JP2002521158A - Golf bag with multiple decks to isolate the club - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) Abstract: A golf bag for protecting a golf club, the golf club including at least two decks (52, 54) and a wall, wherein the deck (52, 54) is provided with a golf bag. Formed on the upper side of (30) and shaped and formed like a stair, where the height of each of the decks is high enough to accommodate and protect the entire length of the club shaft; The height difference between the decks is defined to provide sufficient isolation between the club heads of the club in one deck and the other club heads of the club in another deck, and the wall may be a deck (55). This wall extends to the bottom of the golf bag to protect the club shaft of one deck from the club shaft of another deck.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to golf bags. More particularly, the present invention relates to a golf bag comprising at least two or more decks having a significant height difference such that clubs in each deck are completely isolated from clubs in other decks. This provides better protection of the club when the bag is carried or moving.

Description of the Related Art [0002] A typical golf bag sold on the market today has a cylindrical shape with a single stepped design at its top with a very slight angle. The height of these bags is about the length of a sand wedge, and the head portions of golf clubs of various lengths protrude from the bag when the golf club is placed in the bag. The club rocks the bag while being carried by a person or golf cart.
It moves back and forth for movement and shaking movements. as a result,
These clubs tend to hit each other when the bag is carried by a person or golf cart, and the heads of similarly sized clubs will hit each other.
In addition, longer club shafts (eg, driver and wood) are more often hit by shorter iron and / or putter heads. Thus, not only is the head of all clubs damaged, but also often the shafts of longer clubs, which are typically made of graphite material, are often damaged.

Golf club head covers are often used for drivers and woods with longer shafts, but the impact between golf clubs is
Often strong enough to pass directly through these covers, this causes damage to the graphite shafts of these very expensive clubs. Frequently, very expensive drivers or wood shafts and necks break when the golf bag falls abruptly to the side. Therefore, the protection of the club provided by the head cover is insufficient.

[0004] Many top ends of traditional golf bags are divided into several sections, allowing clubs to be inserted in a sorted manner. Some dividers
It is designed to extend to the bottom of the bag. However, it is not possible to protect the shaft of the club from being hit by another shorter club inserted just next in the same section or a shorter club placed in one of the adjacent sections. Today, there are also some bags that have a top end that is designed with a non-circular shape and many sections with slightly different heights, this top end keeping each other as far as possible from each other to keep the clubs away from each other. Somewhat away from However, it is still not possible to adequately protect the clubs from each other, because the physical separation of these sections is not sufficient and the top of the club shaft is still above the top of these golf bags. It is because many are exposed.

There are several bags made with individual vertical tubes or compartments for each club. These bags provide a better configuration and make the club easier to access into and out of the bag. However, because the distance between the holes in the club is too small, a good portion of the club shaft of the longer club still protrudes from the bag and is therefore exposed to possible physical damage.

When a golf bag is carried by a golf cart, the club emits undesired excessive noise. Therefore, they bother them when other players are focused on hitting their ball. Furthermore, the vibration of the club while being transported by the golf cart is very severe, shortening the life of the club. The shaft not only has a non-uniform head weight distribution on the one hand that causes a slight curvature over time, but also the bag
It is also damaged by literally countless visible and invisible vibrations when shaken by a moving golf cart.

[0007] Typically, the club is inserted into the bag in a chaotic manner. And it is often difficult to find the club you need without having to search for many clubs. Returning the club to the same spot on the golf bag is often painful. These problems waste the golfer's time and unnecessary energy and attention away from the game. Furthermore, once a club is removed from a golf bag, it is not easy to find the missing club in the bag. This is because it is difficult to insert a golf club in any configured manner, and the inserted golf clubs are often entangled with one another.

[0008] While the golf bag comes with the golf bag cover, the club moves freely within the golf bag during transport, especially during travel, and thus damages the golf club. Club shafts (especially drivers and wood club shafts protruding from a golf bag) often break during transport, especially if the bag is improperly handled in the load area or hits other heavy baggage. When carrying a golf bag through the airport, there are long drivers and people wrapping the bag with a towel around the neck of the wood for extra protection.

People spend a lot of money protecting their golf clubs and little has been achieved yet. They buy club head covers for wood and irons. They buy a separate travel golf bag cover into which the entire golf bag is inserted. Still, the club moves around inside the space in the golf back cover that mates with the back.

[0010] Traditional golf bags filled with clubs are often unbalanced due to the fact that the clubs are often inserted in a chaotic manner, causing an uneven weight distribution. This causes an increased likelihood of the bag tipping over and damaging the club shaft.

