Golf Club Patents (Class 211/70.2)
  • Publication number: 20080121597
    Abstract: A golf club holder and display adaptable to the desired configuration of the user. The display includes a support member and a cradle, with the cradle being adjustably removable relative to the support member. The support member may accept different numbers and types of cradles, and the user can select the cradles based on the desired display configuration. The golf club holder and display is also adaptable to supporting both right-handed and left-handed golf clubs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: Cormack, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodrigo R. Dientsmann, David A. Forte, Walter R. Miranda
  • Patent number: 7337898
    Abstract: An improved golf bag that upon frontal opening promotes the pivoted gravitational falling and forward, limited angular displacement of a plurality of tiered racks adapted to receive and maintain stationary placement of a plurality of golf clubs therein, thereby providing convenient and organized frontal presentation and accessibility to a variety of golf clubs, and wherein the golf bag is adapted to be seated and secured to the rear of a golf cart without external harnesses or straps, thus permitting the bag to extend beyond the rear of golf cart and provide free frontal access to the contents thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Inventor: Fred Lewter
  • Publication number: 20080006547
    Abstract: A golf club carrier includes a central pole having a platform at one end thereof and club holding clips thereon. Golf clubs extend through the holding clips and rest on the platform with the club heads located above the clips. One form of the carrier includes a multi-portion central pole with telescoping sections and a lock for locking the telescoping sections together when the central pole has been extended to a desired length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventor: Andy C. Pace
  • Patent number: 7303070
    Abstract: A partitioned golf club bag (10) having a partitioned golf club insert (26) that includes an upper partitioned platform (28) having fourteen golf club bores (36). Each golf club bore (36) is marked with a number (86) that corresponds to the number of a particular golf club (170). Into each golf club bore (36) is inserted a golf club sleeve (78) that includes a vertical notch (82) that maintains each golf club (170) in an orderly, angular position. The golf club bag (10) also includes a shoulder harness (142), a plurality of utility pockets (158), and an articulated, combination golf bag stand and wheel assembly (90). The assembly (90) can be positioned to allow the golf club bag (12) to be placed in a stationary position or to be placed in a position that allows the golf club bag (12) to be pushed or pulled by means of a handle (156) that is attached to the golf club bag (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Inventor: Kwangill Hong
  • Patent number: 7284659
    Abstract: A tube for accommodating a golf club is provided with internal structure to prevent rotation of the club and to centralize the club shaft. The structure to prevent rotation of the club is positioned in the passage near the bottom end of the tube. The structure to centralize the club shaft is positioned in the passage near the top end. A plurality of tubes so equipped can be provided in bundle form inside of the golf bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Inventors: Steven L Sugarek, C. Alan Sugarek
  • Patent number: 7281398
    Abstract: A golf club securing assembly includes a golf bag and an elongated support mounted therein. An elongated rod is mounted in and orientated parallel to a longitudinal axis of the support. The rod is slidable with respect to the support and is selectively positioned in a first position adjacent to a first end of the support or in a second position spaced from the first end of the support. Each of a plurality of couplers is configured to releasably secure a golf club adjacent to the support. Each of the couplers includes a first arm attached to the support and a second arm is attached to the rod. A driving assembly moves the first arms with respect to an associated one of the second arms into a closed position or an open position. The couplers may be used to secure a golf club to the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Inventor: Frederick B. Sims
  • Patent number: 7213705
    Abstract: The present invention features a ergonomically designed and structured golf bag top and club separator. The golf bag top and club separator comprises a perimeter support member having integrally formed tiered sections both along its longitudinal and lateral axes, a wood complex, an iron complex located opposite from and offset below the wood complex, and a plurality of strategically placed dividers therein to provide vertical disposition and segregation of wood-type golf clubs. Through its unique design, the present invention provides vertical segregation of the wood complex, thus providing optimal positioning, travel, access, and retrieval of golf clubs inserted and housed therein, as well as providing added protection of the clubs from one another. The wood complex is vertically segregated and positioned proximate or distal the body of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Ogio International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael James Pratt, Joseph W. Christensen, Scott Kendrick Warner, Jeffrey Alan Sheets
  • Patent number: 7201025
    Abstract: A golf club securing mechanism includes a rigid member and a flexible member. The flexible member is wovenly engaged with the rigid member to define one or more golf club holding regions between the flexible member and the rigid member. The flexible member can be manipulated to vary a size of the one or more golf club holding regions such that in a loose position a golf club can be positioned within one of the golf club holding regions and in a tightened position the golf club is tightly fixed between the rigid member and the flexible member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Inventors: Roger O. Mahre, Charles R. Halverson
