EP2403611A1 - Improved golf club carrier - Google Patents
Improved golf club carrierInfo
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- EP2403611A1 EP2403611A1 EP10703113A EP10703113A EP2403611A1 EP 2403611 A1 EP2403611 A1 EP 2403611A1 EP 10703113 A EP10703113 A EP 10703113A EP 10703113 A EP10703113 A EP 10703113A EP 2403611 A1 EP2403611 A1 EP 2403611A1
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to an improved golf club carrier and a method of selecting a desired golf club from a carrier.
- the present invention relates to an improved golf bag and related method.
- Golf bags in general comprise a carrier partitioned into a number of chambers for receiving golf clubs, handle (i.e. grip) first, through an open top.
- the golf clubs are generally arranged so that their shafts are aligned along a longitudinal axis of the golf bag.
- a bottom of a handle of the golf club rests on a common floor.
- Different golf clubs are different lengths, which allow the heads of some shafts to be stowed above the heads of others.
- socks over the head and shafts of individual golf clubs to protect them from damage.
- the golf club heads generally protrude from the open top of the golf bag. This allows numbering on the bottom of each golf club's head to be visible to the player when making a selection. Moreover, the head of each golf club is visible to the player so that the selection of the appropriate club may also be based on visual recognition of the club. It has been noted that many players also desire the clubs to be visible so that their clubs can be on show to other golfers.
- a golf bag may contain no more than 14 clubs. These can be a selection of woods, irons and putters dependant on the individual players' preference. When on the course, players transport the golf bag so that they have the whole selection of clubs to choose from when they reach each particular shot.
- players may arrange their clubs at the beginning of the round to be in a known order, as the player progresses around the course, the clubs can become dis-organised and so the player must search through the golf bag each time a club is to be selected from the bag. Moreover, the head's of forward golf clubs may obscure clubs behind them, thus making a quick selection more difficult.
- US2006/0138161 discloses a golf bag that aids club selection by ejecting into the air a desired club.
- the golf bag is provided with a plurality of steel tubes provided with moveable cylinders coupled to elastic cords.
- the cylinders are retained in place by a remotely actuated latch. When actuated, the latch releases the cylinders, causing the golf clubs resting thereupon to forcefully exit the tubes, launching the golf clubs into the air.
- the system may be reset for a subsequent launch. Whilst the disclosure may improve club selection from the golf bag, it is desirable to avoid the possibility of causing damage to clubs.
- Players may choose to manually carry the golf bag around the course. However, it is also know for golf bags to be attached to golf trolleys or golf buggies. In this case, selection is made harder because the player generally views the golf bag from one aspect, thus exacerbating the difficulty when clubs nearer to the player obscure those clubs behind.
- a kit for carrying golf clubs comprising: a golf club carrier for stowing two or more golf clubs; and a club selection aid; wherein the club selection aid is operable to highlight a desired golf club.
- each golf club is received in a receptacle.
- the golf club carrier has two or more receptacles.
- the golf club carrier includes a rigid cover.
- the rigid cover has an openable door.
- relative movement between the receptacles and openable door causes the golf club carrier to be arranged in at least two arrangements.
- access of a golf club through the openable door is provided to a different receptacle and access of a golf club to the other receptacles to that which access is provided is prevented by the cover. Consequently, the golf club carrier is arrangeable so that a desired golf club is accessible through the openable door.
- the club selection aid subsequently highlights the desired golf club.
- the golf club carrier comprises at least two receptacles. Each receptacle is suitable for receiving a golf club so that it can be stowed.
- the club selection aid comprises an ejector that is able to be arranged to eject a club stowed in a user selectable receptacle. The ejector is controlled to cause the selected golf club to protrude higher than the un-selected clubs.
- two or more receptacles share a common ejector and relative movement between the ejector and each common receptacle enables the club within the receptacle determined to be raised.
- the golf club carrier includes a rigid cover having an openable door.
- the openable door is aligned with, and fixed relative to the ejector.
- the golf club carrier can be arranged in at least two arrangements. In each arrangement, access of a golf club through the openable door is provided to a different receptacle and access of a golf club to the other receptacles to that which access is provided is prevented by the cover. Consequently, the golf club carrier is arrangeable so that a desired golf club is accessible through the openable door.
- the club selection aid subsequently highlights the desired golf club by raising it using the ejector.
- the club selection aid preferably comprises a user interface.
- the user interface includes at least two selectors.
- each selector corresponds to a golf club stowed in the golf club carrier. Operation of a selector causes the club selection aid to highlight the corresponding club.
- the user interface is separate to the golf club carrier.
