US2739631A

US2739631A - Open sided golf bag

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Publication number: US2739631A
Application number: US345620A
Authority: US
Inventors: Lester H Hamley
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1953-03-30
Filing date: 1953-03-30
Publication date: 1956-03-27
Anticipated expiration: 1973-03-27

Description

Mardi 27, 1956 L.. H. HAMLEY 2,739,631

OPEN SIDED GOLF BAG 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed March 50, 1953 a TrDF/vex/ March 27, 1956 L. H. HAMLEY OPEN SIDED GOLF BAG 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 30, 1953 #w/V75? LESTER H- HAMLEY E mul /7 f7-DFN@ United States Patent O OPEN SIDED GOLF BAG Lester H. Hamley, Pendleton, Oreg. Application March 30, 1953, Serial No. 345,629

3 Claims. (Cl. 1501.5)

This invention relates generally to carriers for golf clubs and particularly to an open sided golf bag.

The main object of this invention is to provide a light weight, inexpensive and convenient means for carrying clubs without danger of marring or multilating the clubs and, at the same time, making them instantly available in a fanned out fashion when the bag is permitted to occupy a horizontal position on the ground.

The second object is to make a bag which is especially adapted to carry clubs when a caddy or golf bag cart is not available or desirable.

I accomplish these and other objects in the manner set forth in the following specification as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing a man carrying the bag by means of a hand grip.

Fig. 2 is a section taken along the line 2-2 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan of the bag as it appears lying at on the ground and open.

Fig. 4 is a section taken along the line 4-4 in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a section taken along the line 5 5 in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the bag held by means of the shoulder straps.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing the manner of attaching the shoulder straps.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary section through connecting grommet.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one of the straps.

Like numbers of reference refer to the same or similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring in detail to the drawing, there is shown a short cylindrical section 10 of leather provided with a bottom 11 of fairly rigid material. A liner 12 is placed around the inside of the section 10 and a covering 13 is placed over the bottom 11.

From the edge 14 extends an elongated ap 15 which is roughly pear-shaped. This portion is only one thickness of leather except for the large end 16 which has a lining of leather.

Hand holes 17 are formed in opposite sides of the large portion of the ap 15. A pocket 18, preferably provided with a zipper 19, is provided on the side of the section 10 for carrying golf balls, tees, ete.

a shoulder strap supporting It will be noted in Fig. 3 that the

clubs

20 and 21 are fanned out when the ilap 15 is permitted to open, making each of the clubs readily accessible for selection and extraction, whereas in Fig. 2 it will be seen that the clubs are all gathered into a compact bundle by merely passing a hand through both of the hand holes 17.

It is desirable to provide an additional facing 22 along the edge 14 to provide a little extra stiiness and hold the cylindrical shape at the mouth of the section 10.

In Fig. 7 it will be seen that the large end 16 is provided with a liner 23 in which are a pair of grommets 24 on opposite sides of the center seam 25. Along the edges 26 of the portion 15 are the spaced grommets 27 which are near the center of balance of the golf bag.

Shoulder straps 28 having

end snaps

29 and 30 engage the

grommets

27 and 24, respectively, on opposite sides of the member 15.

An inspection of Fig. 7 discloses the fact that when the bag is laid down on the green, the clubs will fan out in a way to make them easily selectable and the shoulder straps will swing free of the clubs instead of becoming fouled therewith.

In Fig. 6 is shown the manner in which the bag is carried by means of the two straps 28 slung from the shoulder of the player. For transportation purposes the

snaps

29 and 30 may pass through the grommets on opposite sides of the carrier, serving to hold them in an enclosed form, should this be desired.

I claim:

l. An open-sided golf bag comprising a short cylindrical bottom portion having one side extending upwardly in the shape of an elongated pear-shaped ap forming the upper portion of the bag, the lower end of said flap adjoining said cylindrical bottom portion being narrow and extending around approximately only one half the circumference of said bottom portion and the upper end of said ilap being of greater width and suiciently flexible to open out laterally substantially dat when the bag is laid on the ground.

2. A golf bag as dened in claim l having a pair of hand holes in opposite sides of the upper, wide end of said ap for folding said opposite sides together when both hand holes are grasped in one hand.

3. A golf bag as defined in claim 1 having a pair of shoulder straps on opposite sides of said iiap, one strap being attached at upper and lower points to one side of the flap and the other strap being attached at upper and lower points to the opposite side of the ap.

References Cited in the ille of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,251,404 Mins Dec. 2s, 1911 1,571,475 Guenther Feb. 2, 1926 2,340,373 Gardner Feb. 1, 1944 2,552,501 Wilkens May 8, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS 291,934 Great Britain June 14, 1928