Golf club cover

Abstract

A golf club cover includes a head cover for receiving the head of a golf club and a shaft cover below the head cover for receiving a portion of the shaft of the golf club, and a neck portion that connects the head cover to the shaft cover. An opening for the golf club head is provided on the front face of the neck portion. A longitudinal resilient slit for the golf club shaft is provided on the front face of the shaft cover. A guidance section adapted to guide the portion of the golf club shaft into the shaft cover is provided at the upper portion of the shaft cover on both sides of the slit. A resilient framework with variable opening slit sizes is disposed within the wall of the shaft cover. The framework may be made of a sheet or a frame.

1 . A golf club cover, comprising:
 a head cover for receiving a head of a golf club;   a shaft cover below the head cover for receiving a portion of a shaft of the golf club near the head; and   a neck portion connecting the head cover and the shaft cover,   wherein the front face of the neck portion has an opening for the head of the golf club to enter and exit the head cover, and wherein the front face of the shaft cover has a longitudinal resilient slit for the portion of the shaft of the golf club to enter and exit the shaft cover, an orientation of the slit being the same as an orientation of the opening.   
   
   
       2 . The golf club cover as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a guidance section adapted for guiding the portion of the golf club shaft into the shaft cover provided at an upper portion of the shaft cover on both sides of the slit. 
   
   
       3 . The golf club cover as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the guidance section comprises flanges extending from both sides of the slit of the shaft cover to the opening of the neck portion. 
   
   
       4 . The golf club cover as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the guidance section comprises a gradually widening slit above the slit of the shaft cover corresponding to the opening of the neck portion. 
   
   
       5 . The golf club cover as claimed in  claim 2 , further comprising a resilient framework with variable opening slit sizes disposed within the shaft cover. 
   
   
       6 . The golf club cover as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the resilient framework is made of a sheet structure or a frame structure. 
   
   
       7 . The golf club cover as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the resilient framework is a structure made of a plurality of pieces joined together. 
   
   
       8 . The golf club cover as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the resilient framework is made of plastic or metal material. 
   
   
       9 . The golf club cover as claimed in  claim 5 , further comprising a hinge disposed within a wall of the neck portion, so that the head cover is capable of pivoting upwards and downwards with respect to the shaft cover to vary the size of the opening of the neck portion. 
   
   
       10 . The golf club cover as claimed in  claim 5 , further comprising an elastic material on both sides of the opening of the neck portion which connects side walls of the head cover and the shaft cover.