CA1227394A - Umbrella holder - Google Patents

Umbrella holder

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CA1227394A
CA1227394A CA000471271A CA471271A CA1227394A CA 1227394 A CA1227394 A CA 1227394A CA 000471271 A CA000471271 A CA 000471271A CA 471271 A CA471271 A CA 471271A CA 1227394 A CA1227394 A CA 1227394A
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holder
umbrella
bag
bolt
section
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Rolland Dupuis
Jean-Hugues Gaudreau
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CLUB BRELLA INTERNATIONAL Inc
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45BWALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
    • A45B11/00Umbrellas characterised by their shape or attachment

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Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

The disclosed holder is used to secure a collapsible umbrella to the top edge portion of an upstanding golf bag.
The umbrella, when erected, is adapted to shelter the bag and the clubs projecting from the bag top end, against adverse weather conditions. The holder comprises two relatively-rotatable parts to angularly vary the position of the umbrella relative to the bag between a bag-shelter-ing position, a club-access position and an umbrella-storing portion; the collapsed umbrella then extending along the bag outside.

Description

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FIELD OF T~IE INVENTION

This invention relates to rain-guards adaptPd to fit a golf bag.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVEN'I'ION
Serious ~lf players, such as professional players, are not stopped during their 9- or 18-hole run by a rain-fall.
They usually tend to persist in playing whatever the condi-tions, short o~ the harshest ones. Obviously, the score of these players du~ing these periods may be adversely affected.
A noted drawback has been the fact that rain falling over the inverted clubs heads in the golf bag woul~ flow along the club shaft dot~n to tlle club gripping handle, soaking the same. The grip handle being an essential portion of the club, control of the club tends to be reduced when a wet handle is used.
Of course, one may cover the mouth of the golf bag w:ith a canvas, but such ta`~es time to remove and replace every -time one has to pull out a club from the ba~ during a golf gaJne under rain.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTIQN
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The main object of this invention is the provision of a holder for an umbrella that 18 to be sQ¢urQd to ~ golf bag.
A more specific object of the prese~t in~ention is that the above holder permits the pivotin~ Qf the umhrc-lla at a large var~ety of inclinations relative to the bag.
Another specific object of the present invention is that the above holder permits the slicling of the ur~r~lla central rod there.hrough, so as to var~ the clistance between the umbrella fabric screen and the club heacls.
~ further object o~ this invention is tQ provi~
a holcler with a releasa~le locking mechc~nism ror maintainin~
the umbrelk~ ~n selected angular inclinations.
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SUMMARY OF T~E IN~ENTION
Accordingly, in the present invention, a collapsible umbrella is secured to the mouth end of a golf bag by the use of a holder. The umbrella is adapted to shelter the bag mouth against adverse weather conditions.
The holder comprises two relatively-rotatable sections with pivot means that permit to selectively vary the angle made by the umbrella relative to the bag.
The inner holder section comprises a clamp, having two legs slidably engageable over the top edge portion of the wall of the bag. The outer holder section is pivotable through about 180 relative to the inner holder section, so that the collapsed umbrella can be stored along the bag wall outer surface for transportation purposes. One clamp leg may include a transversely-extending threaded bolt for releasably locking the holder to the bag wall, while the other leg may have a few pairs of inner pointed projections for frictionally retaining the holder to the bag wall.
The pivot means preferably include a locking bolt, which extends through overlapping end portions of the two holder sections; the contacting faces of said end portions are serrated and biased one against the other by a spring.
The outer holder section preferably defines an open-~nded~ocket to slidably receive the umbrella central rod, which can be adjustably locked by a knob bolt in order to selectively vary the distance between the bag mouth and the overlying umbrella.
More particularly, the present in~ention as claimed hereinafter proposes a holder for use in securing an umbrella to the mouth edge of a golf bag in order to shelter golf clubs in said bag against adverse weather conditions, said holder comprising:
- an inner holder section;
- first clarnp means carried by said inner holder .~

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section and including a U-shaped body having two legs slidably engageable over the top edge portion of the wall of said bag, said first clamp means also including at least one clamping bolt threadably mounted in one leg transversely of the two legs for releasably clamping said holder to said bag wall;
- an outer holder section;
- second clamp means car.ried by said outer holder sect.ion for releasably clamping the umbrella to said holder outer section;
- means for pivotably connecting said inner and outer holder sections to each other - said pivotly connecting means including a pivot axle extending in a plane transverse to the plane containing the two legs of the U-shaped body and-- retainer means for releasably retaining said holder sections against relative rotation about their pivot axle.

