Patent Application
20180236327
The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art nor material to the presently described or claimed inventions, nor that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
The present invention relates generally to the field of golf accessories and more specifically relates to golf bags.
Golf equipment encompasses the various items that are used to play the sport of golf. Types of equipment include golf balls, implements designed for striking the golf ball, devices that aid in the process of playing a stroke, and items that in some way improve the golf experience. Golf bags are commonly used devices to aid in storing and transporting the various items used to play golf. However, golf bags have been found to be disadvantageous in improving the golf experience. Present day golf bags provide a disorganized system for storing the golf equipment. Items can become misplaced, becoming frustrating for a user to enjoy the playing experience. Therefore, a suitable solution is required.
U.S. Pub. No. 2013/0153615 to Brian Bond Gibson relates to a Golf Cart Club Rack. The described golf cart club rack includes two parallel shelves forming a frame that can be attached to the carry bag frame of a motorized golf cart to accommodate two player's golf clubs and accessories. The two shelves have notched cavities to hold the maximum number of clubs a golfer may legally carry during a round of golf. The cavities hold the clubs securely in position whilst offering easy access and visibility for removal and replacement during a round of golf. The golf cart club rack is molded to hold and secure both right hand and left hand golf clubs. The golf cart club rack has provision to carry golf accessories required during a round, including individual locations for tees, balls, club brush, ball retriever and umbrella, as well as provision for a separate accessory box. The rack can also be fitted with a club lock for added security.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known golf bag art, the present disclosure provides a novel golf bag accessory rack system and method. The general purpose of the present disclosure, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a golf bag accessory rack system and method.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a golf bag accessory rack system is disclosed herein. The golf bag accessory rack system includes a golf bag having a left surface with a left cover opposite a right surface with a right cover, and a back surface with a back cover opposite a front surface being open. Moreover, a top may be included being substantially sloped towards the front surface and opposite a base that is flat, and may be configured to rest the golf bag in an upwards position relative to a ground surface for ease of use.
A right-side flap may be integrated into the right cover and configured to open and alternately close access to an internal storage of the golf bag. The right-side flap may include a spinal hinge coupled at the back cover, a closure handle opposite the spinal hinge, and a plurality of segmented compartments contained within the internal storage of the golf bag. Furthermore, a plurality of inserts may be included on the front surface. The plurality of inserts may be configured to display golf clubs upwards in a stationary position. The plurality of inserts may be adjacent and have dimensions to facilitate holding of a golf club.
According to this embodiment, the present device may further comprise a plurality of cylindrical-inserts integrated in the top of the golf bag for holding additional golf accessories in a stationary position. A portion of the plurality of cylindrical-inserts have dimensions to hold a handle-end of the golf club. The golf clubs being described here may be woods. Another portion of the plurality of cylindrical-inserts have dimensions to hold individual golf balls. Furthermore, another portion of the plurality of cylindrical-inserts have smaller-dimensions to hold individual golf tees. The portion of the plurality of cylindrical-inserts for the golf clubs may be located above the portion of the plurality of cylindrical-inserts for the golf balls and the golf tees. The portion of the plurality of cylindrical-inserts for golf tees may be locationally positioned below the golf clubs and above the golf balls in preferred embodiments.
The right cover and the back cover and the left cover are composed of continuous material wrapping around the right surface and the back surface and the left surface, respectively. Moreover, the right cover and the left cover may partially envelop the left surface and the right surface, respectively. The plurality of segmented compartments described above may be separated by sequential horizontal shelving relatively parallel to the ground surface. Additionally, the left cover includes a plurality of holders for additional golf clubs.
The golf bag may have plastic framing in preferred embodiments to promote longevity in use. The golf bag may include fascia that is comprised of fiberglass. Another feature may include the plurality of inserts that comprises a sloped insert at a bottom of the front surface, and may be configured to further maintain a proximal end of the handles of the golf clubs in a stationary position. The golf clubs may be positioned in consecutive order going from a left-side to a right-side with a longest golf club on the left-side and a shortest golf club on the right-side, and the sloped insert increasing in height from the left-side to the right-side. Furthermore, the golf clubs held by the plurality of inserts may be irons. In certain embodiments there is a lock mechanism for each club that prevents the clubs from moving, and twisting around. The lock opens when you pull the golf club out and closes when you push the club back in. The profile of the lock is similar to fingers on a hand in that if the palm is facing up and the individual pushes in the middle of the palm the fingers close in and secure the club. The gripping mechanism for the golf clubs can be made with key lock or numbers lock to prevent clubs from being stolen during storage or transport.