  • Patent number: 7124886
    Abstract: The invention is a golf club holder. The golf club holder comprises of at least one flute coupled to a golf club support via a generally horizontal arm. The flute has an inner surface that has at least one magnet to secure a golf club shaft within the flute. The flute is any structure that accepts a golf club shaft. The golf club support is any structure that is adapted to hold a golf club head and that prevents a golf club head from chaffing and scratching against another golf club or other items found in the golf club bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Inventor: David C. Heidenreich
  • Patent number: 7124899
    Abstract: An extendable and retractable golf club holding rack, which is designed to be mounted in a stationary position in the ground. In the retracted position, a holding rack is set within an outer wall of an outer housing. A latching mechanism maintains the holding rack inside the outer housing. Upon release of the latching mechanism, the holding rack extends via a spring mechanism above the outer housing and above ground level. The top portion of the holding rack has elongated slotted openings for receiving golf clubs. After use, the holding rack is pushed in a downward motion, which allows the latching mechanism to re-engage, maintaining the holding rack in the retracted position within the outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Inventor: Rondal Brent Wright
  • Patent number: 7114622
    Abstract: A display for supporting and displaying golf clubs is configured to support the golf clubs by their heads such that the club shaft is oriented downwardly. The display includes a support member and at least one cradle mounted to the support member. The cradle has first and second upwardly curving arcuate support arms separated from one another by a trough. Each of the support arms defines an uppermost portion with the trough between the support arms. The cradle is configured such that the support arms uppermost portions are non-linear relative to one another through the trough. The golf club is positioned in the cradle resting one the support arms and with the shaft extending downwardly from about the trough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Cormark, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter R. Miranda, Mark F. Stanton, Rodrigo R. Dienstmann, Steven G. Dietrich, Fred G. Geiger, Jeffrey C. Ouyang, Mayur Patadia, Jerry J. Zablocki
  • Patent number: 7090075
    Abstract: The subject invention relates generally to a golf bag which can be used to carry one or more golf clubs and/or other golf related items. The subject golf bag can be attached to a standard golf bag, for example mounted to a golf cart. In a specific embodiment, the subject invention pertains to a collapsible golf bag which can be significantly reduced in size when not in use, allowing the collapsible golf bag to be carried or stored in a smaller space such as a tote bag or pocket on another golf bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Inventor: Nicasio I. Rocha
  • Patent number: 7077274
    Abstract: Apparatus removably engageable with a golf bag for holding and carrying two or more selected golf clubs from the golf bag. The apparatus includes two or more tubular members substantially shorter than the golf clubs joined together in parallel relationship opened at each end and through which the shafts of selected golf clubs may be inserted. An elongated handle member is attached near one end of the tubular members and extends in spaced parallel relationship therewith toward a free distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Inventor: Jogerni (Joe) N. Laud
  • Patent number: 7044298
    Abstract: A detachable and collapsible auxiliary golf bag for carrying an assortment of short irons, wedges and putters, which is attached to either a larger golf bag carrying a full assortment of golf clubs or to a golf cart, is used by a golfer who wishes to transport only the short game clubs to a golf green in the event golf carts are restricted to cart paths, or where transport of the full set of clubs to the green is unwanted due to the weight of the full set of clubs. The bag carries only those clubs which might be necessary to complete the hole from the location on or near the green, and allows the golfer to select the appropriate club once the shot is determined from the position of the ball, and also allows the golfer to select other clubs without returning to the main golf bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Inventor: Nancy L. Pryst
  • Patent number: 7021459
    Abstract: A club organizer for a golf club carry bag, comprising a cover means adapted to fit across the opening of the golf club carry bag, the cover means having an arcuately shaped ridge member adapted to be supported along a portion of a rim defining the opening of the carry bag, the ridge member having a convex outer side wall and a concave inner side wall defining a concavity, and web means located within the concavity for rigidizing the ridge member by urging the ridge member against the rim, the ridge member being so inclined as to have an upper and a lower end and including a plurality of descending apertures for passing the shaft of each of the iron clubs therethrough and into the carry bag, each of the apertures including a groove formed through the outer side wall for locating the head of respective ones of the iron clubs so that, in accordance with the inclination of the ridge member, each of the apertures is at a different height to each other of the apertures whereby the head of each of the iron clubs ar
