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US 10,369,439 B2Granted
Golf bag and golf bag collar
AssigneeSumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
InventorsKeith Dolezel, Mark Ballesteros
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Abstract
A golf bag and golf bag collar structure are disclosed. More specifically, a golf bag including a rigid frame including a collar having a top edge and a bottom edge is disclosed. The golf bag further includes a longitudinal axis and a bag body extending about the rigid frame. The collar includes a generally tubular portion extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and a flared portion extending outwardly toward the top edge from a first end located intermediate the top edge and the bottom edge to a second end located at the top edge.
Claims17
A golf bag comprising:
- a rigid frame including a collar, the collar having:
- a bottom edge;
- a top edge;
- a generally tubular portion extending from the bottom edge in a direction generally along a longitudinal axis of the golf bag;
- a flared portion extending from an upper side of the generally tubular portion toward the top edge and forwardly outward from the longitudinal axis;
- a first projected area (At) having an area delimited by the top edge as projected onto a virtual plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
- a second projected area (Ab) having an area delimited by the bottom edge as projected onto the virtual plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, a ratio of the first projected area to the second projected area (At/Ab) being at least 1.05;
- and
- a grip extending rearwardly outward from the longitudinal axis;
- a bag body extending about the rigid frame;
- and
- a plurality of cross-sections that each extend coplanar with the longitudinal axis, wherein an angle α of the flared portion with respect to the longitudinal axis is greatest along a first cross-section of the plurality of cross-sections, the first cross-section intersecting a forward-most point of the generally tubular portion.
9 more elements
A golf bag comprising:
- a rigid frame including a collar, the collar having:
- a bottom edge;
- a top edge;
- a generally tubular portion extending from the bottom edge in a direction generally along a longitudinal axis of the golf bag;
- and
- a flared portion extending from an upper side of the generally tubular portion toward the top edge and forwardly outward from the longitudinal axis, a centerline of the flared portion extending from a forward-most point of the generally tubular portion;
- a first projected area (At) having an area delimited by the top edge as projected onto a virtual plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
- a second projected area (Ab) having an area delimited by the bottom edge as projected onto the virtual plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, a ratio of the first projected area to the second projected area (At/Ab) being at least 1.05;
- and
- a grip extending rearwardly outward from the longitudinal axis;
- a bag body extending about the rigid frame;
- and
- a plurality of cross-sections that each extend coplanar with the longitudinal axis, wherein an angle α of the flared portion with respect to the longitudinal axis is greatest along a first cross-section of the plurality of cross-sections, the first cross-section taken along the centerline of the flared portion.
10 more elements
A golf bag comprising:
- a rigid frame including a collar, the collar having:
- a bottom edge;
- a top edge;
- a generally tubular portion extending from the bottom edge in a direction generally along a longitudinal axis of the golf bag;
- and
- a flared portion extending from an upper side of the generally tubular portion toward the top edge and forwardly outward from the longitudinal axis;
- a grip extending rearwardly outward from the longitudinal axis;
- a bag body extending about the rigid frame;
- the collar having a first projected area (At) being the area delimited by the top edge as projected onto a virtual plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a second projected area (Ab) being the area delimited by the bottom edge as projected onto the virtual plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
- and
- a plurality of cross-sections that each extend perpendicular to and through the longitudinal axis, wherein an angle α of the flared portion with respect to the longitudinal axis is greatest along a first cross-section of the plurality of cross-sections, the first cross-section intersecting a forward-most point of the generally tubular portion,
- a ratio of the first projected area to the second projected area (At/Ab) is at least 1.05.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.