Patent Grant
7631763
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to club reminder devices and more particularly pertains to a new club reminder device for reminding a golfer to return all of his or her golf clubs to a golf bag after a golf hole is completed.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of club reminder devices is known in the prior art. While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the need remains for a device reminding a golfer to verify that all golf clubs are accounted for in a manner that is efficient, inexpensive and non-obtrusive. Further, the device should not require alteration of the golf bag used by the golfer.
The present invention meets the needs presented above by generally providing a golf bag that has an upper edge. A plurality of golf clubs is positioned in the golf bag. A post has a bottom end and a top end. A flag is attached to the post adjacent to the top end of the post. The flag has indicia thereon indicating a reminder to verify all golf clubs are accounted for. A coupler is attached to the bottom end of the post. The post is attached to the golf bag adjacent to the upper edge with the coupler and the post extended upwardly from the golf bag. The post is thereby attached to the golf bag during a round of golf.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A post 20 is providing that has a bottom end 22 and a top end 24. The post 20 has a height between 6 inches and 8 inches. A flag 26 is attached to the post 20 adjacent to the top end 24 of the post 20. The flag 26 has indicia 28 thereon indicating a reminder to verify all golf clubs 18 are accounted for. In particular, the indicia 28 may ask a golfer to stop and check their clubs 18. The flag 26 is comprised of a synthetic cloth material.
A coupler 30 is attached to the bottom end 22 of the post 20. The coupler 30 comprises a clip having a receiving end 32 directed downwardly from the post 20. The coupler 30 may be a conventional clip including jaws 34 biased against each other and finger grips 36 for urging the jaws 32 apart.
During or before a round of golf, the post 20 is attached to the golf bag 12 adjacent to the upper edge 14 with the coupler 30. The post 20 may be attached to the upper edge 14 or to the club dividers 16. The post 20 is orientated so that it extends upwardly from the golf bag 12. Every time a golfer returns a golf club 18 to the golf bag 12, or goes to the golf bag 12 to retrieve a golf club 18, the golfer will be reminded to verify that they have possession of all of their golf clubs 18. In particular, this will prevent the golfer from leaving a golf club 18 greenside, such as a pitching wedge or putter, when the golfer finishes a hole.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.
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