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US 12,246,229 B2Granted
Collapsible golf bags, golf bag kits, and related methods
AssigneeStitch Golf Holdings, Inc.
InventorsBradley King, Tanner Foster, Grant Zechman, Charles Burgwyn
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Abstract
Collapsible golf bags, golf bag kits, and related methods are provided herein. A collapsible golf bag can include a collapsible chassis having a top portion and a base with sidewalls therebetween. Additionally, the collapsible golf bag can include a foldable stiffening rod configured to engage a portion of the top portion of the chassis and the base of the chassis to separate the top portion and the base and extend the side walls to hold at least a portion of the sidewall taut. The golf bag kits can include a carrying container having an accessible interior, the collapsible chassis, and the foldable stiffening rod.
Claims12
A golf bag comprising:
- a collapsible chassis configured to receive golf clubs therein, the chassis having a rigid top portion and a rigid base with sidewalls therebetween;
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- a foldable stiffening rod comprising three detachable rod sections, the foldable stiffening rod configured to engage a portion of the top portion of the chassis and the base of the chassis when the stiffening rod is fully extended with the detachable rod sections secured together to separate the top portion and the base and extend the sidewalls to hold at least a portion of the sidewalls taut such that the top portion and the base are cantilevered from the inserted stiffening rod, the foldable stiffening rod comprising a resilient shock cord that extend through the three detachable rod sections to hold the detachable rod sections together when the sections are detached from each other and to place tension on the three detachable rod sections when the rod sections are attached together;
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- a rod guide integral to an interior surface of the sidewalls near a midpoint of the chassis through which the extended stiffening rod is insertable.
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A golf bag kit comprising:
- a carrying container having an accessible interior;
- a collapsible chassis having a rigid top portion and a rigid base with sidewalls therebetween, the collapsible chassis being compactible to a size that fits with the accessible interior of the carrying container such that top portion and the base of the chassis are closer in proximity to each other than when the sidewalls are fully extended;
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- a foldable stiffening rod comprising a first end rod section, a second end rod section, and a middle rod section and configured to engage a portion of the top portion of the chassis and the base of the chassis to separate the top portion and the base and extend the sidewalls to form a golf bag when the stiffening rod is fully extended such that the top portion and the base are cantilevered from the inserted stiffening rod, the foldable stiffening rod comprising a resilient shock cord that extend through the first end, the second end, and middle rod sections to hold the detachable rod sections together when the sections are detached from each other and to place tension on the rod sections when the rod sections are attached together and the foldable stiffening rod being folded to a size that fits within the accessible interior of the carrying container;
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- wherein the sidewalls of the collapsible chassis further comprise a rod guide integral to an interior surface of the sidewalls near a midpoint of the collapsible chassis between the top portion and the base of the collapsible chassis through which the foldable stiffening rod is insertable.
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A method of forming a golf bag, the method comprising:
- providing a collapsed chassis having a rigid top portion and a rigid base with pliable sidewalls therebetween, the sidewalls comprising a rod guide integral to an interior surface of the sidewalls near a midpoint of the collapsible chassis between the top portion and the base of the chassis and a folded stiffening rod comprising a first end rod section, a second end rod section, and a middle rod section, and a resilient shock cord that extend through the first end, the second end, and middle rod sections to hold the detachable rod sections together when the rod sections are detached from each other and to place tension on the rod sections when the rod sections are attached together;
- extending the stiffening rod to its full length;
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- inserting the stiffening rod through the rod guide and into a rod receiver of the top portion of the chassis and a rod receiver of the base of the chassis to separate the top portion and the base and extend the side walls to form a golf bag such that the top portion and the base are cantilevered from the inserted stiffening rod.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.