[0011] The top portion of some golf bags are designed with small holes, sometimes with soft rubber materials, and are adapted to individual clubs. If the individual holes are made reasonably small, the movement of the club shaft is significantly reduced, but it is very difficult to return the club to those small holes during play time. This takes a lot of time,
Players are often under pressure for other things related to the game. More importantly, these small holes do not actually protect the club shaft; in fact, they make a loop around the graphite club shaft after some use. Also, the distance around the hole is so small that it does not prevent the club head from hitting the shaft of another nearby club.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a golf bag that substantially eliminates one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.

A primary object of the present invention is to provide a golf bag that facilitates complete and comprehensive protection of a golf club shaft by eliminating direct impact from other clubs within the same golf bag. It is.

Another object of the present invention is to facilitate golf club organization and access to golf clubs because the shafts of the golf clubs are grouped and placed in different decks and compartments. Is to provide an easy golf bag.

Another object of the present invention is to eliminate the need to remove and attach a club head cover during a match and to minimize wasted time searching for a suitable club during a game.
It is to provide a golf bag that facilitates time savings.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a quick visual check for missing clubs to quickly confirm that a club has been lost, thereby reducing the possibility of losing a golf club in the field. It is to provide a golf bag that is easy to lower.

It is another object of the present invention to facilitate eliminating or minimizing distracting distracting noise caused by the clubs striking each other, especially when the clubs are carted during a game. It is to provide a golf bag.

Another object of the present invention is to eliminate the need to purchase expensive golf club head covers, iron head covers, individual tubes, and luggage designed to protect a single club. It is to provide a golf bag that facilitates cost reduction.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a golf bag that facilitates a more even balance of the bag when carrying the bag.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf bag that facilitates preventing unexpected tipping of a bag caused by uneven weight distribution and imbalance caused by a club randomly inserted into a conventional bag. Is to provide.

To achieve these objects and provide other advantages, and in accordance with the objects of the present invention as embodied and broadly described, the present invention is formed on a golf bag,
Provided is a golf bag for protecting a golf club including at least two decks formed and stepped, the height of each of the decks being high enough to accommodate and protect the entire length of the club shaft. Yes, the height difference between the decks is specified so that the club head of the club on one deck is sufficiently separated from the club head of the other club on the other deck, and the deck is separated by a wall. The wall extends to the bottom of the golf bag to protect the club shaft of one deck from the club shaft of the other deck.

To achieve these objects and provide other advantages, and in accordance with the objects of the invention as embodied and broadly described, the invention is formed on a golf bag,
There is further provided a golf bag that protects a golf club including at least two decks that are significantly slopping from back to front, wherein the height of each of the decks is high enough to accommodate and protect the entire length of the club shaft. The height difference between the decks is defined so that the club head of the club on one deck is sufficiently separated from the club head of the club on the other deck, and the deck is separated by a wall. The wall extends to the bottom of the golf bag to protect the club shaft of one deck from the club shaft of the other deck.

To achieve these objects and provide other advantages, and in accordance with the objects of the present invention as embodied and broadly described, the present invention is formed at the top and center of a golf bag, and in a step-like fashion. There is further provided a golf bag for protecting a golf club including at least two decks formed and formed, wherein the height of each of the decks is high enough to accommodate and protect the entire length of the club shaft; The height difference between the decks is defined so that the club heads of the clubs on one deck are sufficiently separated from the club heads of the clubs on the other deck, and the decks are separated by walls, The wall extends to the bottom of the golf bag to protect the club shaft of one deck from the club shaft of the other deck. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of a golf bag 1 that exhibits features of the present invention. The top portion of the golf bag 1 is configured in a step-like manner and has a number of distinct and physically separated decks having significant and unusual height differences. The wall 18 separating the deck extends all the way to the bottom of the golf bag 1. Each deck has one golf bag
Designed to have several vertical golf club compartments that extend all the way to the bottom of the golf club, forming a cylindrical tube into which the golf club is inserted. The exact shape of the tube may vary depending on the particular shape of the deck design, the overall external shape of the bag 1, and the number of club compartments on each deck. Thus, each club compartment 2 created may have one, depending on the particular design intent of the golf bag 1.
It can be designed to accept only one or multiple golf clubs. Other golf bag features such as the outer pocket 4, golf bag handle 6, shoulder strap 8, umbrella holder 10, and towel hanger (not shown) may be somewhat different depending on the design, but are on the market. It is substantially the same as other conventional golf bags.