According to another embodiment, a golf bag accessory rack system method of use is also disclosed herein. The golf bag accessory rack system includes removing accessories from the golf bag, inserting accessories into the golf bag after use, optionally opening the right-side flap to access the internal storage, and optionally closing the right-side flap to remove access to the internal storage. The method may further comprise locking of the golf clubs and unlocking as described above.
For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described herein. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.
The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and methods of use for the present disclosure, a golf bag accessory rack system and method, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present disclosure.
The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.
As discussed above, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to golf bags and more particularly to a golf bag accessory rack system and method as used to improve the playing experience of golf.
Generally, golf bags have been utilized for improving the golf playing experience. Many golf bags include the same design where a plurality of golf clubs are contained within one compartment with no separations. This design often allows golf clubs to become misplaced or inhibit the movement of removing other golf clubs. Furthermore, it may be frustrating for a user to find the type of golf club they desire to use.
The present disclosure may provide for more functional and aesthetically pleasing golf bag. Golf clubs may be separately stored on the outside. Furthermore, the golf clubs may be organized by category (i.e. woods, irons, wedges, putters, etc.). By utilizing this design, the present disclosure may provide golf clubs that are positioned and organized in a way that may make it easier and more convenient for the user to access. Essentially, the golf bag accessory rack system may be described as a reversed golf bag platform.
Referring now more specifically to the drawings by numerals of reference, there is shown in
A right-side flap 120 may be integrated into the right cover 114 and configured to open and alternately close access to an internal storage 128 of the golf bag 110. The right-side flap 120 may have a spinal hinge 122 coupled at the back cover 116, a closure handle 124 opposite the spinal hinge 122, and a plurality of segmented compartments 126 contained within the internal storage 128 of the golf bag 110.
A plurality of inserts 130 may be included on the front surface 117. The plurality of inserts 130 may be configured to display golf clubs 15 upwards in a stationary position. Moreover, the plurality of inserts 130 may be adjacent and have dimensions to facilitate holding of a golf club 15. The plurality of inserts 130 may further comprise a sloped insert 144 at a bottom 146 of the front surface 117 configured to further maintain a proximal end of the handles 157 of the golf clubs 15 in a stationary position. The golf clubs 15 may be positioned in consecutive order going from a left-side 148 to a right-side 152 with a longest golf club 25 on the left-side and a shortest golf club 35 on the right-side 152. The sloped insert 144 may increase in height from the left-side 148 to the right-side 152. The golf clubs 15 held by the plurality of inserts 130 may be irons. Irons herein may be understood as a type of golf club.
A plurality of cylindrical-inserts 136 may be integrated in the top 118 of the golf bag 110 for holding additional golf accessories in a stationary position. A portion of the plurality of cylindrical-inserts 136 may have dimensions to hold a handle-end of the golf club 15. Moreover, the golf clubs 15 inserted in the plurality of cylindrical-inserts 136 may be woods. Woods herein may be understood as a type of golf club.
Another portion of the plurality of cylindrical-inserts 136 may have dimensions to hold individual golf balls. In addition, a portion of the plurality of cylindrical-inserts 136 may have smaller-dimensions to hold individual golf tees. The portion of the plurality of cylindrical-inserts 136 for the golf clubs 15 are located above the portion of the plurality of cylindrical-inserts 136 for the golf balls and the golf tees. Furthermore, the portion of the plurality of cylindrical-inserts 136 for golf tees are locationally positioned below the golf clubs 15 and above the golf balls.
According to one embodiment, the golf bag accessory rack system 100 may be arranged as a kit 105. In particular, the golf bag accessory rack system 100 may further include a set of instructions 155. The instructions 155 may detail functional relationships in relation to the structure of the golf bag accessory rack system 100 (such that the golf bag accessory rack system 100 can be used, maintained, or the like, in a preferred manner).
The right cover 114 and the back cover 116 and the left cover 112 may be composed of continuous material wrapping around the right surface 113 and the back surface 115 and the left surface 111, respectively. The right cover 114 and the left cover 112 may partially envelop the left surface 111 and the right surface 113, respectively. Furthermore, the left cover 112 may include a plurality of holders 142 for additional golf clubs.
It should be noted that step three 503 and step four 504 are optional steps and may not be implemented in all cases. Optional steps of method of use 500 are illustrated using dotted lines in
The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.
