US1493124A - Golf bag - Google Patents

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N.NESSER GOLF BAG Filed July 27 Wwf/Mai?- Patented May 6, 1924. j

UNITED STATES NICHOLAS NESSER, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GrOLIlll BAG.

Application tiled July 27, 1922. Serial No. 577,945.

To all-whom t may concer/n:

Be it known that I, NICHOLAS NEssER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Golf Bags, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in golf bagsand more especially to a golf bag having a bottom that can be easlly and cheaply made, is neat in appearance, and strong and durable.

A device embodying the features of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a View of a golf bag in side elevation, Fig. 2 is a view in side'elevation of the bottom of the bag,

showing the metal reinforcing plate, Fig. 3

is aV bottom plan view of the bag, and Fig. 4 is a view taken as indicated by the line 1 of Fig. 3.

Since the features of my invention relate primarily to the bottom of the bag, the upper part thereof may be of any desired construction; and accordingly I have shown in Fig. 1 a bag of the ordinary. cylindrical form, the body of which is made of canvas 20, or other suitable material, which may be stiffened in any well known manner, if desired. I have here shown, for the purpose of illustration, longitudinal stiffening and strengthening strips of leather 20. At the top of the bag there is a reinforcing strip of leather 21 and the bag is provided with the usual strap 22 for carrying. If the body 20 is made of canvas, there is preferably sewed to the outer face thereof, at the lower end, a reinforcing strip of leather 25 of suiiicient thickness to stiifen the canvas 4and furnish protection and reinforcement thereto. This strip of leather 25 is preferably supplemented by a second reinforcing strip 26 of cardboard, or other suitable material, interposed between the canvas and the leather, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. The bottom edges of the leather strip 25 and the cardboard strip 26 are even and both project about one-half inch below the bottom edge of the canvas 20.

The bottom of the bag includes an inverted dish-sha ed member 35, here shown as made of raw ide. This inverted dish-shaped member comprises a circular disk formlng the bottom of the bag, and having at its periphery a downwardly turned annular flange 37 about one-half inch wide. This bottom member is put in place so that the bottom edge of the flange 37 will be even with the bottom edges of the leather strip 25 and the cardboard strip'26. -A A protecting strip 39 of rawhide,l about two .inches wide, is then formed about the bottom edge of the bag in the following manner. This strip projects about one inch up the outer side of the bag, and its lower half is folded inwardly across the bottoms of the edges ofv the parts 25, 26 and 37, and then upwardly as indicated by 41 to lie adjacent the flange 37 on the inner side thereof. The part of this strip 39 lying across the bottom edges of the members 25, 26 and 37 is indicated by40. The parts are held inplace by three rows of stitching. The top row o f stitching is indicated by 45, and is near the top edge of the leather piece 25. These stitches pass through-the upper edge of the leather strip 25 and the canvas part 20. The upper edge of the cardboard part 26 terminates just below this row of stitching. The middle row of stitching is indicated by 42. This row of stitching is near the upper edge of the strip 39. the stitches extending through the upper edge of the part 39 and also through the leather 25, cardboard 26and canvas 20. The bottom row of stitching is indicated by 50. This row of stitching lies just below the bottom disk 35. The stitches pass through the part of the protecting strip 39 on the outer side of the bag, through the leather 25, the cardboard 26, the flange 37 near its upper edge, and also pass again through the upwardly turned part 41 of the strip 39 near the upper edge thereof. It will be seen that this row of stitching 50. passing through the protecting strip 39 twice, will serve to draw the inner and outer parts thereof together to form an annular channel, and will securely fasten and grip the lower edges of the parts 25, 26 and 37 in the channel thus formed.

A metal reinforcing piece 80, made in any well known manner, may be provided at on'e side where the ends of the strip 39 join. This reinforcing piece has its lower end folded up against the bottom and riveted as by the rivets 82. Its upper end is fastened by the rivets 83.

The bottom piece 35, as has been stated, is made of rawhide. It is best formed in the shape shown by first wetting the hide to soften it, and then pressing it into the shape shown with any suitable die or press. The protecting strip 39 is also preferably formed into shape when wet.` The stitching 42, and

formed into shape and then allowed to dry,-

they may be again moistned and then stitched. After the stitching has been put in, the rawhide part 35l and the protecting strip 39, with its upwardly turned flangey 41, may be varnished or otherwise protected against moisture. Afterv the rawhides have become dry and after they have been rvarnished, they will become very stiff and hard, and strong and durable.

It is to be noted that if the body material 20 is strong enough, the reinforcing band 2 5 could be omitted. In such case the piece 20 would be extended down so that its bottom edge would be about even with the bottom edge of the flange 37. Also, if desired, even with the use of a reinforcing band 25, thel material 20 could be extended down. unt-il its lower edge was even with'the lower edge of the flange 37. In other words', the reinforcing band 25 virtually constitutes the lower end of the body of the' bag. Unless very strong material is used for the entire body of the bag, the lower end to which the bottom is joined should be somewhat strengthened. This strengthening I accomplish my putting on the reinforcing band 25.

While I have shown and described certain embodiments of my invention, .it is to be understood that it is capable' ofl many modications. Changes, therefore, in the construction and arrangement may, be made without departing from-the spirit and scope of the invention as disclosed inthe appended claims, in which it is my intent-ion to claim all novelty inherent in my invention as broadly as possible in view of the prior art.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A golf bag comprising a tubular body, a reinforcing strip extending from a point on said body to the lower edge thereof, a

.bottom for said bag comprising a diskshaped member having a downturned flange extending to the lower edge of said reinforcaeeaiaa ing strip, a protecting strip arraniged to I orcmg cover the lower edges of said rein strip and the downwardly turned lflange of the bottom member,

and its other e geA folded u wardly onthe inside of the flange of the ottom member, a row of stitching passing through the body portion and the )reinforcing strip, a second row of stitching above the bottom member and passing through the body member the reinforcing strip and the protecting strip, andra third row gf stiching through both of the upturned. anges ofthe protecting strip, the flange of the bottom-forming member and the reinforcing strip.

2. A golf bag comprising a tubular body, an inner reinforcingstrip extending from a point on said body to the lower edge thereof,an outer reinforcing strip extending from a point above the upper edge of said first referred to strip to the lower edge thereof and forming a pocket for such first referred to reinforcing strip, a bottom for said bag comprising a disk-shaped member having a downturned flange extending to the lower -edges of said reinforcing strips, a' protectupturned flange of the protecting strip, the

fiange of the bottom-forming member, the

reinforcing strips, and the other upturned4 Hange of the protecting strip.

July, 1922. l

NICHIJAS NESSER. [11. 5.]

.and having one edge lfolded upwardl on the outside of the bag ag and its other edgel Vitness my hand and seal this 25 day of

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