2 0 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF T~E DR~WINCS
Figure 1 is a perspective elevation of a golf bag with its supporting carriage, in dotted lines, together with an erected umbrella shown at two possible positions in full and phantom lines, respectively;

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Figure 2 is an enlarged lateral view of the partly-broken top portion of the golf bag, shown in dotted lines, with the erected umbrella 3hown in two other possible right-angled positions in full and dotted llnes, respect-ively;
Figure 3 is a view similar to that of Figure 2 but with the umbrella being collapsed and the angle being about 180 between the two umbrella posit.ions;

Figure 4 is a perspectivP view of the clamp portlon of the umbrella holder; and Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional vlew of the umbrella holder taken along line 5-5 of Figure 3.
DET~ILED DESCRIP~rION OF T~IE PREFERRED EMBODI~ENT
~ golf bag, such as the one described ln Flgures l to 3, at 10, comprises a large elongated flexible main wall 12 having a bottom closed end 14 and a top open mo~lth 16. The golf b~g is of such a length that, when golf clubs 18 are engaged through mouth 16 into the bag, the club heads 20 project outwardly therefrom.
The golf bag 10 may rest on its bottom end 14 in ~eing laterally supported on lts slde wall 12 by a rollable carrler 22, wlth on~ wheel thereof illustrated at 24. The gole bag is thus sllghtly lnclined when the carrler 22 is at rest. When rainy conditions prevail, the r~indrops will wet not on1y the club heads 20 but als~ the c~ub hand qrips.
~n umbrella 26 is secured over the mouth 16 of the ba~ by an umbrella holder 28, so as to ully shelter the clubs 18 from any rain water. The um~rel.la 26 conventionally consists of a fabric screen 30 extended on ~ radial frame 32 pivo~ble on a central rod 3~ and movable between an erected and coll~psed positlon. Wh~n the frame 32 is erected, the rod 34 can be selectively secured to the ~2,~ 4 holder 28 for up and-down positioning, as shown in Figure 1, and the holder can pivot for lateral pivotal movement of the umbrella from an upstanding positlon to a position at, say, right angle to wall 12, as shown in Flgure 2.
Thus, the clubs 18 can be sheltered irrespective of the rain direction and golf bag inclination. When the frame 32 is collapsed, the umbrella can be pivoted to a downwardly-extending stored position along the outside of wall 12, as shown in Figure 3. The adaptability of the holder 28 is thus very high.
As best seen in Figures 4 and 5, ho~der 28 comprises an inner section 36 which defines a U-shaped body with two legs 38, 40 engageable around the top edge of wall 12.
threaded bolt 42 extends transversely of a slightly outwardly-bent intermediate portion 44 of leg 38 through A threaded sleeve 96. To the inner end of bolt 42 is rotatably secured a circular pad 48, and to the outer end of bolt 42 is secured a quadrangular screwing knob 50.
'l'he leg 40 opposite bolt 42 carrles two oa..rs of spaced pointed projections 52, ac~ing as stoppers on the wall 12 when the legs 38, 40 engage wall 12 and the bolt 4 immobilizes the holder 28 to the bag 10.
The outer end of inner section.36 forms a cyl-indrical pivot member 54 extending transverse to the plane defined by legs 38, 40. Pivot member S4 has an end pivot face provided with radial serratlons 56.
The holder 2B comprises an outer holder section which includes another cyllndrlcal piVotmember 58 from one end portion of which transversely extends an arm 60. Pivot member 58 ha~ an end pivot face formed with radial serrations 62, designed to matingly engage serratlons 56. Cylindrical pivot members 54, 58 are preferably of the same dlameter and are pivoted to each other and biased on~ toward the ~-her by 1~73~3~
an lnner pivotal and biasing mechanism 64.
Mechanism 64 comprises a pivot bolt 66 scr,e,wed within a central threaded socket 68 fixed within cylindrical pivot member 54. solt 66 extends axially through a central hole 70 of pivot member 58 and through an axial enlarged cylindrical chamber 72 of member 58. Bolt 66 has a head 74 located within chamber 72, but axia].ly spaced from an abutment shoulder 76 which defines the bottom of chamber 72. A compression coil spring 78 surrounds bolt 66 between head 74 and shoulder 76. Consequently,ptvot members 54 and 58 may be slightly separated one from the other against the bias o~ spring 66, so as to permit disengagement of mating serrations 56, 62 and free pivoting of holder outer ~ection 58, 60 relative to ho.lder inner section 36 about pivot bolt 66.
The relativ~ force of the bias of coi`l spring 78 may be adjusted according with the amount of screwing of tne bolt 66 within socket 68. A large annular chamber 50 within member 54 facilitates the access to socket 74.
The -transverse arm 60, secured to cylindrical pivot member 58 at one end, defines at its free end an open-ended cylindrical socket 82 extending at ri~ht angle to arm 60 and to p.ivot bolt 66. Socket 82 is designed to be slidably engaged by the umbrella rod 34. Rod 3~will be fixedly securable in socket 78 by a tra,n~verseOthrea~ed cl'~mping bolt 84 similar to bolt 42.' Thus, the relatlve helgh~ of rod 34 with holder 28 is adjustable by unscrewing bolt 84 and sliding rod 34 within socket 82; and the angle made by rod 34 wi-th th~ bag wall 12 may ~e selectively varied by forcibly rotating cylinder 58 relative to cyllnder 54 against the bias of coil ~pring 78, so that serrations 56, 62 frictionally shear one relative to ~he other and that socket 82 ~.ay pivo~ around the axis defined by bolt 66, such as along arrow 86 o~ Figure 2, 3, and 5.