For practical use in the case of the golf bag shown in FIG. 1, for example, short iron clubs (eg, putters, pitching, chipping, and sand wedges, and 9-iron) A suitable club compartment belonging to the first deck 12 may be inserted (eg, 9 iron and pitching into the first compartment, chipping and sand wedge into the central compartment, and putter into the third compartment). Similarly, from 3 to 8
Irons can be inserted into the second deck 14 (eg, Nos. 3 and 4 into the first compartment, Nos. 5 and 6 into the central compartment, and Nos. 7 and 8 into the third compartment), and likewise. Relatively long wood and drivers may be inserted into the third deck 16. Clubs in each deck are well isolated from other clubs belonging to other decks, and unlike traditional bags,
The full length of the club shaft is mostly inserted into the bag 1 of each deck to provide club protection. In this situation, the use of a traditional club head cover is unnecessary.

Although the preferred embodiment of the golf bag 1 shown in FIG. 1 has three decks, the number of decks provided in a golf bag design can vary, and the manner in which the deck construction is achieved is illustrated in FIGS. It can vary widely, as described below in connection with 8A and 9A. However, preferably, there are at least two or more decks for a given golf bag. The decks are sufficiently and distinctly separated by their height, with each deck designed to receive a group of golf clubs of similar length. The height of each deck is determined by the length of the golf clubs assigned to the particular group corresponding to each deck. The height of each deck is high enough to accommodate and protect the full length of the club shaft for the clubs belonging to the particular group assigned to each deck.

The top visible section of the wall 18 separating the decks extends to the bottom of the golf bag 1 and is designed to provide sufficient protection for the club shaft of the upper deck from the club head of the lower deck. Thus, the club head of the lower deck hits the visible portion of the wall and does not contact the club shaft of any other deck.

The height of the top visible section of the wall is preferably at least as high as the thickness of the largest club head, and the height difference between the decks is to ensure the required club shaft protection Is intentionally emphasized. The preferred height differences are:
It ranges between 5 and 10 inches. FIG. 2 shows a possible optional design for the bottom 24 of the golf bag 1, upon which the club grip is placed upon insertion of a club into the bag. Such a structure for the bottom of the golf bag 1 may be required to achieve the intended height difference for the golf bag in FIG. Thus, for example, the longest club may be placed on the top deck 16 and the shortest club may be placed on the lowest deck 1 to emphasize differences in height.
2 can be placed.

In the case of a raised bottom, shown in FIG. 2, the space below the floor structure can be utilized as storage space 20, thus reducing the need for external pocket space and using golf bag space. Maximize. The bottom 24 may be configured as an insert placed inside the bag or made as an integral part of the bag. However, the use of this raised bottom is not required.

Each deck has a vertical divider 22 that divides the deck into a plurality of vertical sections. The vertical dividers 22 are long cylindrical and form a plurality of club compartments down to the bottom of the golf bag 1. This vertical divider 2
2 may be placed on the bottom 24 or even joined with the bottom 24. Each compartment 2 may be designed to house one or more clubs, depending on the particular golf bag design. FIG. 3 shows a top plan view of the golf bag 1 shown in FIG. 1, showing a preferred shape of the compartment.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment according to the present invention. This figure shows a top front view of the top part of the golf bag having the triple deck structure shown in FIG. But here, the deck is not leveled horizontally. In this example, as shown in FIG. 4, one end of the deck is slightly lower than the other end of the same deck, thus creating a stepped multi-deck structure that is slightly tilted to one side. Here the purpose of this design is to allow each deck to accommodate the same group of golf clubs of similar length, as described in the above description of FIG. To allow for a gradual and natural change in club height and promote club height differences within the same assigned group.

For example, to accommodate more accurately the clubs assigned to a particular group belonging to the first deck 12, short clubs such as putters, chippings, or sand wedges may be placed in the leftmost club compartment of the first deck. Can be inserted into Similarly, a longer 9-iron or pitching iron may be inserted into the rightmost club compartment of the deck. This tilt feature within a given deck further provides the benefit of assigning a particular club to a particular compartment, thus providing a further organization of the golf club, and without wasting time, the desired club. You will also get quick access to and quick confirmation of missing clubs by visual check. Also, in the case of the third deck 16, if the length of a particular type of driver is significantly longer than other woods, the slope of the deck (sloppi)
ng) structures can be particularly useful in differentiating the height of the left compartment from the height of the right compartment.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show yet another embodiment according to the present invention. First, these bags may look like traditional golf bags, but the design concept and the actual method of making are essentially different, and the bags are a key feature of the preferred embodiment. Is based on As shown in FIG. 5, from the structural point of the figure, the angle (cd) from the back to the front of the slope of the back is the front end of the third deck and the first deck of the golf bag shown in FIG. It is basically the same as the angle between the parts.
Thus, the height of the walls separating the decks remains the same. However, the ends of the side walls (a and b) outside the back and the ends of the internal divider separating the club compartments are designed to have the same slope as the back-to-front angle (cd). This structure provides the same effects and advantages as the bag 1 shown in FIG. 1, without any change in the essential features of this preferred embodiment.

