index strips thus prevent shifting of the clubs to a reasonable degree and enable the golfer and/or his caddie to more quickly locate a desired club.

The base I is preferably provided with a pair of legs or lug portions 9, preferably integrally formed with the base of the preferred plastic thereof, said lugs having metallic buttons or the like III to withstand wear, said lugs assisting the standard l2 in maintaining the bag in standing position, said standard being secured to the upper rear portion of the bag.

It will be noted that the bag handle 15 and strap IE will preferably be formed of plastic material and that the material of the pocket IT and compartment 22 will preferably be of the material of the bag proper which may be canvas, leather, or other suitable material.

The ball and tee dispensing pocket I! of my invention is adapted to receive the balls and. tees in the larger portion a of the compartment and to dispense tees from the smaller portion b thereof, the ball and tee compartments a and b being separated by means of a perforated partition l9, said perforations being only sufficiently large than said tees to enable tees which have been placed in the ball compartment a to fall through the compartment a into the compartment 1) and to bar balls from so doing. The tees may be readily obtained from the compartment b by means of movement of the slide fastener tab 1:, the slide fastener tab y being drawn back when both balls and tees are dropped into the main compartment a of the pocket. A single lock arrangement 20 locks the entire pocket I! and the two slide fastener units.

In assembly, the bag covering l' comprising the pocket I'I, compartment 22, bag handle 15 and "suitable buckles for the strap i6 is sewed, laced or riveted to the base I and then a vertical seam uniting opposite side edges of the covering is disposed rearwardly of the bag to form a cylindrical tube thereof.

Thestay pocket apron 2| withthe stays 25 inserted within the hem portions 25 of the apron is then inserted within the tubular bag covering; the stay ends inserted within the stay slots .8 of the base and the opposite ends of said stays within the aligned stay slots 6 of the cuff 5. The

cuii is then attached to the ba covering by means of sewing, lacing, riveting or other suit-- able means.

The stay pocket apron being of separate ma terial from that of the bag, thus enables the bag to be assembled without the: use of long-arm sewing machines and/or equipment for riveting stays to cuii and base, as in prior art practice.

The apron, as above described, also provides for two rows of golf shafts to preserve golf shafts and grips.

Although I have described my invention in connection with a preferred embodiment thereof,

I am, of course, aware that numerous and exten-e sive departures could be made therefrom without,

'member, an apron disposed medially of said tubular member and having stay elements projected therethrough, the opposite ends of each said stay element being seated in said opposing aligned slots in the base and cuff members.

ROBERT LEE CORBETT.

REFERENCES CITED P'Ih'e following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,502,300 Fairchild July 22, 1924 1,951,158 Loke et al Mar. 13, 1934 2,256,521 Kirkpatrick et al. Sept. 23, 1941 2,408,777 Holbrook Oct. 8, 1946 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 349,310 Great Britain May 28, 1931

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