JPH11221306A - Golf club protecting tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an accidental damage of golf clubs occurring at the time of carrying a caddy bag, etc. SOLUTION: A head housing part 2 formed in the shape of completely burying the head of a golf club is provided at one tip of a cylindrical shaft inserting part 1 housing a club shaft S to constitute a golf club protecting tool A1 and its entire length is made >= the longest size of the golf club to house within the caddy bag. This protecting tool A1 is housed within the caddy bag to prevent the damage of the golf club. In addition, the golf club protecting tool consists of a stepped cylindrical neck protecting material with a small diameter part to fit into the entrance of the housing part of the caddy bag and a large diameter part to be in contact with the periphery of the entrance of the housing part, and a head protecting material formed in a shape capable of protecting the head of the golf clubs housed in the caddy bag.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a golf club protector for protecting a golf club housed in a golf caddy bag.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A golf club is generally carried in a caddy bag. A golf caddy bag is generally composed of a bottomed cylindrical bag body (body portion) having only an upper portion opened, and a bag-shaped bag cover covering the opening (storage portion entrance). After the shaft is inserted, the bag head is covered with a bag cover to cover the club head.

[0003]

By the way, recently,
When going out for golf play, send the caddy bag to the golf course first by courier, etc., go to the golf course in a light state, and after finishing the play, send the golf caddy bag to your home More and more people are enjoying golf in such a style that they return home in a comfortable state.

However, many caddy bag covers are made of leather, synthetic leather, or canvas. Therefore, when the caddy bag is sent by courier or the like, the caddy bag may be dropped during transportation.
When other heavy objects fall on the caddy bag,
An accident has occurred in which a golf club stored in a caddy bag is damaged.

[0005] In addition, such a golf club damage accident also occurs when a caddy bag is entrusted to an airline or the like as consigned baggage and consigned for transportation when going out on a golf trip in Japan or an overseas trip. doing.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a golf club protector capable of preventing a golf club from being damaged when a caddy bag is transported.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a golf club protector according to the first aspect of the present invention is a golf club protector to be put in a caddy bag. As illustrated, at one end of a cylindrical shaft insertion portion 1 for accommodating the club shaft S, a head storage portion 2 formed to have a shape in which the head H of the golf club C is completely buried is provided. Is processed to have a length equal to or longer than the longest dimension of the golf club housed in the caddy bag 10.

The golf club protector according to the first aspect of the present invention has a caddy bag 10 as shown in FIG.
And insert the shaft of the longest club (for example, a driver) in the club set into the shaft insertion portion 1, and insert the head of the club into the head storage portion 2.
In addition, the bag car bar 12 is covered after other clubs are stored around the club.

When the golf club protector A1 is placed in the caddy bag 10 as described above, the caddy bag 10 is dropped from the top or bottom, or a heavy object falls on the caddy bag 10 (top or bottom). However, the impact can be received by the golf club protector A1, and the golf club in the bag can be prevented from being damaged.

Here, in the golf club protector according to the first aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of (for example, three) shaft insertion portions 1 'are provided for the members 1a, 1b, 1.
c, and the components 1a, 1b, 1c can be easily connected to each other, facilitating the production, making the product compact at the time of storage, and saving space in the display place in stores and the like. Can be measured.

Further, in this case, if the lengths of the divided members are made various, the combination can provide a golf club protector suitable for caddy bags of various sizes (heights).

[0012] In the golf club protector according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that the positional relationship between the shaft insertion portion and the head storage portion is eccentric as in the golf club. Further, as illustrated in FIG. 5, a head protection member 3 having a shape capable of covering another club head stored around the head storage portion 2 'may be integrally formed in the head storage portion 2'.

A golf club protector according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is a golf club protector to be mounted on a caddy bag, as shown in FIGS. A stepped cylindrical neck protection member 4 having a small-diameter portion 41 that fits in and a large-diameter portion 42 corresponding to the periphery of the storage portion entrance 11a, and a member provided on the upper portion of the neck protection material 4 are housed in the caddy bag 10. It is characterized by having a head protection member 5 formed in a shape capable of protecting the head of the golf club.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the golf club protector according to the fifth aspect of the present invention has a neck protector 4 as shown in FIGS.
Is attached to the entrance 11a of the bag, and the bag cover 12 is put on the head protection member 5 provided on the upper part.

When the golf club protector B1 including the neck protector 4 and the head protector 5 is attached to the caddy bag 10 in this manner, the caddy bag 10
The golf club protector B1 can receive the impact even if the golf club protector B1 is dropped on the caddy bag 10 or a heavy object falls on the caddy bag 10 (upside down). Even if the golf club is added, the impact can be received by the neck protection member 4, so that the golf club in the caddy bag 10 can be prevented from being damaged.