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Inventor: Joseph Anthony Puskaric
  • Patent number: 7014040
    Abstract: In a golf bag that includes a body with a top end and a bottom end, a throat structure is mounted in the top end of the body. The throat structure has a substantially ring shaped outer wall and a raised inner wall extending transversely of the body top end with its opposite ends connected to the outer wall. A first plurality of three divider walls extends between the inner and outer walls to define a first plurality of four individual compartments located along a back portion of the throat structure. Each compartment of the first plurality of individual compartments is adapted for receiving one wood-type golf club. A raised well is located along a front portion of the throat structure opposite the first plurality of individual compartments. The raised well is adapted for receiving a golf putter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas W. Anderson, David L. Petersen, Roger J. Kleber, Derek W. Haines
  • Patent number: 6890268
    Abstract: A golf club training apparatus for use in operable combination with a golf club includes an alignment device having a golf club head receiving structure formed of a base portion having a front edge, a rear edge, and first and second side edges, as well as a rear wall extending upwardly from the rear edge, first and second side walls extending upwardly from the first and second side edges, respectively, and front retaining tabs extending upwardly from the front edge of the base portion. The rear wall, the first and second side walls, the front retaining tabs, and the base portion, in combination, are sized and configured to operably receive and frictionally retain a head element of the golf club therebetween. The golf club head receiving structure is configured to solely operably maintain the golf club in an upright playing position when the alignment device is operably disposed on a substantially horizontal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Dandy Golf
    Inventors: Allan M. Strand, Phillip Downey
  • Patent number: 6877604
    Abstract: The present invention features a ergonomically designed and structured golf bag top and club separator. The golf bag top and club separator comprises a perimeter support member having integrally formed tiered sections both along its longitudinal and lateral axes, a wood complex, an iron complex located opposite from and offset below the wood complex, and a plurality of strategically placed dividers therein to provide vertical disposition and segregation of wood-type golf clubs. Through its unique design, the present invention provides vertical segregation of the wood complex, thus providing optimal positioning, travel, access, and retrieval of golf clubs inserted and housed therein, as well as providing added protection of the clubs from one another. The wood complex is vertically segregated and positioned proximate or distal the body of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Ogio International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael James Pratt, Joseph W. Christensen, Scott Kendrick Warner, Jeffrey Alan Sheets
  • Patent number: 6862906
    Abstract: A locking device for locking golf clubs in a golf bag and the like, comprising a continuous chain of hinged links, where the links are formed so that two adjacent links in a first mutual position enclose the golf club shaft so as to prevent the golf club from being taken out of engagement with the links, while the links in a second mutual position partly enclose the shaft of the golf club, allowing the golf club to be removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Inventor: Dan Lindkjølen
  • Publication number: 20040245133
    Abstract: The invention is a golf club holder. The golf club holder comprises of at least one flute coupled to a golf club support via a generally horizontal arm. The flute has an inner surface that has at least one magnet to secure a golf club shaft within the flute. The flute is any structure that accepts a golf club shaft. The golf club support is any structure that is adapted to hold a golf club head and that prevents a golf club head from chaffing and scratching against another golf club or other items found in the golf club bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventor: David C. Heidenreich
  • Publication number: 20040089569
    Abstract: A golf bag including an elongated body for receiving golf clubs and a top end member through which golf clubs are inserted into and removed from said elongated body, the golf bag being characterised by a tilting plane and a tilting direction along which said elongated body is generally tilted when the golf bag is being supported on its supporting stand or when said golf bag is being shoulder-carried in the ordinary course of usage, the top end member includes partitioning means and a collar portion surrounding said partitioning means, the partitioning means include a plurality of catch portions which are formed by a corresponding plurality of bifurcated catch members, said bifurcated catch member includes a first branch member and a second branch member which are convergent towards each other and form the catch portion between the convergent ends of said first branch member and the second branch member, said catch portions of the plurality of catch members being disposed so that, when said golf bag is being t
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventor: I-Teh Chang
  • Publication number: 20040079658
