JPH0634663U - Golf bag with stand attached - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] A golf bag that can be expanded or folded automatically by simply tilting or standing the bag body without performing another operation, and is stably maintained not only in the upright state but also in the inclined state. Is to provide. [Structure] A base plate 6 is axially provided on the base of the bag body 1, and the base plate 6 has a width and a length sufficient to stably support the bag body 1. A plurality of downward extensions 10 are formed on the lower surface of the substrate 6 excluding the front portion. The extension 10
The lower surface of the base plate 6 when the bag body 1 is in the upright state.
Is flush with the lower surface of the. Since the substrate 6 is always in contact with the ground, the bag body 1 is stably maintained.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a golf bag, and more particularly, to a golf bag with a stand attached so that a pair of legs can move between an opened state and a folded state.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In the past, various golf bags have been proposed that have legs that can move between an unfolded state and a folded state. For example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,676,464, a pair of legs whose upper ends are pivoted on the upper part of a golf bag, a pair of shoulder pads whose upper ends are connected to the uppermost ends of the legs, A golf bag with a stand is described, which comprises a pair of clamps rigidly attached to the lower end of a shoulder pad and slidably assembled along a leg.

In the golf bag, when the shoulder pad is raised to carry the golf bag, the clamp slides upward along the leg to fold the leg. On the other hand, when the shoulder pad is released, the lower end of the shoulder pad made of an elastic material such as nylon cord expands due to its own elasticity, so the clamp slides and pushes the leg to expand it to act as a stand. Therefore, the legs of the golf bag are automatically folded when the golf bag is transported, and are automatically expanded when the golf bag is used or stored, which is more convenient in use than the conventional golf bag. Improved.

Another example of a golf bag is described in US Pat. No. 4,921,192. In the golf bag of that patent, the front half of the base of the golf bag is formed so as to be inclined, so that when the inclined base comes into contact with the ground, it is installed so that it can be moved up and down on the side of the golf bag adjacent to the inclined base. Vertical actuating rod lifted to spread legs.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the former golf bag was cumbersome to store because its legs were automatically opened during storage. In addition, since a large area is required to carry or store the golf bag with the legs spread out, there is a problem that the carrying efficiency is lowered. Further, since the golf bag has a special shape, there is a problem that it cannot be applied to a commonly used golf bag.

On the other hand, the latter golf bag also has a drawback that it cannot be used for a general golf bag because it has an inclined base. In addition, the golf bag has a problem that the golf bag easily falls because the base of the golf bag contacts only the ground. Further, when the golf bag is contained in the golf bag, the weight of the golf club is supported only by the horizontal surface of the base, so it is difficult to store the golf bag in the upright state. As a result, the golf bag tilts naturally, so that the inclined surface of the base contacts the ground and the legs are widened. Therefore, it is difficult to store the golf bag in an upright position when the golf club is in it. Also, the legs naturally expand during storage, so a large storage area was required. Furthermore, since the base portion of the golf bag has an inclined surface, a special structure must be installed inside the golf bag to prevent the handle portion of the golf bag from sliding on the inner inclined surface when the golf bag is upright. There was a drawback that didn't happen.

The golf bag and the like of the aforementioned patent tried to improve the safety of the golf bag when the legs are spread, mainly by increasing the ground contact surface of the base. It caused such a serious problem.

[0008]

[The purpose of the device]

 Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and provides a golf bag with a stand attached, which has a sufficient ground contact surface for safely supporting the golf bag in the upright state and the inclined state. The purpose is to do.

[0009] Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf bag with a stand attached, in which the legs are not spread even when the golf club is contained and the leg is stably maintained in the upright state.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a golf bag with a stand attached, in which the legs cannot be spread even in the upright state.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a golf bag with a stand attached, in which the legs are easily unfolded by their own operating means when tilted and the legs are automatically folded when upright.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a golf bag with a stand attached, which can be easily applied to existing golf bags of various shapes without separately installing a special structure inside. Is.

[0013]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a bag body and a pair of support legs that pivot between an expanded state and a folded state in which an upper end portion of the bag body is pivotally mounted by a hinge member. In the golf bag configured as described above, the golf bag constitutes a base portion of the bag body described above, and the base member has a bottom surface and a U-shaped connecting rod fixed to the bottom surface of the base member. At least one first hinge member axially installed on the lower side and contacting the ground, and having a lower end portion of the connecting rod axially installed, wherein the bag body is provided between an upright state and an inclined state. A base plate that rotates, an actuating means that rotates the legs as the bag body rotates, and a lower surface of the base member excluding the front portion, which is formed toward the center from the peripheral edge of the lower surface. Is the same as the bottom surface of the base plate when it is upright To provide a golf bag having a plurality of extensions on the location.

[0014]

Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a first specific example of a golf bag according to the present invention. As shown in the drawings, a golf bag A includes a bag body 1, a pair of support legs 2 axially provided at an upper end of the bag body 1 by a hinge 1a attached to the bag body 1, and a bag body. 1 and a base member 4 having a flat lower surface. Further, the golf bag A rotates between the unfolded state and the folded state of the leg 2 when the golf bag is moved between the tilted state and the upright state. It has a U-shaped actuating trunk 3 having upper ends pivotally mounted on the upper ends of the legs 2 by means of hinges 3a fixed to each other. The operating trunk 3 moves up and down to spread or fold the leg 2.