In the golf club protector according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the neck protector 4 and the head protector 5 are provided.
As shown in FIG. 7, the neck protection member and the head protection member may be integrally formed as shown in FIG.

Here, the material of each golf club protector of the present invention is preferably hard and excellent in impact resistance, such as glass fiber reinforced plastic or carbon fiber reinforced plastic, but is not limited thereto. Other materials may be used as long as they are disposable. However, in the case of disposable items, it is desirable to select environmentally friendly materials.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, an example of a caddy bag to which the golf crag protector of the present invention is applied is shown in FIG.

The caddy bag 10 shown in FIG. 10 comprises a bag body 11 having a substantially cylindrical shape with a bottom provided with a storage portion entrance 11a at the top, and a bag-like bag cover 12 covering the storage portion entrance 11a. , The bag body 1
1 is provided with a handle 13 and a shoulder belt 14 used for carrying, and a back bag 15 for storing accessories such as golf balls and tees or golf shoes.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of the embodiment.

The golf club protector A1 shown in FIG. 1 is a molded product of glass fiber (or carbon glass fiber) reinforced plastic, and is provided at the upper end of a long cylindrical shaft insertion portion 1 with a bottomed cylindrical head storage portion. 2 are integrally formed, and the entire length is machined to a size larger than the longest club (for example, a driver) in the club set.

As shown in FIG. 2, the inner diameter of the shaft insertion portion 1 is such that the shaft S of the longest club C can be easily inserted, and the inner diameter and height of the head storage portion 2 are as follows. The dimension is such that the head H of the longest club C is completely buried.

The golf club protector A1 having the above structure is as follows.
As shown in FIG. 3, the golf club protector A1 is inserted into the bag body 11 of the caddy bag 10, the shaft of the longest club in the club set is inserted into the shaft insertion portion 1, and the head of the club is inserted into the head. It is stored in the storage section 2 (see FIG. 2). Next, after storing other golf clubs except for the longest club in the storage portion of the bag body 11 around the golf club protector A1, the bag carber 12 is put on, or the longest club is first placed. The golf club to be removed is housed in the bag body 11, the golf club protector A1 is inserted into a substantially central portion of the storage portion entrance 11a of the bag body 11, and the longest club is put in the protector, and the bag carver is removed. 12 is used.

If the golf club protector A1 is put in the caddy bag 10 as described above, the club head 12 can withstand the impact from the upside-down direction of the club head even if the bag cover 12 is weak. That is, since the golf club protector A1 put in the caddy bag 10 causes a state close to a tension between the bottom of the bag body 11 and the bag cover 12, even if an external force acts from the upside down direction of the club head, The impact can be received by the golf club protector A1, thereby protecting the longest club put in the golf club protector A1 and the golf club stored around it.

In the above embodiment, when the set of golf clubs stored in the caddy bag 10 is much shorter than the golf club protector A1, the golf club protector A1 includes the golf club. It is also possible to protect all golf clubs without inserting a golf club.

FIG. 4 is an overall perspective view of another embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention. In the golf club protector A2 shown in FIG. 4, the shaft insertion portion 1 'is connected to three members 1a,
The feature is that it is divided into 1b and 1c. The uppermost member 1a is formed integrally with the head storage part 2,
The other two members 1b and 1c can be connected and divided by the fitting structure of the unevenness.

When the shaft insertion portion is divided as in this example, the number of divisions may be two or four or more.

FIG. 5 is an overall perspective view of another embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a use state of the embodiment.

A golf crag protector A3 shown in FIG. 5 is characterized in that a head protection member 3 having a substantially hemispherical shape capable of covering another club head stored around the head storage portion 2 'is integrally formed. When the head protection member 3 is provided in this manner, the overall strength of the bag cover 12 can be increased, and the effect of preventing damage to the club can be further enhanced. The outer size of the head protection member 3 is approximately equal to the outer size of the storage portion entrance 11a of the bag body 11, or approximately equal to the inner diameter of the storage portion entrance 11a.

In the above-mentioned golf crag protector A3, as shown in FIG. 6, a golf club other than the longest club is stored in the bag body 11 of the caddy bag 10, and the storage portion of the bag body 11 is stored. Entrance 11a
A golf club protector A3 is placed in the approximate center of the golf club, and the longest club is placed in the protector.
It is used in such a form that it is covered.

Here, the golf club protector A shown in FIG.
In FIG. 3, as shown in FIG. 4, the shaft insertion portion 1 may be composed of a plurality of members so that the shaft insertion portion 1 can be divided and connected.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the invention according to claim 5, and FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view (a) of a neck protective member and a longitudinal sectional view (b) of a head protective member of the embodiment. ).