However, this bag 1 offers the particular advantage of creating a higher and more gently inclined continuous side wall that further separates the club head within the perimeter of its own club compartment. This compartment allows the club to spin,
Or prevent them from moving in the space above the adjacent club compartment within a particular deck. In the same scenario, the number of decks and the number of dividers may further vary from those of a golf design to those that depend on another design, but all features of the preferred embodiment remain the same.

FIG. 6 shows the same bag as shown in FIG. 5, except that it has a built-in downslope from right to left (ba) of the bag. The height of the divider 22 is also
It is adjusted to be gradually higher between a and b. This concept is illustrated in FIG.
It should be noted that the concept is the same in this case. Further, the number of decks and the number of club compartments can vary depending on the particular design.

7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 9A and 9B show that the top portion of golf bag 1 can be
Figure 5 illustrates yet another embodiment according to the present invention in terms of how it may look significantly different. As illustrated, the shape of the individual club compartment,
Or the top plan view of the individual compartments can vary widely depending on the overall design approach used.

As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, a higher deck is formed in the center of the golf bag according to this embodiment. In this embodiment, the shape of the deck is circular. 8A and 8B are formed at the top of the bag,
7 illustrates another embodiment having a higher deck. However, in this embodiment, the higher deck may be rectangular and may touch one end. A bottom (not shown) may also be provided to complement the shape and design of the three bags.
All parts of the deck and wall are made of hard plastic, and the ends of the deck may be covered with soft rubber or similar material to further protect the club from damage during transport. Bottom 24 may be constructed from a hard plastic to retain shape and durability.

FIGS. 9A and 9B illustrate another embodiment having a higher deck formed at the top of the bag. In this embodiment, the higher deck meets on one side of the back.

FIG. 10 illustrates another embodiment of the present invention, which creates a modularized golf back attachment that can be attached to an existing conventional top portion to take advantage of the present invention. It is realized by FIG. 10 illustrates a typical conventional golf bag 30 without the multi-deck feature as discussed in FIG. In FIG. 10, two possible modular attachments 40 and 5
The example of 0 is illustrated. Both are made from multiple pieces and can be placed together during installation.

The first type of modular construction attachment 40 consists, for example, of a divider 31 separating the decks, and walls 32, 33, and their height should be the same as that described in FIG. is there. Divider 31 divides the club compartment within the deck. In this modular attachment 40, the divider 31 is designed such that the walls 32, 33 can move back and forth on a flat surface portion 37, depending on the golf bag 30 of the existing design. At the bottom of each assembled piece is, in this case, a special security member 35 made of a special molded plastic, which slides firmly on the top end of the golf bag 30.

A second type of the modular attachment 50 is another example in which the walls separating the decks are composed of moving pieces 52 and 53 and 54 and 55. They are,
The golf bag 3 is made to be adjusted to the width of the golf bag 30 and is made of a golf bag 3 such as the golf bag shown in FIG.
It is designed to enclose 0. In this version, different security members 55 are used. This security member 55 is a Velcro material that is simply attached to another matching Velco piece that is glued on the side edge of the golf bag 30. Obviously, the security member can be made of plastic screws that can be tightened against the end of the golf bag 30.

Another club security device is “GOLF FOR BAG SECURING
GOLF CLUBS "and" GOLF CLUB SECURING A
ND PROTECTION DEVICE FOR A GOLF BAG "
Further described in a co-pending application entitled, Each of these is Chang
And filed concurrently with the present application and incorporated herein by reference.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made in a golf bag or a modular attachment of a golf bag without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a golf bag according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an inner bottom portion of a golf bag according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of a golf bag according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partial front view of a top portion of a golf bag according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a golf bag according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a golf bag according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7A is a perspective view of a golf bag according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7B is a top plan view of a golf bag according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8A is a perspective view of a golf bag according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8B is a top plan view of a golf bag according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9A is a perspective view of a golf bag according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9B is a top plan view of a golf bag according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a modular attachment to an existing golf bag according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (32)