A substrate 6 that contacts the ground is installed below the base member 4. The substrate 6 is axially installed on the base member 4 by a U-shaped connecting rod 5 fixed to the lower surface of the base member 4. As shown in FIG. 2, the base plate 6 includes a pair of first hinges 5 a axially mounted on the lower end of the connecting rod 5 for axially mounting the connecting rod 5 on the base plate 6, an operating trunk 3 and a base plate 6. It has a second hinge 6a axially installed at the lower end of the operating trunk 3 for installation. The base plate 6 has a front portion protruding forward from the center of the base member 4 and a rear portion extending to the center portion of the base member 4.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the first hinge 5 a is located below the base member 4. On the other hand, since the second hinge 6a is located in the front part of the base plate 6 outside the base member 4, the operating trunk 3 is arranged outside the bag body 1 when viewed from the side.

Since the elastic member 9 is connected between the operating trunk 3 and the bag body 1 in order to keep the leg 2 in the folded state, the elastic member 9 always urges the operating trunk 3 downward. The leg 2 acts so as to be folded.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the leg 2 is in the folded upright state, the length of the operating trunk 3 protruding downward from the lower surface of the base member 4 is the same as the vertical length of the connecting rod 5. Therefore, the lower surface of the base member 4 is maintained horizontally, that is, parallel to the substrate 6 that contacts the ground.

A plurality of extension portions 10 extending downward are formed on the lower surface of the base member 4 excluding the front portion of the base member 4, and the extension portions 10 extend in the center direction from the periphery of the lower surface of the base member 4. Located and isolated from each other. When the bag body 1 is in the upright state, each extension 10 has a predetermined vertical length so that its lower surface is flush with the lower surface of the substrate. Therefore, in the upright state, the base plate 6 and all the extension portions 10 contact the ground, so that the golf bag A is stably maintained.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the golf bag according to the present invention, a quadrangular link mechanism is formed. The link mechanism has four pivot points a1 to a4 which respectively correspond to four hinges 1a, 3a, 6a and 5a. Four links are formed by the hinge 3a, the operating trunk 3, the base plate 6 and the bag body 1, and the links are connected to each other at a pivot point.

Hereinafter, the operating principle of the present invention will be described based on the link mechanism.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, when the golf bag A is in the upright state, the substrate 6 connected to the base member 4 by the hinges 5a is kept parallel to the horizontal base member 4. At this time, the leg 2 is in a folded state.

When used in the field, as the golf bag A inclines, the bag body 1 rotates about the pivot point a 4 that hits the hinge 5a on the base plate 6 that contacts the ground, as shown in FIG. And then lean. At this time, when the board 6 is in contact with the ground, the bag body 1 is rotated, so that the pivot point a2, which is the hinge 3a connected to the upper end of the operating trunk 3, is the pivot point, which is the hinge 1a. Since the hinge 3a is raised with respect to a1, the hinge 3a rotates about the pivot point a1. As a result, the leg 2 to which the hinge 3a is fixed is rotated clockwise and unfolded, so that the golf bag A is stably maintained in an inclined state. At this time, the substrate 6 is pressed against the ground by the peripheral portion of the lower surface of the base member 4, so that the golf bag A is supported more stably.

After the golf club is used, as the golf bag A stands upright, the bag body 1 pivots about the pivot point a4 which hits the hinge 5a and moves to the upright state, so that the pivot hitting the hinge 3a. The point a2 moves downward. As a result, the hinge 3a rotates counterclockwise, so that the leg 2 is folded. In the upright state of the golf bag A, the lower surface of the base member 4 is maintained parallel to the substrate 6, so that the golf bag A is stably maintained by the substrate 6 in contact with the ground and the extension portion 10.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the upright state of the golf bag A, a quadrangle having pivot points a 1, a 2, a 3 and a 4 is formed. On the other hand, when the golf bag A is tilted, the above quadrangle is converted into a quadrangle having the pivot points a1 ', a2', a3 and a4 and the leg 2 is expanded.

FIG. 7 shows a golf bag according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this golf bag A ′, the operating trunk 3 is located inside the bag body 1, and the lower end portion of the golf bag A ′ is pivotally mounted on the base plate 6 by a hinge 6 a ′ fixed on a base plate 6 behind the hinge 5 a. It differs from the first specific example. The elastic member 9 is located between the base member 4 and the substrate 6. Since the other parts of this example are substantially the same as the parts of the golf bag A shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the same reference numerals are given.

The operation of the golf bag A'of this example is performed in the opposite manner to that of the golf bag A described above. That is, as the golf bag A ′ tilts, it rotates about the hinge 5a on the substrate 6. At this time, the substrate 6 having a large area comes into contact with the ground, so that the golf bag A'is stably maintained during rotation. As the golf bag A'rotates, the pivot point a2 hitting each hinge 3a moves downward with respect to the pivot point a1 hitting the hinge 1a, so that the leg 2 is turned clockwise to be expanded. As a result, the golf bag A'is stably maintained in a tilted state.