    Abstract: In a golf bag that includes a body with a top end and a bottom end, a throat structure is mounted in the top end of the body. The throat structure has a substantially ring shaped outer wall and a substantially ring shaped inner wall spaced inwardly from the outer wall. The inner wall defines a first compartment. First and second divider bars extend between the inner and outer walls and are arranged generally parallel to each other to define a second compartment on one side of the first compartment. Third and fourth divider bars extend between the inner and outer walls and are arranged generally parallel to each other to define a third compartment on the opposite side of the first compartment. The first compartment has a generally elliptical shape and is preferably sized to hold a plurality of golf clubs while the second and third compartments each have a generally square shape and are each preferably sized to hold a single golf club.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Ryan M. Larson, John A. Solheim
  • Publication number: 20040074792
    Abstract: The present invention features a ergonomically designed and structured golf bag top and club separator. The golf bag top and club separator comprises a perimeter support member having integrally formed tiered sections both along its longitudinal and lateral axes, a wood complex, an iron complex located opposite from and offset below the wood complex, and a plurality of strategically placed dividers therein to provide vertical disposition and segregation of wood-type golf clubs. Through its unique design, the present invention provides vertical segregation of the wood complex, thus providing optimal positioning, travel, access, and retrieval of golf clubs inserted and housed therein, as well as providing added protection of the clubs from one another. The wood complex is vertically segregated and positioned proximate or distal the body of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Michael James Pratt, Joseph W. Christensen, Scott Kendrick Warner, Jeffrey Alan Sheets
  • Publication number: 20040074791
    Abstract: An improved golf bag that upon frontal opening promotes the pivoted gravitational falling and forward, limited angular displacement of a plurality of tiered racks adapted to receive and maintain stationary placement of a plurality of golf clubs therein, thereby providing convenient and organized frontal presentation and accessibility to a variety of golf clubs, and wherein the golf bag is adapted to be seated and secured to the rear of a golf cart without external harnesses or straps, thus permitting the bag to extend beyond the rear of golf cart and provide free frontal access to the contents thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventor: Fred Lewter
  • Publication number: 20040065570
    Abstract: A golf bag includes a divider received in an opening of the golf bag to receive therein golf clubs. The divider has a top cover, a bottom cover and multiple tubes securely received between the top cover and the bottom cover. Each tube extends through the top cover and the bottom cover and is so configured that only one golf club is able to be received in a corresponding one of the tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventor: Shang-Shung Jen
  • Patent number: 6712205
    Abstract: A golf bag having a tubular body having a first open end and a second closed end, a pocket attached to the tubular body adapted to place a separate club in it, and a projection extending from an edge of the open end of the body to preclude the separated club from hitting the rest of the clubs in a set of golf clubs placed into the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Nickent Golf Equipment Company
    Inventor: Michael Lee
  • Publication number: 20040055343
    Abstract: A golf club securing mechanism includes a rigid member and a flexible member. The flexible member is wovenly engaged with the rigid member to define one or more golf club holding regions between the flexible member and the rigid member. The flexible member can be manipulated to vary a size of the one or more golf club holding regions such that in a loose position a golf club can be positioned within one of the golf club holding regions and in a tightened position the golf club is tightly fixed between the rigid member and the flexible member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Roger O. Mahre, Charles R. Halverson
  • Patent number: 6702111
    Abstract: A golf iron head protector including a tubular member of cylindrical or polygonal shape to be inserted into the golf bag, nine or ten pipes for holding the shafts of nine or ten golf irons, said nine or ten pipes being fixed to the outer surface of the tubular member so that the axes of the pipes are oriented in parallel with the axis of the tubular member, and being fixed to the outer surface of the tubular member at predetermined intervals so as to be disposed in an approximately ring-shape in plan view, and nine or ten band shaped head supports for supporting the nine or ten golf iron heads so as not to bring them into contact with each other by clamping the golf iron heads to the tubular members, said head supports being provided to portions of the outer surface of the tubular member located obliquely above the nine or ten pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Inventor: Shinzo Ueno
  • Publication number: 20040035729
    Abstract: A golf bag which can be easily assembled including a top collar member, a moulded bottom end member, a flexible body interconnecting the top collar member and the bottom end member, a partitioning member and stays interconnecting the partitioning member and the bottom end member. The top collar member includes a border portion defining an aperture for receiving golf clubs, the partitioning member includes a substantially rigid grid structure for dividing the aperture into a plurality of sections, the partitioning member includes fastening means for engagement with corresponding fastening means on said top collar member, the partitioning member and the bottom end member include corresponding retention means for receiving said stays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: I-Teh Chang, Mike Batten