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It is apparent tha-t umbrella 26 can be quickly and temporarily inclined to an out-of-the-way poSi/tion for removing from or for replacing a club 18 into bag 10 when raining, and tha-t the folded umbrella can be fully pivoted to a s-tored out-of-the-way position along the outside of bag 10 when not raining.

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Claims (7)

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. A holder for use in securing an umbrella to the mouth edge of a golf bag in order to shelter golf clubs in said bag against adverse weather conditions, said holder comprising:
- an inner holder section;
- first clamp means carried by said inner holder section and including a U-shaped body having two legs slidably engageable over the top edge portion of the wall of said bag, said first clamp means also including at least one clamping bolt threadably mounted in one leg transversely of the two legs for releasably clamping said holder to said bag wall;
- an outer holder section;
- second clamp means carried by said outer holder section for releasably clamping the umbrella to said holder outer section;
- means for pivotably connecting said inner and outer holder sections to each other;
- said pivotly connecting means including a pivot axle extending in a plane transverse to the plane containing the two legs of the U-shaped body; and - retainer means for releasably retaining said holder sections against relative rotation about their pivot axle.
2. A holder as defined in claim 1, wherein the other leg of said U-shaped body has inner pointed projections for frictionally engaging the bag wall.
3. A holder as defined in claim 1, wherein said inner and outer holder sections have mutually-contacting pivot surfaces and said retainer means include spring-biased interengageable retainer elements at said pivot surfaces.
4. The holder as defined in claim 1, wherein said pivot axle comprises a headed bolt carried by said inner holder section and extending within a chamber formed in said outer holder section, the bolt head located in said chamber and the chamber having an abutment shoulder at the bottom;
and wherein said holder further comprises a biasing compression spring surrounding said bolt between said head and shoulder, for biasing said inner and outer holder sections one toward each other to prevent rotation thereof.
5. The holder as defined in claim 4, wherein said holder sections have mutually-contacting pivot surfaces formed with mating radial serrations.
6. The holder as defined in claim 5, wherein said bolt is threadably secured to said inner holder section, whereby the biasing force of said coil spring is selectively varied by the relative screwing of said bolt within said inner holder section.
7. The holder as defined in claim 1, wherein the umbrella comprises a central rod and an erectable and collapsible screen fastened therein and wherein said second clamp means includes an open-ended socket mounted to said outer holder section at right angles to said pivotal axle and slidably engageable by the central rod of said umbrella, and a locking means extending transversely of said socket to releasably lock said rod in said socket in order to vary the distance between the screen of said umbrella and the mouth of said golf bag.
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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2771603A1 (en) * 1997-11-28 1999-06-04 Boniface Biyong Tubes fixing umbrella or sunshade to pram
FR2771612A1 (en) * 1997-11-28 1999-06-04 Biyong Boniface Tubes fixing umbrella or sunshade to pram
US7124888B1 (en) * 2005-04-19 2006-10-24 Leonard Victor Valdez Golf bag rain cover
GB2529809A (en) * 2014-08-26 2016-03-09 Robert Wallace Adjustable golf trolley umbrella holder
US9889354B2 (en) 2014-10-07 2018-02-13 Michael C. Hennenberg Systems and methods for protecting golf bag contents

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2771603A1 (en) * 1997-11-28 1999-06-04 Boniface Biyong Tubes fixing umbrella or sunshade to pram
FR2771612A1 (en) * 1997-11-28 1999-06-04 Biyong Boniface Tubes fixing umbrella or sunshade to pram
US7124888B1 (en) * 2005-04-19 2006-10-24 Leonard Victor Valdez Golf bag rain cover
US7600637B2 (en) 2005-04-19 2009-10-13 2Bd2, Llc Golf bag rain cover
GB2529809A (en) * 2014-08-26 2016-03-09 Robert Wallace Adjustable golf trolley umbrella holder
GB2529809B (en) * 2014-08-26 2021-06-09 Wallace Robert Adjustable golf trolley umbrella holder
US9889354B2 (en) 2014-10-07 2018-02-13 Michael C. Hennenberg Systems and methods for protecting golf bag contents

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