- the user interface communicates wirelessly with a receiver in the golf club carrier.
- the user interface is suitably a portable unit.
- the portable unit is sized so as to fit in a pocket of a user.
- the user interface may also be incorporated into other electronic equipment used by a golfer.
- the user interface communicates wirelessly with a receiver of a golf club carrier.
- Each selector may be marked with a suitable marking to identify the club that the selector corresponds to.
- the golf club carrier comprises a club selection aid that visually alerts the user to the desired club.
- the golf club carrier comprises at least two receptacles, each for storing a golf club.
- the club selection aid may comprise an ejector that ejects a club stowed in the receptacle determined by the user interface to protrude higher than the un-selected clubs.
- an ejector may be provided under each receptacle.
- each receptacle may have a corresponding openable door.
- two-or-more receptacles may share a common ejector.
- an openable door may be provided above each common ejector.
- Relative movement between the ejector and each common receptacle may enable the club within the receptacle determined by the user interface to be raised.
- the receptacles are arranged so that each club is stowed on a circumferential location.
- the club selection aid includes a rotation means to rotate at least one of the ejector or receptacles relative to the other. It is advantageous if the receptacles are rotated as here, the desired club is always ejected at the same predefined location relative to the position of the golf club carrier.
- the club selection aid may additionally or alternatively to the ejector comprise an illumination means to alert the user to the correct club's receptacle being aligned at the predefined location.
- the club selection aid may additionally or alternatively to the ejector comprise an illumination means to alert the user to the correct club's receptacle being aligned at the predefined location.
- the golf club carrier comprises a top section.
- the top section may comprise two or more tubes, each tube forming a receptacle.
- the tubes may be arranged about a central axis.
- the golf club carrier may also comprise a bottom section.
- the bottom section may rotatably mount the top section.
- the bottom section may include a rotation means.
- the bottom section may include the ejector.
- the bottom section may remain stationary relative to a surface that it is rested on.
- the club selection aid includes a receiver for receiving a control signal from a user interface.
- the control signal determines the desired receptacle to be highlighted.
- the receiver may be wireless.
- the golf club carrier may be incorporated into a golf bag. That is, the golf club carrier may be inserted into a housing.
- the housing may include the rigid cover that is fixed relative to the bottom section.
- the rigid cover may prevent access to the receptacles.
- the rigid cover includes an aperture, through which a golf club may be removed.
- the golf club carrier includes a rotation means that rotates the desired receptacle to a predefined location
- the aperture denotes the pre-determined location.
- the cover protects a user from movement of the golf clubs.
- a golf club carrier comprising at least two receptacles each for receiving a single golf club and a controllable club selection aid that is controllable by a user interface to highlight a golf club stored in a receptacle determined by the user interface.
- a golf carrier for use in the kit of the first aspect.
- a user interface for controlling a club selection aid of a golf club carrier
- the user interface includes, at least two operable buttons, each button being operable to control a club selection aid of a golf carrier to highlight a golf club stored in a receptacle corresponding to said operable button.
- a method of selecting a golf club from a golf club carrier comprising causing a desired golf club stowed within a golf club carrier to be highlighted and subsequently removing the desired golf club from the golf club carrier by moving the golf club through an openable door formed in a rigid cover.
- the method may comprise operating a user interface to cause the desired club to be highlighted.
- the method may comprise causing a club selection aid of a golf club carrier to visually highlight the desired club.
- the method may comprise causing the desired golf club to be raised upwards of the other stowed clubs.
- the method may comprise rotating a top section of the golf club carrier stowing the golf clubs relative to a bottom section, such that the desired club is moved to a predetermined location.
- the method may comprise using a height unification means to cause the heads of each golf club to be stowed at a common height.
- a height unification means for a golf club carrier comprises a plate that is removably attachable to a golf club carrier.
- the plate includes an aperture for receiving a handle of a golf club and a locating means for retaining a head of a golf club in a desired position relative to the plate.
- the height unification means may preferably include height adjustment inserts.
- the height unification means is customisable for individual golfers or for individual club manufacturers. It will be appreciated that whilst the height unification means may be used to improve any golf club carrier it is particularly suited to the previous embodiments.
- Figure 1 shows a kit for carrying golf clubs according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 2 shows an optional arrangement of the first embodiment.
- Figure 3 shows a cross-section through a golf club carrier that forms part of the kit.
- Figure 4 shows an enlarged pictorial view of an area of Figure 3.
- Figure 5 shows a top view of Figure 3.
- Figure 6 shows a golf club carrier according to a third embodiment.
- Figure 7a and 7b are top views of a removable plate.