  • Publication number: 20040016711
    Abstract: A golf club display rack is provided for supporting and displaying golf clubs in a sales environment or the like. The display rack includes at least one platform mounted on a frame in spaced relation above a floor surface, wherein the platform has a plurality of upwardly open club ports formed therein. A support collar, which may include a security tag, is snugly mounted onto the elongated shaft of a golf club. This support collar has a size and shape for sliding seated reception into a selected club port to retain the golf club in a predetermined position, such as an inverted orientation with a head of the golf club spaced a selected distance above the platform. In the preferred form, the support collar includes a key for seating within a keyway lining the selected club port, to prevent relative rotation between the golf club and the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventor: Bruce D. Burrows
  • Patent number: 6659316
    Abstract: This invention is a quiver for carrying sporting equipment or tools over the shoulder; it can be converted into a free-standing structure; and it can be disassembled when not in use for ease of storing and traveling. The quiver consists of a plurality of rigid tubes, with a means for holding the assembled tubes into a stable structure suspended from a shoulder strap. The quiver also allows peripheral equipment to be attached by such means as clips, hook-and-loop-type fasteners, hanging containers, and so forth. The shoulder strap is adjustable, for comfortable, hands-free carrying and for hanging the quiver from a chair, a hook, or other furnishing. Adding wheels allows the quiver to be rolled or carried. The quiver can also be converted into a stand which holds equipment off the ground. Further, after use, the quiver can easily be disassembled into individual protective casings for transport or shipping; when disassembled, the quiver components require less packing space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Inventors: Rebecca B Fleming, Judith B Esterquest
  • Patent number: 6640970
    Abstract: A golf club carrier for holding a preselected relatively few clubs (e.g., three clubs) from a larger set (e.g., 14 clubs) container in a standard size golf bag. The carrier includes an elongate substantially rigid hollow tubular body into which the preselected few clubs are loaded, and a hook-shaped handle secured to and extending above the open top of the tubular body. The handle includes an elongate outer leg extending downwardly in parallel spaced relation to the elongate body to a terminal point within the center of balance of the carrier when it is loaded with one or more preselected clubs. The outer leg is arranged and constructed to hook over the rim of the larger parent bag when the latter is mounted upright on the platform of a conventional motorized golf cart. A second embodiment includes a novel hinged handle lift bar to provide a raised finger grip to facilitate raising and lowering of the carrier from and to ground level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventor: Charles E. Townsend, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6619475
    Abstract: A golf bag having a club-separating staggered honeycomb-like cell structure and a method for manufacturing is disclosed. The golf bag includes a plurality of individual hollow fabric-lined plastic or soft fabric tubes coupled to a top opening or collar, and confined or anchored by a bottom or base. The full-length tubing separates and protects the shafts of the golf clubs and prevent them from becoming entangled. The collar comprises a plurality of openings arranged in a honeycomb cell configuration. The cell openings are elongated to maximize the separation between club heads and also allow easy access for club retrieval and replacement. The base as configured keeps the lower end of the tubes in line with cell openings at the other end of the golf bag. The method of manufacturing consists of shaping, positioning and attaching a plurality of tubing to the collar and the base to form the honeycomb cell structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Inventor: David Chang
  • Patent number: 6598743
    Abstract: A club organizer for a golf club carry bag, comprising a cover means adapted to fit across the opening of the golf club carry bag, the cover means having an arcuately shaped ridge member adapted to be supported along a portion of a rim defining the opening of the carry bag, the ridge member having a convex outer side wall and a concave inner side wall defining a concavity, and web means located within the concavity for rigidizing the ridge member by urging the ridge member against the rim, the ridge member being so inclined as to have an upper and a lower end and including a plurality of descending apertures for passing the shaft of each of the iron clubs therethrough and into the carry bag, each of the apertures including a groove formed through the outer side wall for locating the head of respective ones of the iron clubs so that, in accordance with the inclination of the ridge member, each of the apertures is at a different height to each other of the apertures whereby the head of each of the iron clubs ar
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventor: Joseph Anthony Puskaric
  • Publication number: 20030136691
