Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B55/00—Bags for golf clubs; Stands for golf clubs for use on the course; Wheeled carriers specially adapted for golf bags
  • A63B55/50—Supports, e.g. with devices for anchoring to the ground
  • A63B55/57—Bags with tripod or like set-up stands
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B55/00—Bags for golf clubs; Stands for golf clubs for use on the course; Wheeled carriers specially adapted for golf bags
  • A63B55/30—Bags with wheels
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B55/00—Bags for golf clubs; Stands for golf clubs for use on the course; Wheeled carriers specially adapted for golf bags
  • A63B55/60—Wheeled carriers specially adapted for golf bags
  • A63B55/61—Wheeled carriers specially adapted for golf bags motorised
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
  • B62B3/00—Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor
  • B62B3/02—Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor involving parts being adjustable, collapsible, attachable, detachable or convertible
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
  • B62B3/00—Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor
  • B62B3/12—Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor characterised by three-wheeled construction
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
  • B62B5/00—Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts
  • B62B5/0026—Propulsion aids
  • B62B5/0033—Electric motors
  • B62B5/0036—Arrangements of motors
  • B62B5/0043—One motor drives one wheel
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B55/00—Bags for golf clubs; Stands for golf clubs for use on the course; Wheeled carriers specially adapted for golf bags
  • A63B55/60—Wheeled carriers specially adapted for golf bags
  • A63B2055/603—Wheeled carriers specially adapted for golf bags with means for trailing the caddy other than by hand
  • A63B2055/605—Wheeled carriers specially adapted for golf bags with means for trailing the caddy other than by hand by remote control
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B2220/00—Measuring of physical parameters relating to sporting activity
  • A63B2220/10—Positions
  • A63B2220/12—Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B2220/00—Measuring of physical parameters relating to sporting activity
  • A63B2220/18—Inclination, slope or curvature
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
  • B62B2202/00—Indexing codes relating to type or characteristics of transported articles
  • B62B2202/40—Sport articles
  • B62B2202/404—Golf articles, e.g. golfbags

Definitions

• the present invention relates to golf bags. It relates more specifically to the transport of golf bags.
• the mechanized transport of a golf bag is usually done by means of an electric trolley.
• This can contain a housing dedicated to the bag.
• the following patent publications describe such systems: DE 9017869 U, DE 20307742 U, EP 1600352 A, US 4106583.
• the electric golf trolleys of the state of the art have at least two disadvantages, their weight, often considerable, and the need to carry two separate bulky items, the cart itself (often accompanied by a heavy and bulky battery) and the golf bag of the user.
• the coexistence of these two heavy objects makes transportation problematic, not only outside golf courses, but also on the courses themselves, especially when it comes to going from one hole to another without borrowing the paths provided for this purpose.
• the introduction of the bags on the trolleys is an operation that is not always easy.
• the present invention consists in uniting in a single object a golf bag and a propulsion system, to make it an ultralight self-propelled golf bag.
• the motor part borrows in Indeed, for its rigidity, the structure of the portable golf bag, which avoids the usual disadvantage, so far, a double structure, that of the bag and that of the electric trolley.
• the weight gain is substantial and allows the carriage of a small battery.
• the invention more specifically relates to a golf bag as defined in the claims.
• this solution allows the user to easily overcome, carrying the bag, the usual disadvantage related to failures or insufficient battery charges, which often result in the need to leave the electric cart on site.
• the part reserved for the equilibrium of the bag and the propulsion is deployed by a single horizontal movement, easy, low amplitude, the opposite operation to close in the same mode the aforementioned elements. These are held in their position by a closure system.
• Figure 1 shows a golf bag according to the invention, devoid of its outer casing, with a propulsion system in the deployed position.
• Figure 2 shows the same bag as that of Figure 1, but with a propulsion system in the retracted position.
• the bag 1 is provided with three wheels 8.9 of which two 8 are motorized separately.
• This configuration allows, by a system of sensors, on the one hand to compensate for the speed of the wheels 8, when the bag 1 is moved on an inclined plane, and on the other hand to make, by a remote control system, the bag completely independent of its user.
• the inclination of the bag can likewise be rectified, in the direction of travel or in the opposite direction, by an electronic gyroscope system linked to the control module of the wheel motors.
• the remote control also allows, while being coupled to a GPS sensor, to allow the bag to follow or precede the user to a predefined distance, without it having to worry about it.
• the golf bags have the disadvantage that they can hardly be repaired when wear or damaging events alter the outer envelope.
• the present invention completely avoids this disadvantage, by allowing the user, by simple manipulations, to quickly change the outer envelope.
• This solution also allows the user to change the taste of the external appearance of his bag, in a few moments.
• the usual bags can only be abandoned by their users, when they are no longer satisfied with their external appearance, resulting in considerable loss of materials, the inner structure of the bag being discarded at the same time as the envelope exterior.
• a system of fasteners on the outer casing of the bag allows the user to move at his convenience the pockets for transporting the equipment necessary for the practice of golf.
• the upper portion of the bag is maintained in its rigidity by a crown 5 easily removable, which also serves to secure the outer casing and to distribute, by divisions, the clubs of the user.
• the speed of rotation of the wheels 8 is controlled by a manual or electronic drive when the bag is remotely controlled.
• the bag When the bag is folded and its handle oriented in a direction favorable to storage or transport, it does not occupy more space than a standard bag, which has the considerable advantage, compared to the usual solution trolley + bag, on the one hand to reduce the total congestion for the user, but especially to considerably reduce the space necessary, in the caddy-master premises, for the storage of the users' equipment, since these, usually, store both their bag and their cart.
• the electrical wiring can be completely concealed in the structure of the bag, whose motors are powered by a battery, preferably of the Lithium-ion or LiPo type, of small size and large capacity.
• the same system is usable as a simple push or pull cart, in its configuration without motor and without battery.
• the same system without wheels, consists of a standard golf bag, which the user can change the appearance by replacing its outer shell and / or by moving the pockets.
• the bag can be worn by a system of straps secured on the shoulders of the user and which hide in the outer envelope of the bag.
• the outer envelope of the bag is not necessarily
• the propulsion system does not necessarily have an extended position and a retracted position, that the number of wheels may be less than or greater than 3, that the wheels may be replaced by other propulsion elements, eg caterpillars, etc.

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