- Figure 8 is a pictorial cross-sectional view of an end of a receptacle.
- a kit 10 for carrying golf clubs 12.
- the kit comprises a golf club carrier 20 and a user interface 30.
- the golf club carrier 20 includes two receptacles 21 , 22 each for receiving a golf club 12 such that the golf clubs can be removed from the receptacles by moving the clubs relative to a longitudinal length of the tubes.
- the golf club carrier 20 further includes a club selection aid comprising a highlighting means, wherein the highlighting means is controlled to highlight the golf club 12 stowed within either the first receptacle 21 or the second receptacle 22.
- the club selection aid highlights the club by drawing a user's attention to the club.
- the club selection aid includes a receiver 41 for receiving a control signal.
- the receiver controls the highlighting means to highlight the desired club.
- the golf club carrier 20 further includes a rigid cover 50.
- the rigid cover 50 includes openable doors 51 , 52 located above each receptacle 21 , 22. Each openable door is pivotable to allow the golf club to be removed.
- the user interface 30 comprises a first 31 and second 32 operable button. Operating the first button causes a transmitter 34 of the user interface 30 to transmit a wireless control signal to the receiver 41 . The signal instructs the club selection aid to highlight the golf club stowed within the first receptacle 21 . Thus the golfer may immediately select the correct club from the golf cub carrier. Operation of the second operable button 32 causes the club selection aid to highlight the other golf club. For instance, the club selections aid may cause the desired golf club to be ejected or raised above the other golf club. Alternatively or additionally the club selection aid may cause an illumination means to highlight the desired club or the openable door containing the desired club.
- the rigid hood having openable doors is more convenient than known flexible rain hoods.
- club selection aid highlights the desired club, club selection is quicker as compared to known flexible rain hoods that only hinder club selection.
- the rigid hood having an openable door is able to quickly identify a desired club, it is not necessary to remove the hood during dry weather. Consequently, the chance of the club becoming wet during rain is reduced because there is not a delay between the rain starting and the flexible hood being attached to the bag.
- a preferable method of highlighting the desired club is to cause the club to protrude through the respective openable door in the rigid hood. As shown, in Figure 2, this may be achieved by providing an ejector 53, 54 beneath each receptacle 51 , 52, wherein each ejector is selectively operated by the receiver 41 to raise the golf club stowed within the respective receptacle. As the golf club 12 rises it abuts the openable door 51 , which in this case pivots upwardly. Thus, the abutment causes the door to open. The selected club 12 is therefore immediately evident to the golfer.
- a single ejector is arranged to selectively eject clubs from within two or more receptacles. This can be achieved by moving the ejector relative to two or more receptacles.
- the receptacles move relative to the golf bag.
- the desired club can be ejected from a common point. Consequently, it is necessary to provide only one ejector and only one openable door.
- the highlighting means may be used visually to indicate when the desired club is ready to be removed from the openable door.
- the golf club carrier 20 includes a plurality of receptacles, such as tubes 23. Any number of tubes above two may be provided. Suitably, however, the number of tubes may be around 14 as this is the current maximum number of clubs allowed to be carried under the rules of golf.
- Each tube 23 forms a receptacle for receiving a handle and shaft of a golf club. At a lowermost portion of the tube, the internal diameter narrows to form a ledge 85. The ledge 85 allows the end of the club's handle to rest thereon.
- the tubes 23 are positioned parallel to each other and extend upwardly. The tubes 23 are arranged on a circumferential location (as shown in Figure 4).
- the tubes 23 are integrally formed with a top plate 24 and bottom plate 25 to form a top section 29.
- the top and bottom plates include an aperture.
- the top and bottom plates include annular flanges 26, 27 turned towards each other.
- the annular flanges include locks 28 that lock the top section to a shaft 50. Thus rotation of the shaft 50, rotates the tubes 23.
- the shaft 50 is rotatably mounted in a bottom section 60.
- the bottom section 60 includes two spaced frame plates 61 , 62.
- Each frame plate 61 , 62 includes a central aperture through which the shaft 50 extends.
- the central aperture of each frame plate 61 , 62 has an outwardly turned annular flange 63, 64.
- Combined radial thrust bearings 65, 66 co-operate with the annular flanges and shaft 50 to rotatably support the shaft 50 and top section 29.
- a motor 70 is secured to the underside of the lower most frame plate 62.
- the motor 70 is an electric motor, such as a Valeo (RTM) 12vdc geared motor.
- battery means (not shown) are also housed within the lower section. It will be appreciated that the battery means will be advantageously rechargeable in a well known manner.