The golf crag protector B1 shown in FIG. 7 has a small-diameter portion 41 which fits into the storage portion entrance 11a of the caddy bag 10 and a large-diameter portion 4 which contacts the periphery of the storage portion entrance 11a.
The neck protection member 4 includes a stepped cylindrical neck protection member 4 having a shape 2 and a substantially hemispherical head protection member 5 fitted into the large-diameter portion 42 of the neck protection member 4.

The neck protection member 4 is a molded product of glass fiber (or carbon glass fiber) reinforced plastic, and the outer diameter d 1 of the small diameter portion 41 shown in FIG.
The large diameter portion 42 is substantially equal to the inside diameter of the storage portion entrance 11a.
Has an outer diameter d2 substantially equal to the outer diameter of the storage section entrance 11a.

The head protection member 5 is also a molded product of glass fiber (or carbon glass fiber) reinforced plastic, and has an outer dimension (outer diameter) d3 at the lower end as shown in FIG.
Is machined to a size substantially equal to the inner diameter D3 of the large diameter portion 42 of the neck protection member 4.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the golf crag protector B1 having the above structure is provided with a neck protection member 4 at a storage portion entrance 11a of a bag body 11 of a caddy bag.
In this state, the club set is put in a caddy bag, the head protection material 5 is put on the club heads, and the head protection material 5 is fitted into the large diameter portion 42 of the neck protection material 4. Later, it is used in such a form as to cover the bag cover 12.

Here, the golf crag protector B shown in FIG.
1, the height of the neck protection member 4 and the head protection member 5 in a set state is set to a size such that when the bag cover 12 is covered, the fitting of the two does not come off.
The inner height in the set state is also set to a size that can accommodate the longest club with a margin.

In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the neck protection member 4 and the head protection member 5 are formed as separate members, but the neck protection member and the head protection member are integrally formed. Is also good. Further, the head protection member 5 has a substantially hemispherical shape (completely bottomed), but is not limited to this. Even if it is a cylindrical member having no bottom, a shape in which the club head sinks below the position of the upper end of the cylinder. There is no problem with the dimensions.

[0040]

As described above, according to each of the golf club protectors of the present invention, it is possible to protect the bag cover which is vulnerable to external impact, and to damage the golf club at the time of transporting the caddy bag or the like. Can be prevented. In addition, since the golf club protective gear is covered with the bag cover and there is no change in the appearance of the caddy bag, there is no uncomfortable feeling in carrying the caddy bag with the protective gear attached.

Further, the components can be supplied simply and inexpensively, and can be easily attached to the caddy bag by using a tool or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of the invention described in claim 1;

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the embodiment of FIG. 1 in use.

FIG. 4 is an overall perspective view showing another embodiment of the invention described in claim 1.

FIG. 5 is an overall perspective view showing another embodiment of the invention described in claim 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the embodiment of FIG. 5 in use.

FIG. 7 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of the invention described in claim 5;

8 (a) is a longitudinal sectional view of a neck protection member according to the embodiment of FIG. 7, and FIG.

FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of an essential part showing the embodiment of FIG. 7 in use;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an example of a caddy bag.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A1, A2, A3 Golf club protector 1 Shaft insertion part 2 Head storage part 3 Head protector B1 Golf club protector 4 Neck protector 41 Small diameter part 42 Large diameter part 5 Head protector 10 Caddy bag 11 Bag body 11a Storage part Entrance 12 Bag cover C Golf club H Club head S Club shaft

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A golf club protector to be placed in a caddy bag, wherein a head housing portion is formed at one end of a cylindrical shaft insertion portion for housing a club shaft so that a head of the golf club is completely buried. And a golf club protector characterized in that the golf club protector is processed to have a length equal to or longer than the longest dimension of a golf club housed in a caddy bag. 2. The golf club protector according to claim 1, wherein a positional relationship between the head storage portion and the shaft insertion portion is eccentric corresponding to the golf club. 3. The golf club protector according to claim 1, wherein the shaft insertion portion is composed of a plurality of members, and has a structure capable of being divided and connected. 4. A head protection member having a shape capable of covering another club head stored around the head storage portion, the head protection member being formed integrally with the head storage portion. 4. The golf club protector according to 3. 5. A stepped tubular neck protection member having a small-diameter portion fitted into an entrance of a storage portion of a caddy bag and a large-diameter portion corresponding to a peripheral edge of the entrance of the storage portion. A golf club comprising: a head protection member formed in a shape capable of protecting a head of a golf club housed in a caddy bag by a member provided on an upper part of the neck protection material. Protective equipment. 6. The golf club protector according to claim 5, wherein the neck protector and the head protector are integrally formed.