US2705039A - Cover for golf-club woods - Google Patents

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March 29, 1955 c. HALTER 2,705,039

COVER FOR GOLF-CLUB WOODS Filed April 27, 1950 INVENTOR CYRIL HALTER.

OkkaW ATTORN 5Y5 United States Patent COVER FOR GOLF-CLUB WOODS Cyril Halter, Dover, N. J., assignor of one-half to William Michael Zayets, St. Vital, Manitoba, Canada Application April 27, 1950, Serial No. 158,511

1 Claim. (Cl. 150-52) This invention relates to a cover for the heads of the four woods used in the game of golf.

It is an object of the instant invention to provide protection for the heads of the woods when being transported or stored.

A further object is to provide a cover of light weight which can be quickly attached over and detached from the woods.

Another object is to provide a means for supporting the cover on the rim of a golf bag.

Other objects of the instant invention will become apparent in the course of the following speclfication.

In the accomplishment of these objectives, the cover is in the form of a pair of swingable jaws designed to be fitted over the wood from the back. Each jaw is constituted of a wire frame spaced from the wood. Over each frame is some type of water repellant material to complete the closure. Each jaw covers one-half of the head and the two jaws meet along the center of the head. A spring hinge at the back of the frames maintains the jaws closed under tension around the wood.

The invention will appear more clearly when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings showing by way of example a preferred embodiment of the inventive idea.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the cover constructed in accordance with the principles of this 1n vention;

Figure 2 is a front view of the cover shown in Fig ure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectional View along 3-3 of Flgure 1 in the closed position of the cover;

Figure 4 is a sectional view along 33 of Figure l in the open position of the cover; and

Figure 5 is a sectional view along 5-5 of Figure 1 but on an enlarged scale.

Referring now in greater detail to the drawings where like reference numerals indicate like parts, reference numeral indicates the wood of a golf club, and 11 the cover for the wood.

The wood 10 of the golf club may be any of the usual types that is Nos. 1, 2, 3, or 4 The cover 11 is constituted of the frame 12 formed with the two side frames 13 and 14 in juxtaposition. Each frame is made from semi-rigid wire or the like and is designed to be adjacent the top and bottom and free end of the wood and the front and back of the adjacent shank.

Over both side frames 13 and 14, flexible or resilient or even properly shaped rigid material is attached by any suitable means. Each side of the cover is designed to encase one-half of the wood and adjacent shank, the side frames 13 and 14 being in juxtaposition along the center of the wood and shank. Where flexible or resilient material is used for the covering, the edges may be turned over the side frame and fastened to the main body by stitching or by other suitable means. Where rigid material is used, the outwardly directed cup like fgrmations may be integrally formed with the frame of e aw.

At the back of the cover, that is along the shank is ice the spring hinge 15 formed with the spaced levers 16 and 17 fulcrumed by any suitable pin 18 around which is a spiral spring 19 coacting with the levers 16 and 17 to normally maintain the weight arms, one of which is attached to each frame, under inwardly directed tension. It will be noted that the power arms of the levers flare outwardly as most clearly shown in Figures 3 and 4 for manlpulation of the weight arms by the fingers as illustrated. Of course, another type of hinge or spring hinge could be used as long as the fulcrum 18 is sufliciently spaced from the back of the cover to permit a wide swing of the side frames or jaw members when being fitted over the wood or removed therefrom.

If desired, the edge of the flexible material around one of the wire frames may be formed into a bead 20 to overlap the line of jointure of the jaw members when closed and to form a substantially weatherproof joint therebetween. Of course, the bead may be on the inside or outside of the cover and may even be a separately attached member. In addition, the bead 20 may extend around the entire periphery of one of the jaw members but usually around that portion enclosing the wood will be sutficient.

The hook 19 is fastened in any known manner to the outer surface of one of the flexible covers around the shank and is downwardly directed for attachment over the rim of a golf bag or the like.

In operation, the cover 11 is placed over the wood 10 by bringing together the power arms of the spring hinge 15 (Fig. 4) which spreads the weight arms of the levers apart for convenient attachment of the jaw members over the wood from the back of the shank. ln storage, the cover 11 provides suitable protection for the wood usually exposed in the top of the golf bag. On the course, the cover can be used to protect the head of each wood when on the course but momentarily out of service, the cover being quickly removed when the protected club is desired.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to the exact disclosure herein described but may lend itself to a variety of expressions within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

In a cover for the wood and adjacent: shank of a golf club, the cover having two frames shaped to conform to the wood and adjacent shank of the club and being in juxtaposition adjacent the top and bottom and free end of the wood and the front and back of the adjacent shank, each frame further having a covering member encasing one-half of the head and adjacent shank; the improvements comprising a spring hinge disposed between the frames at the back of the shank, the hinge comprising a lever arm disposed on each frame and extended rearwardly thereof in spaced arrangement, the rearwardly extended ends of the arms flaring outwardly, fulcrum means for the lever arms disposed therebetween intermediate the frames and the outwardly flaring ends of the lever arms, and spring tension means c-oacting with the fulcrum and arms to maintain the covering members under tension around the head and adjacent shank of the club.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,620,072 Chase Mar. 8, 1927 1,957,577 Chapman May 8, 1934 1,959,318 Sundback May 15, 1934 2,035,529 Bucklin Mar. 31, 1936 2,422,245 Lauretti June 17, 1947 2,508,525 Le Feure May 23, 1950 2,520,467 Merralls Aug. 29, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS 383,013 Great Britain Nov. 10, 1932

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