- the motor 70 includes a gear that co-operates with an end of the shaft 50 in order to rotate the shaft.
- the motor is required to rotate the shaft 50 to discrete locations such that at each location a tube is located at a predetermined position.
- control means such as a controller, relay, proximity sensor and encoder.
- Such control means operate in a well known manner to rotate the shaft between a number of discrete locations.
- the two frame plates 61 , 62 are spaced apart by spacers 67 secured between the two frame plates.
- a highlighting means such as an ejector 80.
- the ejector 80 is positioned under a tube 23.
- the ejector 80 comprises a vertical linear actuator that is controllable to raise and lower an abutment member 82.
- the abutment member 82 is clear of the top section such that the top section is free to rotate.
- the abutment member 82 extends through the lowermost aperture 84 of the tube 23.
- abutment member 82 rises higher than the ledge 85, thereby abutting the end of a golf club stowed in the tube 23. Thus the golf club is caused to be raised upwardly.
- a linear actuator may be mounted substantially perpendicular to the receptacles in order to reduce the size of the apparatus.
- an abutment member (which may be separate to the actuator) is flexible and restrained within a bent tubing in order to raise the club upwardly.
- other know mechanisms may be used in order to move the abutment member upwardly and downwardly relative to the receptacles.
- the ejector 80 may comprise a rack and pinion.
- a motor is arranged to drive a pinion in any well know manner.
- the rack is connected to or forms an abutment member to move the golf club.
- rotation of the pinion in one direction causes the rack to raise the golf club and movement in the other direction causes the rack to lower the golf club.
- the diameter of the abutment member 82 is sized so as to be smaller than the lower most aperture 84. Thus some misalignment is accounted for.
- the walls of the aperture and the tip of the abutment member are tapered. Thus, if the abutment member abuts the tube, the tapers act to urge the abutment member to become more coincident with the tube and therefore continue to raise rather than jamming against the tube.
- a user interface 40 sends a control signal to a receiver 41 .
- the receiver 41 controls the motor to rotate the shaft 50 a desired degree of angular rotation such that the desired tube is aligned above the ejector.
- the ejector is operated to push the golf club stowed within the tube upwardly.
- the desired golf club is caused to protrude above the other stowed golf clubs and a golfer may easily select the correct club. Since the location of the button corresponding to the golf club is fixed in relation to the user interface, the golfer will quickly become familiar with the layout and be able to operate the desired button quickly.
- the golfer can select the correct club by operating the button corresponding to that club and then picking the club raised up from the others. Moreover, because the desired club has been rotated to a pre-defined position, the golfer knows exactly where the club will be.
- the club can be returned to the empty tube 23.
- a default button on the user interface may then be operated to cause the ejector to drop downwardly, thus allowing the club to drop under gravity to be stowed within the tube.
- the ejector may be caused to drop downwardly after a specific time interval. The time interval may be between 2 and 10 second and preferably around 5 seconds. Consequently, the club is raised for sufficient time to remove the club, but is in the lowered position when the user comes to return the club after playing their shot. As such, the user can simply insert the club without needing to push further buttons or take further action.
- the golfer operates the corresponding button.
- an encoder on the motor 70 determines where the desired tube is relative to the tube aligned with the ejector and rotates the shaft, in one direction or the other, the required angular degree such that the newly desired club is aligned with the ejector, and the club raised as before.
- the electric supply to the motor may be switched off when the ejector is in the raised position.
- the golf club carrier may be encased within a housing (not shown).
- the housing may give the golf club carrier the appearance of a traditional golf bag.
- the housing may include the rigid hood (not shown) such that the heads of the golf clubs are stowed beneath the rigid hood.
- the rigid hood has a single aperture, located above the ejector, through which clubs may be removed.
- the aperture may be openable.
- and upwardly hinged door may be provided.
- the door may be manually raised and lowered to remove and replace golf clubs.
- the door may be biased to the closed position. When the golf club is raised, the head of the golf club may abut the hinged door and push it open.
- the door may be automated.
- the cover may include a sensor so that power to the carrier is cut when the door is not fully closed.
- the golf club carrier may include an illuminator, such as a light.
- the light may be turned on when the ejector is in the raised position.
- the ejector may not be required to raise the club out of the aperture in the cover. Rather the golfer is alerted that the correct club is ready to be removed from the carrier by the illumination of the light.
- the carrier may not even include the ejector.
- the golf club carrier may be arranged to rotate the ejector and, where necessary, the cover.
- the ejector would be secured to the shaft 50 rather than the upper section.
