Golf club head cover apparatus

Abstract

A golf club head cover apparatus for protecting golf club heads and storing golf supplies includes a sleeve shaped to receive a head of a golf club. The sleeve has an opening to facilitate insertion of the head into the sleeve and permit a shaft of the golf club to extend through the opening when the sleeve covers the head. A pocket is mounted to an exterior of the sleeve and defines an aperture which extends therein. A storage magnet is mounted on an interior surface of the pocket and is configured to secure ferromagnetic items within the pocket. A cleaning towel is removably mounted to the sleeve. The cleaning towel may be attachable to the sleeve such that it secures items in the pocket by covering the aperture.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A golf club head cover apparatus comprising:
 a sleeve shaped to receive a head of a golf club therein, the sleeve having an opening to facilitate insertion of the head into the sleeve and permit a shaft of the golf club to extend therethrough when the sleeve covers the head;   a pocket mounted to an exterior of the sleeve, the pocket defining an aperture which extends therein; and   a storage magnet mounted on an interior surface of the pocket, the storage magnet being configured to secure ferromagnetic items within the pocket.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve comprises a flexible material. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the aperture is positioned adjacent to the sleeve and extending substantially parallel or tangent to the exterior of the sleeve. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve has a substantially rectangular shape, the sleeve having a top panel, a bottom panel, and a perimeter panel, the perimeter panel being coupled to and extending between the top and bottom panels, the opening of the sleeve extending through one side of the perimeter panel. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve has an L-shape, the opening of the sleeve being positioned at one end of the L-shape. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a sleeve closure operable to selectively close the opening of the sleeve around the golf club, the sleeve closure comprising:
 a sleeve flap coupled to the sleeve and positionable in a covering position to cover a portion of the opening; and   a sleeve flap fastener operable to secure the flap in the covering position, the sleeve flap fastener including a first mating member and a second mating member, the first mating member being coupled to the sleeve flap, the second mating member being coupled to the sleeve, the first and second mating members being removably couplable to each other.   
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the first and second mating members are magnetically adherable to each other. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the sleeve flap tapers away from the sleeve to a distal end with respect to the sleeve, the sleeve flap covering a central portion of the opening and leaving opposite end portions of the opening open when positioned to cover the opening to permit the shaft of the golf club through one of the opposite end portions. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a pocket closure operable to selectively close the aperture of the pocket, the pocket closure comprising:
 a pocket flap coupled to the sleeve and positionable in a closed position to cover the aperture; and   a pocket flap fastener operable to secure the flap in the closed position, the pocket flap fastener including a first coupling member and a second coupling member, the first coupling member being coupled to the pocket flap, the second coupling member being coupled to the pocket, the first and second coupling members being removably couplable to each other.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the first and second coupling members are magnetically adherable to each other. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a cleaning towel removably coupled to the exterior of the sleeve. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , further comprising a clip removably coupling the cleaning towel to the sleeve, the clip being interlocked with the cleaning towel and the sleeve, the clip having a gate that is movable to alternately open and close. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , further comprising a pair of towel fasteners, each towel fastener having a first connecting member and a second connecting member, the first connecting member being mounted to the cleaning towel, the second connecting member being mounted to the sleeve, the first and second connecting members being couplable to each other to removably attach the cleaning towel to the sleeve, the cleaning towel covering the aperture of the pocket when attached to the sleeve first and second cleaning members being magnetically adherable to each other. 
     
