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US 2015/0083291 A1Published application
Headcovers having a collapsible configuration and methods to manufacture headcovers having a collapsible configuration
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsJohn A. Solheim, John R. Marusiak, Xiojian Chen, Daniel Lee
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Abstract
Embodiments of headcovers having a headcover body that includes a plurality of collapsible portions that allow the headcover body to be configured between a collapsed configuration and a non-collapsed configuration and methods to manufacture such headcovers are generally described herein. Other embodiments of the headcovers may be described and claimed.
Claims51
A headcover comprising:
- a headcover body comprising:
- a detachable top piece comprising:
- an outer surface, an inner surface, and a first peripheral edge;
- a universal bottom piece configured to be engaged with the detachable top piece, wherein the universal bottom piece comprising:
- a belly panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel;
- wherein the first side panel and the second side panel collectively include a second peripheral edge that defines a top opening in communication with an interior portion;
- and
- an engagement arrangement for engaging and disengaging the detachable top piece with the universal bottom piece.
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A method for manufacturing a headcover comprising:
- forming a headcover body including a detachable top piece defining an inner surface, an outer surface, and a first peripheral edge;
- forming the headcover body including a universal bottom piece configured to engage the detachable top piece, the universal bottom piece having a belly panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel with a second peripheral edge defined by the first and second side panels that collectively form a top opening in communication with an interior portion;
- and
- forming a zipper arrangement that engage and disengages the
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A headcover comprising:
- a headcover body comprising:
- a belly panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and a top panel that collectively define an interior portion configured to receive a club head of a golf club;
- a detachable pull strap defining a pull strap body forming a plurality of leg portions;
- and
- a plurality of snap fasteners, each of the plurality of snap fasteners including an attaching unit configured to be engaged to a closure unit when securing the detachable pull strap to the headcover body, wherein the attaching unit is located on the pull strap and the closure unit is located on the headcover body.
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A method for manufacturing a headcover comprising:
- forming a headcover including a headcover body defining a belly panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and a top panel;
- forming a detachable pull strap having a plurality of legs configured to be engaged to the headcover body;
- and
- forming a first attachment to one or more of the plurality of leg portions of the leg strap and a second attachment to the headcover body, wherein the first attachment is configured to be engaged or disengaged from the first attachment when detaching or attaching the pull strap from or to the headcover body.
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A headcover comprising:
- a headcover body comprising:
- a belly panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and a top panel that collectively define an interior portion configured to receive a club head of a golf club;
- and
- a plurality of collapsible portions defined by the headcover body, wherein each of the plurality of collapsible portions is configured to deform and collapse the headcover body from a non-collapsed configuration to a collapsed configuration.
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A method for manufacturing a headcover comprising:
- forming a headcover including a headcover body defining a belly panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and a top panel;
- and
- forming a plurality of collapsible portions along the headcover body, wherein each of the plurality of collapsible portions allows the headcover body to be configured between a non-collapsed configuration and a collapsed configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.