- the golf club carrier includes an ejector aligned under each tube. Thus no rotation means is required. Rather, operation of a button on the user interface causes the corresponding ejector under the desired tube to raise the club.
- the golf club carrier may additionally be adapted to include other powered features such as a cooled chamber for storing food or drink.
- the golf club carrier 220 includes at least 1 receptacle (222, 221 ) for receiving a golf club 212.
- a height unification means is provided.
- the height unification means comprises a removable plate 260.
- the removable platform 260 is removably attached to the golf club carrier and fixed relative to each receptacle (221 , 222).
- the removable platform 260 includes an aperture aligned with each receptacle and a locating means.
- the aperture is sized so as to allow the shaft of the golf club to enter but to restrict a head of the golf club from passing therethrough.
- the locating means is provided to maintain the golf club head in position. For instance, contours are provided to restrict the golf club head from moving relative to the removable plate 260.
- the removable platform may be printed with advertising and may be custom designs for a particular set of clubs.
- the height unification means allows all the club heads to be located at a common height. This allows a user to more easily identify the desired club.
- the removable platform may include visible indicators to clearly identify a specified receptacle. For instance, each receptacle may include a corresponding visual identifier such as a letter or number. Thus the golfer has a larger identifier to look for. Also, the golfer can more easily ensure that a club is inserted into the correct receptacle thereby retaining the clubs in an order, further simplifying the selection process.
- Each locating means is ideally arranged to retain the golf clubs in a pattern. It will be appreciated that in order for the height unification means to be used to enhance the earlier embodiments, the receptacles should be arranged on a circumferential path. Here the contours may be such that the golf club heads may all be arranged to face outwardly. However, it is preferable that they are arranged so that they all point towards the centre as this can increase the compactness of the golf club carrier.
- the locating means may comprises radial ridges 262 running either side of the aperture 261 which form a valley in which the club rests.
- the locating means may comprise shaped pits or hollows 264 wherein the shape of the pit or hollow accommodates the golf club.
- the changing height of the contours of the locating means relative to a plane of the removable platform are such that the golf club 212 has to move out of the receptacle in order to rotate about the receptacle's axis.
- the contours restrict axial rotation of the golf clubs thereby preventing the possibility of clubs damaging each other.
- the movement of the golf club caused as the golf carrier 220 is moved causes the golf club to naturally settle into the correct orientation.
- the removable platform may be provided with an area for accepting an insert.
- a number of inserts can be designed for each specific shape of putter.
- the insert having the tube aperture 261 and locating means.
- the height unification means may include height adjustment inserts.
- golf clubs are a variety of lengths.
- distal ends of shorter clubs may be suspended from the bottom of each receptacle.
- the height adjustment insert comprises an insert 270 that is placed within the receptacle so that the distal ends of smaller clubs may rest on the height adjustment insert 270. This means that if a longer club is placed in the receptacle specified for a shorter club, the head will protrude above the removable plate and alert the golfer to the club being placed within the wrong receptacle.
- the height adjustment inserts may be manufactured from any suitable material. However, if the height adjustment inserts are manufactured from a material that allows the length of the inserts to be easily reduced, the inserts can further allow customisation of a golf carrier.
- a retaining means is provided. If the removable platform is positioned so that the space between a bottom of the removable platform and the ends of the receptacles is less than the height of the shortest insert, the removable platform may comprise the retaining means. Here, if the bag is tipped, the height adjustment inserts move towards the end of the receptacle under gravity. By ensuring that the aperture 261 is smaller than the receptacles the bottom of the removable platform therefore provides a stop. Alternatively, a clip such as a spring clip may be arranged about the receptacle.
- the spring clip having an inwardly facing pin that is arranged to protrude through a hole in the receptacle. Consequently, the pin reduces the diameter of the receptacle which prevents the height adjustment inset from moving past.
- the location of the aperture may be towards the top of the receptacle so that is can be easily removed to allow the height adjustment inset to be changed.
- the minimum distance that the pin location can be spaced from the bottom of the receptacle is the height of the longest height adjustment insert added to the travel of the ejector.
- the height unification means may be used on its own or may be used in conjunction with the golf club carrier 20 of the previous embodiments.
- the height unification means allows the club heads to be arranged on a common plane, relative to the golf carrier and because the height adjustment inserts allow all the clubs to rest substantially on an insert, the ejector can have a single length travel and move the golf club heads a common height.
- the shortest and longest clubs are able to be lifted by the same ejector and the problem of a short club, even in the lifted position, not standing above a longer club is eliminated.
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GB0913088A GB2467617A (en) | 2009-02-06 | 2009-07-28 | Golf club carrier |
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