     
         14 . A golf club head cover apparatus comprising:
 a sleeve shaped to receive a head of a golf club therein, the sleeve having an opening to facilitate insertion of the head into the sleeve and permit a shaft of the golf club to extend therethrough when the sleeve covers the head, the sleeve comprising a flexible material;   a pocket mounted to an exterior of the sleeve, the pocket defining an aperture which extends therein, the aperture being positioned adjacent to the sleeve and extending substantially parallel or tangent to the exterior of the sleeve;   a storage magnet mounted on an interior surface of the pocket, the storage magnet being configured to secure ferromagnetic items within the pocket; and   a cleaning towel removably coupled to the exterior of the sleeve.   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the sleeve has a substantially rectangular shape, the sleeve having a top panel, a bottom panel, and a perimeter panel, the perimeter panel being coupled to and extending between the top and bottom panels, the opening of the sleeve extending through one side of the perimeter panel, further comprising:
 a sleeve closure operable to selectively close the opening of the sleeve around the golf club, the sleeve closure comprising:
 a sleeve flap coupled to the sleeve and positionable in a covering position to cover a portion of the opening, the sleeve flap tapering away from the sleeve to a distal end with respect to the sleeve, the sleeve flap covering a central portion of the opening and leaving opposite end portions of the opening open when positioned to cover the opening to permit the shaft of the golf club through one of the opposite end portions; and 
 a sleeve flap fastener operable to secure the flap in the covering position, the sleeve flap fastener including a first mating member and a second mating member, the first mating member being coupled to the sleeve flap, the second mating member being coupled to the sleeve, the first and second mating members being magnetically adherable to each other. 
   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 a pocket closure operable to selectively close the aperture of the pocket, the pocket closure comprising:
 a pocket flap coupled to the sleeve and positionable in a closed position to cover the aperture; and 
 a pocket flap fastener operable to secure the flap in the closed position, the pocket flap fastener including a first coupling member and a second coupling member, the first coupling member being coupled to the pocket flap, the second coupling member being coupled to the pocket, the first and second coupling members being magnetically adherable to each other; 
   a clip removably coupling the cleaning towel to the sleeve, the clip being interlocked with the cleaning towel and the sleeve, the clip having a gate that is movable to alternately open and close.   
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , further comprising a pair of towel fasteners, each towel fastener having a first connecting member and a second connecting member, the first connecting member being mounted to the cleaning towel, the second connecting member being mounted to the sleeve, the first and second connecting members being couplable to each other to removably attach the cleaning towel to the sleeve, the cleaning towel covering the aperture of the pocket when attached to the sleeve first and second cleaning members being magnetically adherable to each other. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the sleeve has an L-shape, the opening of the sleeve being positioned at one end of the L-shape, further comprising:
 a sleeve closure operable to selectively close the opening of the sleeve around the golf club, the sleeve closure comprising:
 a sleeve flap coupled to the sleeve and positionable in a covering position to cover a portion of the opening, the sleeve flap tapering away from the sleeve to a distal end with respect to the sleeve, the sleeve flap covering a central portion of the opening and leaving opposite end portions of the opening open when positioned to cover the opening to permit the shaft of the golf club through one of the opposite end portions; and 
 a sleeve flap fastener operable to secure the flap in the covering position, the sleeve flap fastener including a first mating member and a second mating member, the first mating member being coupled to the sleeve flap, the second mating member being coupled to the sleeve, the first and second mating members being magnetically adherable to each other. 
   
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 a pocket closure operable to selectively close the aperture of the pocket, the pocket closure comprising:
 a pocket flap coupled to the sleeve and positionable in a closed position to cover the aperture; and 
 a pocket flap fastener operable to secure the flap in the closed position, the pocket flap fastener including a first coupling member and a second coupling member, the first coupling member being coupled to the pocket flap, the second coupling member being coupled to the pocket, the first and second coupling members being magnetically adherable to each other; 
   a clip removably coupling the cleaning towel to the sleeve, the clip being interlocked with the cleaning towel and the sleeve, the clip having a gate that is movable to alternately open and close.   
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , further comprising a pair of towel fasteners, each towel fastener having a first connecting member and a second connecting member, the first connecting member being mounted to the cleaning towel, the second connecting member being mounted to the sleeve, the first and second connecting members being couplable to each other to removably attach the cleaning towel to the sleeve, the cleaning towel covering the aperture of the pocket when attached to the sleeve first and second cleaning members being magnetically adherable to each other.