Golf club carriers

Abstract

A golf club carrier ( 10 ) including an outer elongated cylindrical shell ( 11 ), a storage unit ( 20 ) having storage compartements ( 21 ) supported for rotation about a longitudinal axis within the shell ( 11 ) and means ( 24 ) for supporting a plurality of golf clubs ( 23 ) at spaced circumferential positions around the storage unit ( 20 ). The cylindrical shell ( 11 ) has a side opening ( 12 ) and the unit may be rotated to align the compartments ( 21 ) with the opening ( 12 ) to allow acess thereto or rotated to allow access to clubs ( 23 ) supported around the storage unit ( 20 ).

1 . A golf club carrier comprising a hollow elongated container, said container having a longitudinally extending side opening, elongated storage means supported in said container for rotatable movement about a longitudinal axis, said storage means including at least one storage compartment, means for supporting a plurality of golf clubs to said storage means at spaced positions partially around the periphery thereof, and means for selectively rotating said storage means to align said at least one storage compartment, or a said club supporting means, respectively, with said side opening to allow access to said at least one storage compartment or allow removal of golf clubs from, or placement of golf clubs into, said container.  
     
     
         2 . A golf club carrier according to  claim 1  and including closure means for said at least one compartment, said closure means substantially closing said side opening when said at least one compartment is aligned with said side opening.  
     
     
         3 . A golf club carrier according to  claim 1  or  claim 2  wherein said container is closed at opposite ends such that clubs supported on said storage means are enclosed within said container and wherein said storage means is rotatably supported in said container by pivot or axle means at opposite ends.  
     
     
         4 . A golf club carrier according to  claim 1  wherein said means for supporting said golf clubs includes means for releasably gripping the shafts of said clubs adjacent the heads thereof.  
     
     
         5 . A golf club carrier according to  claim 4  wherein said means for gripping said shafts comprise a fixed clamping member and a movable clamping member biased towards said fixed clamping member such that said clamping members may grip said shaft therebetween.  
     
     
         6 . A golf club carrier according to  claim 4  wherein said means for gripping said shafts comprise reentrant recesses in which said shafts may be gripped.  
     
     
         7 . A golf club carrier according to  claim 1  wherein said means for supporting said golf clubs includes means for supporting and gripping the handles of said golf clubs  
     
     
         8 . A golf club carrier according to  claim 7  and including a channel at the lower end of said storage means for receiving said club handles.  
     
     
         9 . A golf club carrier according to  claim 8  and including rib means on opposite sides of said channel for engaging opposite sides of said club handle.  
     
     
         10 . A golf club carrier according to  claim 9  wherein said means for supporting said golf clubs includes means for positioning the heads of said golf clubs.  
     
     
         11 . A golf club carrier according to  claim 10  wherein said means for positioning the heads of said golf clubs a club support provided with a plurality of spaced grooves or slots for receiving said heads.  
     
     
         12 . A golf club carrier according to  claim 10  wherein said means for positioning the heads of said golf clubs includes a plurality of saddles or channels for receiving said golf club heads.  
     
     
         13 . A golf club carrier according to  claim 12  wherein said saddles or channels are mounted so as to be rotatably adjustable to suit club heads of different angles.  
     
     
         14 . A golf club carrier according to  claim 13  wherein said saddles or channels are secured to pinions cooperable with toothed racks to enable rotatable adjustment of said saddles or channels.  
     
     
         15 . A golf club carrier according to  claim 1  and including indicator means for alerting a player that a particular club is properly secured within said carrier.  
     
     
         16 . A golf club carrier according to  claim 1  wherein said container is of a cylindrical form.  
     
     
         17 . A golf club carrier according to  claim 16  wherein said storage compartment or compartments comprise drawers or cupboards.  
     
     
         18 . A golf club carrier according to  claim 17  wherein said drawers or cupboards have fronts defining the compartment closure means which are of a curved configuration on a radius slightly less than the radius of said container.  
     
     
         19 . A golf club carrier according to  claim 1  wherein said means for rotating said storage means comprises drive motor means.