[Claims] 1. A golf bag for protecting a golf club, the golf bag comprising: at least two decks formed on the upper side of the golf bag, shaped like stairs, and formed. And wherein the height of each of the decks is high enough to accommodate and protect the club shaft, and the height difference between the decks is the club of the club in one deck A deck defined to provide sufficient isolation between a head and another club head of the club in another deck; and a wall separating the decks, wherein the wall is the club shaft of one deck A wall extending to the bottom of the golf bag to protect the club shaft from the club shaft of another deck. 2. The golf bag according to claim 1, wherein the golf bag includes two decks. 3. The golf bag according to claim 1, wherein the golf bag includes three decks. 4. The golf bag according to claim 1, wherein the golf bag includes four decks. 5. The golf bag of claim 1, wherein the height difference between the decks ranges between 1.5 inches and 10 inches. 6. The golf bag according to claim 1, further comprising a raised bottom portion having a step shape. 7. The golf bag according to claim 6, wherein a space below the raised bottom portion is used for a storage space. 8. The golf bag according to claim 1, wherein the deck accommodates even small differences in the length of the golf clubs of similar length in each deck to provide a better club configuration. The golf bag is tilted horizontally. 9. A golf bag for protecting a golf club, the golf bag comprising: at least two decks formed on an upper side of the golf bag, wherein each of the decks includes The height is sufficient to accommodate and protect the club shaft, and the height difference between the decks is such that the club head of the club in one deck and the club head in the other deck A deck defined to provide sufficient isolation from other club heads; a wall separating the decks, the wall protecting the club shaft of one deck from the club shaft of another deck A wall extending to the bottom of the golf bag; and a sharply sloped top edge of an outer side wall of the bag and a vertical section dividing each deck into a plurality of club compartments. A golf bag comprising a sharply sloped top edge of the golf bag. 10. The golf bag according to claim 9, wherein the golf bag includes two decks. 11. The golf bag according to claim 9, wherein the golf bag includes three decks. 12. The golf bag according to claim 9, wherein the golf bag includes four decks. 13. The golf bag of claim 9, wherein the height difference between the decks ranges between 1.5 inches and 10 inches. 14. The golf bag according to claim 9, further comprising a raised bottom portion having a step shape. 15. The golf bag according to claim 14, wherein a space below the raised bottom portion is used for a storage space. 16. The golf bag according to claim 9, wherein the deck accommodates even small differences in the length of the golf clubs of similar length in each deck to provide a better club configuration. The golf bag is tilted horizontally. 17. A golf bag for protecting a golf club, the golf bag comprising: at least two formed at the top and center of the golf bag, shaped like a staircase, Decks, wherein the height of each of the decks is high enough to accommodate and protect a club shaft, and the height difference between the decks is such that the clubs within one deck A deck defined to provide sufficient isolation between one club head and another club head of the club in another deck; and a wall separating the decks, wherein the wall comprises one of the decks. A wall extending to the bottom of the golf bag to protect the club shaft from the club shaft of another deck. 18. The golf bag according to claim 17, wherein the golf bag comprises two decks. 19. The golf bag according to claim 17, wherein the golf bag comprises three decks. 20. The golf bag according to claim 17, wherein the golf bag comprises four decks. 21. The golf bag of claim 17, wherein the height difference between the decks ranges between 1.5 inches and 10 inches. 22. The golf bag of claim 17, further comprising an elevated bottom portion configured as a plurality of decks. 23. The golf bag of claim 22, wherein the space below the raised bottom portion is used for storage space. 24. A modular attachment to any existing golf bag, the modular attachment comprising: at least two formed at the top of the golf bag, shaped like a staircase, Decks, wherein the height of each of the decks is high enough to accommodate and protect a club shaft, and the height difference between the decks is such that the clubs within one deck A deck defined to provide sufficient isolation between the club head of the club and another club head of the club in another deck; a wall separating the deck; and a divider across the wall and separating the club compartment. A modular attachment comprising: 25. The modular attachment of claim 24, wherein the modular attachment comprises two decks. 26. The modular construction attachment of claim 24, wherein the modular construction attachment comprises three decks. 27. The modular attachment of claim 24, wherein the modular attachment comprises four decks. 28. The modular attachment of claim 24, wherein the height difference between the decks ranges between 1.5 inches and 10 inches. 29. The modular construction attachment of claim 24, wherein the deck accommodates even small differences in the length of the golf clubs of similar length in each deck, resulting in a better club construction. A modular attachment that is tilted horizontally to provide a modular configuration. 30. The modular construction attachment of claim 24, wherein the wall and the divider are made to be assembled together and have a size and shape relative to the upper size and shape of the golf bag. Modulated, modular configuration attachment. 31. The module configuration attachment of claim 24, wherein the wall and the divider comprise a safety mechanism at the bottom so that the wall and the divider can be securely attached to a top of the bag. attachment. 32. The modular construction attachment of claim 24, wherein the wall and the divider are made from a material selected from the group consisting of rubber, plastic, metal and fabric. attachment.