    Abstract: A club organizer for a golf club carry bag, comprising a cover means adapted to fit across the opening of the golf club carry bag, the cover means having an arcuately shaped ridge member adapted to be supported along a portion of a rim defining the opening of the carry bag, the ridge member having a convex outer side wall and a concave inner side wall defining a concavity, and web means located within the concavity for rigidizing the ridge member by urging the ridge member against the rim, the ridge member being so inclined as to have an upper and a lower end and including a plurality of descending apertures for passing the shaft of each of the iron clubs therethrough and into the carry bag, each of the apertures including a groove formed through the outer side wall for locating the head of respective ones of the iron clubs so that, in accordance with the inclination of the ridge member, each of the apertures is at a different height to each other of the apertures whereby the head of each of the iron clubs ar
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventor: Joseph Anthony Puskaric
  • Patent number: 6578719
    Abstract: An improved golf club support is disclosed which comprises an elongated shaft having an upper end portion and a lower end portion. A handle is provided connected to the upper end elongated shaft whereby a golfer may grasp the improved golf club support and insert it into the ground. A ground penetrating spike is disclosed connected to the lower end of the elongated shaft and a golf club support is attached to the upper portion of the improved golf club support at a height to support a golf club placed within it. An upright support is disclosed which is annularly disposed around the elongated shaft and extends outwardly from the elongated shaft and supports the improved golf club support in the upright position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Inventor: Francis James Finn
  • Patent number: 6575311
    Abstract: A golf club display rack is disclosed wherein the clubs are held in place by an upper and lower support surface. The display rack holds the club heads in proper alignment by providing the upper and lower surface separate from each other while also combining retaining the club head in aligned position while providing a lower surface which retains the shaft in proper position. Thus, the rack may be a side turned U-shaped or C-shaped rack which allows the club head to rest thereon while the lower retaining surface has a compressible material to firmly retain the club shaft in position. The club rack display device of the present invention positions the clubs such that the club shafts may be maintained in parallel form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
    Inventor: Cheryl S. Fink
  • Patent number: 6571947
    Abstract: Disclosed is a golf bag putter holder utilizing a bean bag, plush or stuffed toy doll as the principal means of protecting the putter head from damage. A putter holder that under normal transportation and golf play, when attached to a conventional golf bag by a clip, will suspend a putter above the bag floor and secure a putter head firmly in place. The holder is comprised of a tube for mounting a doll and storing the putter. The tubes top aperture contains notches to seat a club head in place, thus eliminating the need to remove and replace a head cover. A plain version of the holder is disclosed as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Inventor: Thomas Lee Rogers
  • Patent number: 6572487
    Abstract: A unitary golf club rest includes a golf club support at one end and a turf piercing element at the other end. A foot press is situated between the two ends. The golf club support is roughly V-shaped with a cushioned surface, and also acts as a handle for the golf club rest. The turf piercing element has a blunted tip. The foot press also acts to stabilize the golf club rest when placed in the ground, as well as a stop for the golf club rest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Inventor: Thomas L. Ruff
  • Patent number: 6536588
    Abstract: A golf club supporting device (10), where each club (18) comprises a shaft (21) and a head (19). The support (10) includes a base member (13) and a plurality of dividers (16) that extend outwardly from the base member (13). At least one divider (16) has a concave face (22) and an adjacent divider (16) has a generally oppositely facing convex face (23). The dividers (16) are positioned so as to define therebetween a space (17) for receiving a club head (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Inventor: William Stephen Kyrwood
  • Publication number: 20030047472
    Abstract: The Golf Rack Bag is a golf club holder that is easily carried by a golfer with a full complement of clubs and accessories. Each club is secured yet readily accessible. The holder itself is very stable, light, and easily picked up and placed down without stooping or activating moving parts. The unique design of the Golf Rack Bag places the weight of the clubs on the golfers center of gravity and away from the golfers back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventor: Philip Edward Feeney
  • Patent number: 6510944
    Abstract: A golf bag having a substantially rigid top member, a substantially rigid bottom member, a plurality of rigid stays separating said top and bottom members, an outer cover and at least one internal partitioning member including: at least one intermediate member attached to one end of said plurality of stays and at least one internal partitioning member, said at least one intermediate member attached to either and top or bottom member, a distal end of said plurality of stays and said at least one internal partitioning member from said at least one intermediated member attached directly, or indirectly, the bottom or top member respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Inventor: I-Teh Chang
  • Patent number: 6499593
    Abstract: A full-sized golf bag of variable configuration having a detachable smaller golf bag that may be used to carry a small number of clubs to a remote chosen location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Hakker Golf Bag, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy Uner, Don Schuneman
  • Patent number: 6497327
