Golf club head cover supports

Abstract

Disclosed are golf club head cover supports each including elongate member for the reception of a golf club head cover removed from a head of a golf club. In one support an elongate member extends upright from a clip clipped onto a rim of a golf bag, in another support an elongate member extends upright from a receptacle having a clip clipped onto a rim of a golf bag, in yet another support an elongate member extends upright from a frame near a strap configured to harness a golf bag to the frame, and in a further embodiment an elongate member extends upright from a clip clipped onto a strap configured to secure a golf bag to a frame. Still another embodiment includes a receptacle carried by a strap configured to harness a golf bag to a frame.

1 . In a golf bag comprising a body configured to receive golf clubs through an opening defined by a rim of a wall of the body, improvements therein comprising:
 a clip clipped onto the rim; and   an elongate member including a lower end and an upper end, the elongate member extending upright to the upper end from the lower end affixed to the clip and configured for reception into a golf club head cover applied thereover from the upper end to support the golf club head cover depending downwardly from the upper end for temporarily storing the golf club head cover when removed from a head of a golf club.   
     
     
         2 . The improvements according to  claim 1 , wherein the elongate member is longitudinally straight from the lower end to the upper end. 
     
     
         3 . The improvements according to  claim 1 , wherein the elongate member is solid, being not hollow, from the lower end to the upper end. 
     
     
         4 . The improvements according to  claim 1 , wherein the clip includes a base extending over the rim from an outer side of the rim to an inner side of the rim, and the elongate member extends upright to the upper end from the lower end affixed to the base. 
     
     
         5 . The improvements according to  claim 4 , wherein the clip and the elongate member are in-line and arranged coaxially. 
     
     
         6 . In a golf bag comprising a body configured to receive golf clubs through an opening defined by a rim of a wall of the body, improvements therein comprising:
 a receptacle configured with a clip clipped onto the rim;   an elongate member including a lower end and an upper end, the elongate member extending upright to the upper end from the lower end affixed to the receptacle and configured for reception into a golf club head cover applied thereover from the upper end to support the golf club head cover depending downwardly from the upper end for temporarily storing the golf club head cover when removed from a head of a golf club; and   the receptacle and the elongate member configured to enable the receptacle to receive and hold contents without interference from the elongate member.   
     
     
         7 . The improvements according to  claim 6 , wherein the elongate member is longitudinally straight from the lower end to the upper end. 
     
     
         8 . The improvements according to  claim 6 , wherein the elongate member is solid, being not hollow, from the lower end to the upper end. 
     
     
         9 . In a frame and a strap configured to secure a golf bag to the frame, improvements therein comprising an elongate member including a lower end and an upper end, the elongate member extending upright to the upper end from the lower end affixed to the frame adjacent to the strap and configured for reception into a golf club head cover applied thereover from the upper end to support the golf club head cover depending downwardly from the upper end for temporarily storing the golf club head cover when removed from a head of a golf club. 
     
     
         10 . The improvements according to  claim 9 , wherein the elongate member is longitudinally straight from the lower end to the upper end. 
     
     
         11 . The improvements according to  claim 9 , wherein the elongate member is solid, being not hollow, from the lower end to the upper end. 
     
     
         12 . In a frame and a strap configured to harness a golf bag to the frame, improvements therein comprising:
 a clip clipped onto the strap; and   an elongate member including a lower end and an upper end, the elongate member extending upright to the upper end from the lower end affixed to the clip and configured for reception into a golf club head cover applied thereover from the upper end to support the golf club head cover depending downwardly from the upper end for temporarily storing the golf club head cover when removed from a head of a golf club.   
     
     
         13 . The improvements according to  claim 12 , wherein:
 the strap includes an inner golf bag engagement side and an outer side; and   the elongate member includes distal section between the upper end and the lower, the distal section outboard of the outer side of the strap.   
     
     
         14 . The improvements according to  claim 12 , wherein the elongate member is solid, being not hollow, from the lower end to the upper end. 
     
     
         15 . The improvements according to  claim 12 , wherein the clip includes a base extending over the strap from an outer side of the strap to an inner side of the strap, and the elongate member extends upright to the upper end from the lower end affixed to the base. 
     
     
         16 . The improvements according to  claim 15 , wherein the strap includes a first end and a second end, and the clip is clipped onto the strap between the first end and the second end. 
     
     
         17 . In a frame and a strap configured to harness a golf bag to the frame, the strap including an inner golf bag engagement side and an outer side, improvements therein comprising a receptacle configured with a retainer secured to the strap, the receptacle positioned outboard of the outer side of the strap. 
     
     
         18 . The improvements according to  claim 17 , wherein the retainer comprises a loop retained slidably over the strap.