System and apparatus for protecting and organizing sport club sets

Abstract

A system for protecting and organizing sport club sets (e.g., golf club sets) during storage and transportation. The system includes at least one club connector for removably coupling at least two sport clubs from the sport club set. The club connector includes a spacer comprising a resilient housing. The housing defines an inner chamber housing a magnetic core. The club connector is configured to attach to at least a portion of a first sport club and a second sport club and keep the first sport club from colliding with the second sport club at a predetermined fixed distance. A plurality of club connectors may be used to fix a plurality of sport clubs in relation to one another.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A golf club connector for removably coupling at least two golf clubs held in a golf bag adjacent to one another during storage and transportation, each of the at least two golf clubs including a club head coupled to a shaft, wherein the respective shafts of the at least two golf clubs are inserted within the golf bag so that the respective club heads of the at least two golf clubs extend from the golf bag, the golf club connector comprising:
 a spacer comprising a magnetic core at least substantially encased in a resilient housing having a first side and a second side, the spacer configured to be inserted between the club heads of the at least two golf clubs so that the first side abuts a face of a first of the club heads and the second side abuts a back of a second of the club heads, wherein the magnetic core is configured to secure the face to the first side and the back to the second side to prevent direct contact between the first club head and the second club head; and   a grip coupled to the resilient housing, the pull configured to be grasped to remove the spacer from between the club heads by separating at least one of the first side from the face of the first club head or the second side from the back of the second club head.   
     
     
         2 . The golf club connector of  claim 1 , wherein the resilient housing includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion defining a cavity configured to house the magnetic core. 
     
     
         3 . The golf club connector of  claim 2 , wherein the first portion of the housing defines at least one indentation configured to engage with at least one protrusion defined in the second portion of the housing and secure the first portion and second portion from disengagement. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the spacer further includes a first surface disposed on an opposite side from the cavity and a second surface adjacent to the first surface and proximal to the first end, the second surface disposed at an angle between zero degrees (0°) and sixty (60°) from the first surface, and wherein the second surface is configured to be used as a lever that separates the first golf club from the second golf club when the first golf club and the second golf club are pressed against the golf club connector. 
     
     
         5 . The golf club connector of  claim 1 , wherein the spacer includes a groove extending from a first end to a second end, the groove configured to receive an angular surface of at least one of the first golf club or the second golf club. 
     
     
         6 . The golf club connector of  claim 1 , wherein the spacer further includes a brush attachment disposed on a first end of the spacer, the brush attachment configured to clean debris from at least one golf club. 
     
     
         7 . The golf club connector of  claim 1 , wherein the magnetic core comprises a first magnetic core portion, a second magnetic core portion, and a divider, the divider configured to separate the first magnetic core portion from the second magnetic core portion. 
     
     
         8 . The golf club connector of  claim 1 , wherein the spacer housing is composed of at least one of the following: a rubber, a carbon fiber, an organic polymer, a synthetic polymer, a ceramic, a leather, or a fabric. 
     
     
         9 . A system for protecting and organizing a set of golf clubs held in a golf bag during storage and transportation, wherein each golf club included in the set of golf clubs includes a club head coupled to a shaft, wherein the respective shafts of each of the golf clubs in the set of golf clubs is inserted within the golf bag so that the respective club heads of the set of golf clubs extend from the golf bag, the system comprising:
 a first golf club connector including:   a first spacer comprising a first resilient housing, the first resilient housing having a first side and a second side, the first spacer configured to be inserted between a first club head of a first golf club of the set of golf clubs, so that the first side abuts a face of the first club head and the second side abuts a back of a second club head of a second golf club, and   a first magnetic core at least substantially encased in the resilient housing, the first magnetic core configured to secure the face of the first golf club to the first side and the back of the second golf club to the second side to prevent direct contact between the first golf club head and the second golf club head;   a second golf club connector including:   a second spacer comprising a second resilient housing, the second resilient housing having a third side and a fourth side, the second spacer configured to be inserted between the second club head of the second golf club and a third golf club head of a third golf club, so that the third side abuts a face of the second golf club head and the fourth side abuts a back of the third golf club head of the third golf club; and   a second magnetic core at least substantially encased in the second resilient housing, the second magnetic core configured to secure the face of the second golf club to the third side and the back of the third golf club to the fourth side to prevent direct contact between the first golf club head, the second golf club head, and the third golf club head.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the first resilient housing and the second resilient housing comprise a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion defining a cavity configured to house the first magnetic core and the second magnetic core, respectively. 
     
     
         11 . The golf club connector of  claim 10 , wherein the first portion of at least one of the first resilient housing or the second resilient housing defines at least one indentation configured to engage with at least one protrusion defined in the second portion of the at least one of the first resilient housing or the second resilient housing and secure the first portion and the second portion from disengagement. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein at least one of the first spacer or the second spacer further includes a first surface disposed on an opposite side from the first cavity and a second surface adjacent to the first surface and proximal to the first end, the second surface disposed at an angle between zero degrees (0°) and sixty (60°) from the first surface. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein at least one of the first spacer or the second spacer defines a groove disposed at an outer surface of the resilient housing, the groove extending from the first end to the second end and configured to receive an angular surface of one of the first golf club or the second golf club. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein at least one of the first spacer or the second spacer further includes a brush attachment disposed on a first end of the at least one of the first spacer or the second spacer, the brush attachment configured to clean debris from at least one golf club of the golf club set. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein at least one of the first magnetic core or the second magnetic core comprises a first magnetic core portion, a second magnetic core portion, and a divider, the divider configured to separate the first magnetic core portion from the second magnetic core portion. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the first resilient housing and the second resilient housing are composed of at least one of the following: a rubber, a carbon fiber, an organic polymer, a synthetic polymer, a ceramic, a leather, or a fabric. 
     
     
         17 . A sport club connector for removably coupling at least two sport clubs held in a sporting bag adjacent to one another during storage and transportation, each of the at least two sport clubs including a head coupled to a shaft, wherein the respective shafts of the at least two sport clubs are inserted within the sporting bag so that the respective heads of the at least two sport clubs extend from the sporting bag, the sport club connector comprising:
 a spacer comprising a magnetic core at least substantially encased in a resilient housing having a first side and a second side, the spacer configured to be inserted between the club heads of the at least two sport clubs so that the first side abuts a face of a first of the club heads and the second side abuts a back of a second of the club heads, wherein the magnetic core is configured to secure the face to the first side and the back to the second side to prevent direct contact between the first club head and the second club head; and   a grip coupled to the resilient housing, the pull configured to be grasped to remove the spacer from between the club heads by separating at least one of the first side from the face of the first club head or the second side from the back of the second club head.   
     
     
         18 . The sport club connector of  claim 17 , wherein the spacer further includes a first surface and a second surface disposed on an opposite side from a cavity configured to house the magnetic core, where the second surface is adjacent to the first surface and proximal to the first end, and the second surface disposed at an angle between zero degrees (0°) and sixty (60°) from the first surface, and wherein the second surface is configured to be used as a lever that separates the first sport club from the second sport club when the first sport club and the second sport club are pressed against the sport club connector. 
     
     
         19 . The club connector of  claim 17 , wherein the spacer includes a groove extending from the first end to the second end, the groove configured to receive an angular surface of at least one of the first sport club or the second sport club. 
     
     
         20 . The club connector of  claim 17 , wherein at least one of the first sport club or the second sport club comprise a golf club wedge, a golf club iron, a golf club hybrid, or a golf club wood.