    Abstract: A golf club holder useful for holding selected golf clubs in a generally upright position once such selected golf clubs have been extracted from the golf club bag for use by a golfer on the fairway or green approaching a hole. Such golf club holder includes a pointed shaft for insertion into the ground, a handle for ease in insertion and retraction of the golf club holder from the ground, a cigar holder, a bag hanger, and an international orange colored head assembly for ease in locating the golf club holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Inventor: Perry S. Rindfleisch
  • Publication number: 20020170839
    Abstract: A golf bag having a club-separating staggered honeycomb-like cell structure and a method for manufacturing is disclosed. The golf bag includes a plurality of individual hollow fabric-lined plastic or soft fabric tubes coupled to a top opening or collar, and confined or anchored by a bottom or base. The full-length tubing separates and protects the shafts of the golf clubs and prevent them from becoming entangled. The collar comprises a plurality of openings arranged in a honeycomb cell configuration. The cell openings are elongated to maximize the separation between club heads and also allow easy access for club retrieval and replacement. The base as configured keeps the lower end of the tubes in line with cell openings at the other end of the golf bag. The method of manufacturing consists of shaping, positioning and attaching a plurality of tubing to the collar and the base to form the honeycomb cell structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventor: David Chang
  • Patent number: 6471055
    Abstract: A golf club carrier includes a central support that forms one of three legs that support the carrier when in use. The two other legs are provided by bending a flexible and resilient rod at its mid-point and pivotally interconnecting the rod at that mid-point to an upper end of the central support. Three point stability is provided when the legs are pivoted relative to the central support. A detent member mounted to the central support captures the legs to position them in a storage position. The inherent bias of the rod urges the legs to resume a divergent relation to one another when they are released from the detent member. A top ring and a cup are secured to a first side of the central support and support at least seven clubs. Auxiliary devices are mounted to a second side of the central support to avoid interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Inventor: Richard E. Kwiecienski
  • Patent number: 6464076
    Abstract: A golf club bottom positioning rack made of foam material and fastened to the inside of the bottom cuff of a golf bag and adapted to hold golf clubs in the golf bag. The golf club bottom positioning rack having at least two vertically spaced decks, each deck having rows of insertion holes and engagement fins at two sides of each insertion hole. The insertion holes of the decks are respectively vertically aligned for receiving the grips of golf clubs being inserted into the golf bag. The diameter of the insertion holes of a lower deck is greater than the diameter of the insertion holes of an upper deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Inventor: Fu-Hsing Tan
  • Patent number: 6464090
    Abstract: A golf club caddy has a pair of standards, each of the standards having a ground supporting member projecting from a lower end. A plurality of U-shaped engagement members are fixed to opposite faces of each standard for receiving the shaft of a golf club. Spacing members are positioned between the pair of standards with a grip portion being centrally located between the ends of an uppermost spacing member for providing a comfortable grip for carrying the caddy. Releasable coupling members extend into the spacing members from each standard. Each of the coupling members includes a proximal and a distal wedge member received into the ends of the spacing members and having outer surfaces sized to engage an inner surface of the spacing members. A threaded member extends through the wedge members so that the proximal wedge is slidably arranged on the threaded member while the distal wedge member is engaged by the threaded member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Inventor: Robert Martinez
  • Patent number: 6464075
    Abstract: A top cuff for golf bag having a plurality of golf club insertion compartments and a club shaft positioning device in each golf club insertion compartment, the club shaft positioning device each having at least one hard locating plate and at least one flexible engagement plate alternatively disposed at two sides at different elevations, each hard locating plate having peripheral notches for the positioning of the shaft of each inserted golf club, each flexible engagement plate having a plurality of retaining portions corresponding to the peripheral notches of each hard locating plate for pressing on the shaft of each inserted golf clubs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Inventor: Fu-Hsing Tan
  • Patent number: 6454875
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning golf clubs having an enclosure with a lower reservoir for holding water and an upper spray chamber in communication with said lower reservoir. The spray chamber houses a cleaning path for cleaning golf clubs. The cleaning path is defined by a plurality of opposingly spaced bristle brushes with a plurality of high pressure spray nozzles strategically located between the bristle brushes. A low volume/high pressure pump is utilized for providing highly pressurized fluid to the spray nozzles. Golf clubs are inserted along the cleaning path of the apparatus wherein all portions of the golf club are cleaned through the use of the bristle brushes and the high pressure spraying of fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Pro Club Cleaner, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Donald Darold Vogel