Method for making an authentic-looking animal golf club head cover

Abstract

An authentic looking animal golf club head cover has an outer shell made of multiple pieces of plush material dyed to represent the fur of an animal and sewn in the contour shape of the animal head. A lightweight rigid foam insert has a cup formation with an exterior surface with facial details molded thereon and an inner surface forming a cavity for receiving the golf club head. The foam insert is positioned and attached to the outer shell so that the facial details of the outer shell and insert correspond. A ribbed sleeve is attached to a bottom portion of the outer shell and to a pocket which receives the golf club head. The pocket is maintained in place within the cavity by stitching one end of the pocket to the inner surface of the foam insert and by surrounding the pocket with fiber stuffings.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A cover for a golf club head comprising: 
 a rigid lightweight shell contoured to the shape of a predetermined animal and forming a center cavity, an outer soft shell made of soft plush cloth material having markings representing the fur of the predetermined animal securely attached to the rigid shell and having an open end for receiving the golf club head and means for restricting movement of the golf club head when disposed in the cavity.    
     
     
         2 . The cover of  claim 1  further comprising at least one of glass, plastic and rubber features secured to the outer soft shell for representing eyes or horns, teeth or other facial portions of the predetermined animal.  
     
     
         3 . The cover of  claim 1  further comprising a ribbed cylinder member secured around the open end for protecting a portion of the shaft.  
     
     
         4 . The cover of  claim 1 , further comprising a pocket in the cavity and secured around the open end.  
     
     
         5 . The cover of  claim 3 , further comprising a pocket in the cavity secured to the ribbed cylindrical member and around the open end, said cylindrical member providing protection for a portion of a shaft of the golf club.  
     
     
         6 . The cover of  claim 4 , wherein the means for restricting movement of the golf club includes soft fiber filler in the cavity between the pocket and the rigid shell.  
     
     
         7 . The cover of  claim 4 , wherein the pocket has an elastic means attached to a center portion of the pocket for allowing the pocket to expand.  
     
     
         8 . A method for making a golf club head comprising the steps of: 
 making a mold of at least a head portion of an animal;    forming a rigid lightweight shell of at least the head portion from the mold;    covering the rigid lightweight shell with an outer soft shell made of soft plush material having markings representing the fur of the predetermined animal;    leaving an open end in the outer soft shell for receiving a club head therein; and    providing means for restricting movement of the golf club head when the golf club head is disposed in the cavity.    
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8  further comprising the step of securing at least one of glass, plastic and rubber features to the outer soft shell for representing eyes, horns, teeth, or other facial portions of the predetermined animal.  
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising the step of securing a ribbed cylindrical member around the open end for protecting a portion of the shaft.  
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising the step of securing a pocket to the ribbed cylindrical member and around the open end wherein the pocket is positioned in the cavity and said pocket provided for receiving the head of the golf club.  
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising the step of attaching elastic means to the pocket for allowing the pocket to expand.