US2009308768A1PendingUtilityA1

Golf Club Bag And Method Of Manufacture

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jun 16, 2008Filed: Jun 16, 2008Published: Dec 17, 2009
Est. expiryJun 16, 2028(~1.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Frank A. Quartarone
A63B 2225/09Y10T29/49826A63B 55/00A63B 2209/10A63B 55/50A63B 55/57
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Abstract

In one embodiment, a golf club bag comprises; a top member, a bottom member opposite the top member, a body portion coupled to the top member and the bottom member, at least one stay extending from proximate the top member to proximate the bottom member to support the body portion, and at least one external support member to support the body portion at an upright angled position. The bottom member is not coupled to any stays. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Claims

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1 . A golf club bag comprising:
 a top member;   a bottom member opposite the top member;   a body portion coupled to the top member and the bottom member;   at least one stay extending from proximate the top member to proximate the bottom member to support the body portion; and   at least one external support member to support the body portion at an angled position;
 wherein:
 the bottom member is not coupled to any stays. 
 
   
   
   
       2 . The golf club bag of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one intermediate member between the top member and the bottom member. 
   
   
       3 . The golf club bag of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one stay couples to the at least one intermediate member and the top member. 
   
   
       4 . The golf club bag of  claim 2 , wherein the top member and the bottom member are closed loops, and the at least one intermediate member is an arcuate member. 
   
   
       5 . The golf club bag of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one intermediate member couples to the body portion. 
   
   
       6 . The golf club bag of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one stay couples to the top member by a friction fitting. 
   
   
       7 . The golf club bag of  claim 1 , wherein a length of the at least one stay is adjustable. 
   
   
       8 . The golf club bag of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one stay is approximately 70 to 160 centimeters long and has an end located approximately 0.1 to 20 centimeters above the bottom member. 
   
   
       9 . The golf club bag of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom member lies parallel to a reference ground plane when the body portion is placed at an angled position on the reference ground plane. 
   
   
       10 . The golf club bag of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom member is not hinged to the golf club bag by mechanical hardware. 
   
   
       11 . The golf club bag of  claim 1 , wherein an end of the at least one stay couples to the body portion by a fitting configured to receive the end. 
   
   
       12 . A bag comprising
 a frame comprising:
 a top member; 
 a bottom member opposite the top member; 
 an intermediate member between the top member and the bottom member; 
 a first stay; 
 a second stay; 
 a third stay; and 
   a body portion coupled to the frame defining a cavity to hold golf clubs;
 wherein:
 the first stay, the second stay, and the third stay couple to the intermediate member and the top member; 
 the third stay extends beyond the intermediate member towards the bottom member; and 
 the third stay is adjacent to the bottom member. 
 
   
   
   
       13 . The bag of  claim 12 , wherein:
 the frame further comprises a second intermediate member between the top member and the bottom member; and   the first stay, the second stay, and the third stay couple to the second intermediate member.   
   
   
       14 . The bag of  claim 13 , wherein the second and third stays are shorter than the first stay. 
   
   
       15 . The bag of  claim 12 , wherein the intermediate member couples to the body portion. 
   
   
       16 . The bag of  claim 12 , wherein the top member and the bottom member are closed loops, and the intermediate member is an arcuate member. 
   
   
       17 . The bag of  claim 12 , wherein a length of the first stay, a length of the second stay, and a length of the third stay are adjustable. 
   
   
       18 . The bag of  claim 12 , wherein the bottom member lies parallel to a reference ground plane when the body portion is placed at an angled position on the reference ground plane. 
   
   
       19 . The bag of  claim 12 , wherein the bottom member is not coupled to another portion of the bag by a mechanical hardware hinge. 
   
   
       20 . The bag of  claim 12 , further comprising support legs configured to maintain the body portion at an angled position. 
   
   
       21 . The golf club bag of  claim 12 , wherein ends of the first, second and third stays couple to the body portion by friction fittings configured to receive the ends. 
   
   
       22 . A method for manufacturing a golf club bag comprising:
 providing a top member;   providing a bottom member opposite the top member;   providing a body portion coupled to the top member and the bottom member;   providing at least one stay extending from proximate the top member to proximate the bottom member to support the body portion; and   providing at least one external support member to support the body portion at an angled position;
 wherein:
 the bottom member is not coupled to any stays. 
 
   
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 22 , further comprising providing at least one intermediate member between the top member and the bottom member. 
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein providing the at least one intermediate member further comprises coupling the at least one intermediate member to the body portion. 
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein providing the at least one stay further comprises coupling the at least one stay to the at least one intermediate member and to the top member. 
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein the at least one stay couples to the top member by a friction fitting. 
   
   
       27 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein,
 providing the top member comprises providing the top member to be a first closed loop;   providing the bottom member comprises providing the bottom member to be a second closed loop; and   providing the at least one intermediate member further comprises providing the at least one intermediate member to be an arcuate member.   
   
   
       28 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein providing the at least one stay comprises providing the at least one stay to be adjustable. 
   
   
       29 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein providing the bottom member comprises providing the bottom member to lie parallel to a reference ground plane when the body portion is placed at an angled position on the reference ground plane. 
   
   
       30 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein providing the bottom member comprises providing a bottom member without hinging to the golf club bag by mechanical hardware.

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