On the other hand, as the golf bag A ′ stands upright, the pivot point a2 is raised, so that the leg 2 is rotated and folded.

FIG. 8 shows a golf bag according to a third embodiment of the present invention. This example uses leg actuating means having a structure different from those of the first and second examples described above. That is, the golf bag A ″ is composed of a pair of pulleys or rollers 7 rotatably fixed to the upper ends of the legs 2 and a pair of belts 8 connecting the pulleys or rollers 7 and the substrate 6. It has a pulley-belt mechanism.

Each belt 8 is connected to a front connecting part 6 a ″ on the front part of the substrate 6 and a rear connecting part 6 b ″ on the rear part of the substrate 6 via a pulley or roller 7. The belt 8 is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the pulley or roller 7 by a fixing means such as a rivet 11 and moves together with the pulley or roller 7.

When the bag body 1 tilts, each belt 8 rotates clockwise, that is, moves toward the rear connecting portion 6 b ″. That is, the front portion of each belt 8 is shortened by the length L1, and the rear portion is lengthened by L2. Of course, the total length of each belt 8 is constant. Therefore, the pulley or roller 7 rotates by the length L, which is the sum of the lengths L1 and L2, so that the leg 2 is expanded.

On the other hand, when the bag body 1 is stood upright, the front portion of each belt 8 is lengthened by the length L1 and the rear portion is shortened by the length L2. As a result, the pulley or roller 7 rotates counterclockwise by the length L, so that the leg 2 is folded.

[0034]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, the golf bag of the present invention has the substrate axially provided at the base of the bag body, and the substrate has a sufficient width and length capable of stably supporting the bag body. Therefore, in the golf bag of the present invention, the base plate thereof is always in contact with the ground, so that the golf bag can be stably maintained in the upright state as well as the inclined state. The golf bag stand of the present invention is simple and compact.

Further, the golf bag stand of the present invention is convenient to use because it can be automatically expanded or folded by only tilting or standing the main body of the bag without performing another operation.

Further, since the golf bag stand of the present invention has a simple structure, it is rarely damaged and can be easily applied to various existing golf bags.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a golf bag according to a first embodiment of the present invention in an upright state.

2 is a perspective view of a base member of the golf bag of FIG. 1. FIG.

3 is a perspective view of the base member of FIG. 1 in a tilted state.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the golf bag of the present invention in a tilted state.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the golf bag of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the operating principle of the legs of the golf bag of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a golf bag according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a golf bag according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A golf bag 1 bag body 2 supporting legs 3 operating trunks 1a, 3a, 5a, 6a hinges 4 base member 5 connecting rod 6 substrate 7 pulley or roller 8 belt 9 sliding member 10 extension

Claims (7)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A golf club including a bag body and a pair of support legs that are pivoted between a folded state and a folded state in which an upper end of the bag body is pivotally mounted by a hinge member. In the bag, the golf bag comprises a base member that forms a base portion of the bag body and has a lower surface, and a U-shaped connecting rod fixed to the lower surface of the base member to be axially installed below the base member. A base plate which is in contact with the ground and has at least one first hinge member on which a lower end portion of the connecting rod is axially provided, and which allows the bag body to rotate between an upright state and an inclined state; An operating means for rotating the legs as the bag body rotates; and a bottom surface of the base member excluding a front portion, which is formed toward a central portion from a peripheral edge of the lower surface, the lower surface being the same as the lower surface of the substrate in an upright state. Multiple extensions in position Golf bag, characterized in that it comprises. 2. The operating means includes an upper end portion pivotally mounted on an upper end portion of the leg by a hinge member fixed to an upper end portion of the leg, and a second hinge member formed on the substrate on the substrate. The golf bag according to claim 1, wherein the golf bag is configured by a U-shaped operating trunk having a lower end portion that is axially installed. 3. The second hinge member on the base plate is arranged in the front part of the base plate outside the base member, and the operating trunk is arranged outside the bag body. Golf bag. 4. An elastic member is connected between the operating trunk and the bag body so that the operating trunk always acts toward the bag body, that is, folded. Item 3. A golf bag according to item 3. 5. The golf bag according to claim 2, wherein the second hinge member is coupled to a substrate behind the first hinge member, and the operating trunk is located inside the bag body. 6. An elastic member is connected between the base member and the base plate to pull the bag body against the base plate so that the legs can be folded. Item 5. A golf bag according to item 5. 7. The actuating means comprises a pair of pulleys or rollers fixed to the upper ends of the legs and axially installed in the bag body, and both ends fixed to front and rear parts of the substrate and an intermediate part. The golf bag according to claim 1, wherein the golf bag is configured by a pulley-belt mechanism including a pair of belts that are hung on the circumference of the pulley or the roller and fixed to the pulley or the roller by rivets.