Golf bag with pivoting platform assembly

Abstract

Described herein is a golf bag movable between an upright position and a deployed position, comprising a flat defining a bag interior space. The golf bag further comprises a divider top, a support base, and a stand assembly that moves the bag from an upright configuration to a deployed configuration. A pivoting platform assembly is configured to be at least partially disposed in the support base and includes a first pin and a second pin. The first and second pins are aligned along a pivot axis. The pivoting platform assembly comprises a platform pivotably supported by the first and second pins. The platform comprises a platform floor defining a club support surface. The platform pivotably rotates about the pivot axis as the bag is moved between the upright and the deployed positions.

1 . A golf bag movable between an upright position and a deployed position, the golf bag comprising:
 a flat having a flat top and a flat bottom, wherein the flat defines a bag interior space;   a divider top coupled to the flat top;   a support base coupled to the flat bottom;   a stand assembly operatively coupled to the flat and including a first and a second leg, wherein each of the first and second legs move from a retracted position, when the golf bag is in the upright position and an extended position, when the golf bag is in the deployed position;   a pivoting platform assembly configured to be at least partially disposed in the support base, the pivoting platform assembly including:
 a first pin coupled to the support base; 
 a second pin coupled to the support base and aligned with the first pin along a pivot axis; 
 a platform pivotably supported by the first and second pins, the platform comprising:
 a first support arm defining a first aperture for receiving the first pin; 
 a second support arm defining a second aperture for receiving the second pin; and 
 a platform floor coupled to the first and second support arms and defining a club support surface; 
 wherein the platform pivotably rotates relative to the first and second pins about the pivot axis as the bag is moved between the upright and the deployed positions. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The golf bag of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second support pins are integrally formed with the support base. 
     
     
         3 . The golf bag of  claim 1 , wherein the pivoting platform assembly further comprises a base ring having a side wall supporting the first and second pins. 
     
     
         4 . The golf bag of  claim 3 , wherein the base ring is coupled to the support base with a plurality of snap-fit joints. 
     
     
         5 . The golf bag of  claim 1 , wherein the club support surface includes a first floor region extending along a first floor plane and a second floor region extending along a second floor plane extending at a platform angle relative to the first floor plane. 
     
     
         6 . The golf bag of  claim 5 , wherein the platform angle is 130 to 170 degrees. 
     
     
         7 . The golf bag of  claim 5 , wherein the first and second floor regions form an entirety of the club support surface. 
     
     
         8 . The golf bag of  claim 1 , wherein the support base further defines a transverse midline plane that resides in a YZ plane of the support base, and an axial midline plane that resides in a XY plane of the support base. 
     
     
         9 . The golf bag of  claim 8 , wherein the pivot axis is spaced from the transverse midline plane by a horizontal offset distance measured in a perpendicular direction from the transverse midline plane to the pivot axis. 
     
     
         10 . The golf bag of  claim 9 , wherein the horizontal offset distance is 9.75 mm. 
     
     
         11 . The golf bag of  claim 10 , wherein the pivot axis is spaced from the axial midline plane by a vertical offset distance measured in a perpendicular direction from the axial midline plane to the pivot axis. 
     
     
         12 . The golf bag of  claim 11 , wherein the vertical offset distance is 38.5 mm. 
     
     
         13 . The golf bag of  claim 1 , further comprising a divider sleeve having a divider sleeve top coupled to the divider top and a divider sleeve bottom coupled to a bottom of the flat. 
     
     
         14 . The golf bag of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the divider top comprises a first divider top opening defining a first opening perimeter and a second divider top opening separated by a divider top support and defining a second opening perimeter; and   the divider sleeve comprises a first divider sleeve compartment fluidly communicating with the first divider top region and shaped similar to the first opening perimeter, and a second divider sleeve compartment fluidly communicating with the second divider top region and shaped similar to the second opening perimeter.