GB2401554A

GB2401554A - Golf bag

Info

Publication number: GB2401554A
Application number: GB0311142A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Po-Tang Su
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2003-05-15
Filing date: 2003-05-15
Publication date: 2004-11-17
Also published as: GB0311142D0

Abstract

A golf bag which is designed to be dismantled for storage comprises top and bottom seats 20, 30 together with connecting support elements 40 and a bag covering 50. Seats 20,30 are hollow with insertion holes 21, 31 for the support elements, seat 20 additionally being partitioned for receipt of golf clubs. The bag covering is attached using co-operating fixing elements 22, 32 on the seats with elements 51, 52 on the bag, eg buttons, hooks, zippers or hook-and-loop fastenings. The bag is closed using similar elements 53, 54. The surface of the bag covering may have fixed or detachable supplementary components such as side pockets, carrying straps, supporting legs, push handles, wheels (Fig 4, not shown).

Description

2401 554 TITLE: DETACHABLE GOLF BAG

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(a) Technical Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to golfbag, and in particular, to a golfbag having the components thereof can be detached, facilitating packaging.

(b) Description ofthe Prior Art

FIG 1 is a conventional golfbag 10 which is a cylindrical shape having a sealed bottom and an opened top configuration. The golf clubs are inserted from the opened top into the golfbag 10, facilitating the functions of a golf bag 10. The surface of the golfbag is provided with a plurality of supplementary components 11, for instance, push handle, rollers, strap, leg support or a plurality of side pockets. The golfbag 10 can be placed with several golf clubs, facilitating accessibility and management. The rollers and push handle allows the golfbag 10 to be pushed for a long distance, and the strap is used to carry the bag onto the shoulder. The leg support allows the bag to be placed at an inclination. A plurality of side pocket provides space to hold a cap, glove and other necessary accessories for golf. However, the drawbacks of the conventional golfbag are that (1) a large warehouse is needed to store the fabricated golfbags. Thus, the cost of storage is high.

(2) A bigger shop lot is needed to display the golfbag. (3) The user needs larger space at home to keep the golfbag.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improvement in the structure of a golfbag which can obviate and mitigate the above-mentioned drawbacks.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, it is an object ofthe present invention to provide a detachable golfbag having a top seat, a bottom seat, a plurality of support frames and a bag covering, characterized in that the circumferential edge at the inner side of S the top seat is provided with a plurality of insertion holes, and the circumferential edge at the outer side is provided with fixing hole, and the bottom section of the bottom seat is closed and the circumferential edge of the inner side of the bottom seat is provided with a plurality of insertion holes, and the circumferential edge of the outer side is provided with fixing element; and a plurality of support frames being elongated with appropriate strength and flexibility are mounted between the insertion hole ofthe top seat and the insertion hole of the bottom seat; and the bag covering is extendable to form a plate-like element having an upper edge mounted with the fixing element, and having a lower edge mounted with the fixing element, and the end edge of the two sides ofthe bag covering is provided with a combination element, and the surface of the bag covering is provided with a plurality of supplementary elements; whereby a plurality of support frames are inserted between the top seat and the bottom seat, and the basic frame body of the golfbag is formed, and the bag covering is mounted at the external edge thereof to form into a golfbag.

Yet another object ofthe present invention to provide a detachable golfbag, wherein the top seat, the bottom seat and the fixing element and the combination element of the bag covering is selected from the button fastener, fasterung hook zipper, or VELCRO.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a detachable golf bag, wherein the supplementary element of the bag covering is provided with strap, a plurality of side pockets, pushing handle, rollers and leg frame, wherein the strap and a plurality of side pockets are stitched to form a body fixed to the bag covering, or detached to the bag covering.

A further object ofthe present invention is to provide a detachable golfbag, wherein the components of the golfbag can be detached.

The foregoing object and summary provide only a brief introduction to the present invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects ofthe present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detailed description of the invention and the claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.

Many other advantages and features of the present invention will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to the detailed s description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by way of illustrative example.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG 1 is a perspective view of a conventional golfbag.

FIG 2 is a perspective exploded view of a golfbag of the present invention.

FIG 3 is a sectional view showing the assembly of the golfbag of the present invention.

FIG 4 is a perspective view showing the assembled golfbag in accordance with the present invention.

FIG 5 is a schematic view showing the packing of the golfbag in accordance with the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The following descriptions are of exemplary embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention.

Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope ofthe invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Referring to FIGS. 2 to 5, the golfbag comprises a top seat 20, a bottom seat 30, a plurality of support frames 40 and a bag covering 50. The top seat 20, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, is a hollow structure, and the end face is divided into a plurality of partitions. The circumferential edge of the inner side of the top seat 20 is provided with a plurality of insertion holes 21. The circumferential edge of the outer side is provided with a fixing element 22, and the fixing element 22 is a button fastener, fastening hook zipper, VELCRO tape.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the bottom seat 30 has a sealed bottom section, and the circumferential edge of the inner side of the bottom seat 30 is provided with a plurality of insertion holes 31. The circumferential edge of the outer side is provided with a fixing element 32 and the fixing element 32 is a button fastener, a fastening hook, zipper, VELCRO tape.

A plurality of support frames 40 being elongated with appropriate strength and flexibility are mounted between the insertion hole 21 ofthe top seat 20 and the insertion hole 3 l of the bottom seat 30 such that the top seat 20 and the bottom seat 30 are corresponding to each other. The bag covering 50 is extendable to form a plate-like element having an upper edge mounted with the fixing element 5 l, and having a lower edge mounted with the fixing element 52.

The end edge of the two sides of the bag covering 50 is provided with lO combination elements, and the combination elements 53, 54 are button fastener, fastening hook zipper, VELCRO tape, or other types of fastener.

The surface of the bag covering 50 is provided with a plurality of supplementary elements 55, such as straps, a plurality of side pockets, push handle, rollers and leg supports.

l 5 The strap and a plurality of side pockets are stitched to form a body fixed to the bag covering 50, or detached to the bag covering 50.

It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods differing from the type described above.

While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.

Claims

I CLAIM: I. A detachable golfbag having a top seat, a bottom seat, a

plurality of support frames and a bag covering, wherein the circumferential edge at the inner side ofthe top seat is provided with a plurality of insertion holes, and the circumferential edge at the outer side is provided with fixing hole, and the bottom section of the bottom seat is closed and the circumferential edge of the inner side of the bottom seat is provided with a plurality of insertion holes, and the circumferential edge of the outer side is provided with fixing element; and a plurality of support frames being elongated with appropriate strength and flexibility are mounted between the insertion hole of the top seat and the insertion hole ofthe bottom seat; and the bag covering is extendable to form a plate-like element having an upper edge mounted with the fixing element, and having a lower edge mounted with the fixing element, and the end edge of the two sides of the bag covering is provided with a combination element, and the surface of the bag covering is provided with a plurality of supplementary elements; whereby a plurality of support frames are inserted between the top seat and the bottom seat, and the basic frame body ofthe golfbag is formed, and the bag covering is mounted at the external edge thereofto form into a golfbag.
2. The detachable golfbag of claim 1, wherein the top seat, the bottom seat and the fixing element and the combination element of the bag covering are selected from the button fastener, fastening hook zipper, or VELCRO.
3. The detachable golfbag of claim 1, wherein the supplementary element of the bag covering is provided with strap, a plurality of side pockets, pushing handle, rollers and leg frame, wherein the strap and a plurality of side pockets are stitched to form a body fixed to the bag covering, or detached to the bag covering.