US1746408A - Golf-bag stand - Google Patents

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Feb. 11, 1930. G. J. STROESSER EI'AL 1,746,403

GOLF BAG STAND Filed Sept. 28. 192

M MAJ WMWZ A TTORNEYS.

INVENTOR. W. M 7 M I rm M) Patented Feb. 11, 1930 sres PATENT OFFICE I it GEORGE J'. STROESSER AND FRED MEDER, G33. MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN; SA ID MEDER Assienon TO sari) srnonssnn GOLF-BAG s'riinn i-Lpplication filed September 28 ,1 927. Serial No. 222621.

Our invention relates to improvements in golf bag stands. i The object of our invention is to provide a light, collapsible, easily constructed golf bag 5 support which may be quickly secured to any golf club bag.

It is another object of our invention to provide a golf bag support which will easily be collapsed against the body of the golf bag to facilitate carrying the bag from place to place.

It is a further object of our invention to provide a detachable golf bag stand which will be receivable into the golf bag for stor- 5 age, or transportation to and from the golf links.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view of a golf club bag equipped with our stand and supported in 2o operative position.

Figure 2 is a front view of the same bag and our improved stand.

Figure 3 is a detailed side view of the principal parts of our construction.

Figure 4: shows the spring mounting for the legs of our stand. t

Figure 5 is a section on line 5.5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a detail of the spring device for control of the clip.

Figure 7 shows themethod of securing the chain about the hag. 1

Like parts are identified by the same reference characters throughout the several 35 views. I Our device for supporting a golf club bag 1 is assembled entirely upon a comparatively small plate 2which is provided with a hook 3 adapted to extend over the top of the bag and down into the insideas indicated in Figures 1 and Aspring plate 4 secured to the inner face of plate 2 presses against the outside of the top of the bag to clamp the bag in the hook.

a At one side of the lower end of the plate 2 a ball head chain is secured as indicated at 6. This chain is provided to secure the plate 2 to the bag by wrapping the chain about the bag and by snapping'it into a slot 7 opposite the point 6 at the other side of plate 2. 1 Obviously any bag, of any size may be secured to the plate in this manner for the adjustment is variable to any reasonable degree desired. I

The remaining structure comprising our device concerns the legs and means for controlling them. We have provided two legs for this purpose although obviously a single leg with a broad foot at the bottom thereof, or more than two legs could be operated in manner similar to that now to be described. Each of the legs 8 and 9 is connected pivotallyjto the plate 2 at 10 and 11, respectively, each leg having a spring metal shank. 12 between the pivotal connection and the wood or other li ht weight material ofwhich the legs are made. These metal shanks are so sprung asto normally drawthe legs 8 and 9 closely together in parallelrelation in all positions of the legs about their respective pivotal connections 10, however, the clip 13 mounted pivotally upon a horizontal axis at 14 is provided to guide the legs to a spread position for supporting the bag as follows: When the bag is supported by the legs the clip 13 is extended horizontally outwardly from the bag and the curves 16 of the clip perform their function of receiving and hold ing the le s so as to prevent them from collapsing against the bag orextendingthemselves too far away from it, These curves are formed in the clip at the correct point to give the legsthe correct angle for maximum stability coincident with easy use of the bag by its owner.

When the bag is to be carried by its handle 16 downward pressure upon the curved end 14; of the clip 13 will compress the clip wire and permit the legs to snap out of their position as shown in Figures 1 to 5 and to assume a position contiguous to the bag where the clip by reason of the influence of a spring 7 will press the legs tightly against the bag until they are again needed.

In actual use little attention need be paid to the device, for the user can set up the bag merely by bringing the legs 8 and 7 in contact with the ground and by pulling the bag away from the legs until the clip snaps itself in place. When the next move is madethe bag is merely thrust toward the legs and the clip will snap the legs back toward the bag and hold them there. Obviously, the spring metal 12 of the leg shanks will hold the legs together beneath the clip and when the bag is set up the clip will maintain them in spread position to provide 3 point support for the bag.

We claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a plurality of legs, spring shanks for the legs, a plate, and a clip pivotally secured to the plate and mounted thereon be tween the shanks for controlling and directing the motion of the legs about the pivots.

2 A golf bag support comprising legs provided with flexible shanks, a plate secured to said shanks, a, hook and a chain for holding the plate to a golf bag, and a clip for limiting relative movement between the plate and the legs, said clip being pivotally secured to the plate and extending between said legs and being provided with arcuate portions partially encircling the legs.

3. The combination with a golf bag, of a plate provided with a hook and a spring between the plate and the hook, a chain adjustably connected with the plate and adapted to encircle the bag, legspivotally secured to the plate, and a clip for guiding the legs in (pivotal movement to and from the plate an for limiting said movement, said clip being extended between the legs and having portions extending transversely across the 4. A golf bag support including a plate,

legs pivotally mounted thereon for movement between a parallel relation adjacent the plate and a divergent relation at an angle from the plate, and a clip for controlling said pivotal movement, said clip being pivotally mounted on the plate and having portions extendin transversely across the legs.

{EORGE J. STROESSER. FRED MEDER."

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