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US 4,522,300 AGranted
Club protective devices for golf bags
OwnerNewman Hambletinventor
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A golf club protective device for use with golf bags or other devices for holding golf clubs preferably comprises a small umbrella which normally is supported in a lowered position above the club heads in the golf bag so as to protect the heads and the open end of the bag. The umbrella head is configured such that in this lowered position it preferably surrounds the club heads and the upper end of the bag so as to protect against blowing rain as well as vertical rain. The umbrella head is supported by a shaft which may be guided by a conventional club tube carried in or by the bag, the shaft being sufficiently long to permit a golfer to lift the umbrella high enough to permit removal of a club without the shaft moving out of the tube, such that the shaft does not have to leave its guide. The shaft can be a telescoping shaft of adjustable length. The umbrella head, when collapsed, preferably fits inside the tube for storage. In one version, the umbrella shaft carries hooks or clips, which may be adjustable along the shaft, to support the umbrella in its raised and lowered positions, such that the golfer can either leave the umbrella in the raised club-removal position, or lower it to its club-protecting position. Securement of the shaft in different positions can be by an easily releasable gripping device carried by the tube or other guide member for the shaft.
In combination, a golf club container for use by an individual in transporting golf clubs, a protective device having a protective head dimensioned and configured such that the head can protect an open upper end of the club container and club contents thereof when situated adjacent and above said upper end, said protective device having a shaft extending downwardly beyond the open upper end of the club container, support means carried by said club container for receiving said shaft so as to permit raising and lowering of said shaft and protective head relative to the club container, said support means including limit means for defining a lower support position for said shaft such that the protective head will lie above and closely adjacent the upper end of the club container and any club contents therein, said shaft being dimensioned such that the protective head together with the shaft can be raised sufficiently to permit full removal of a club from the upper end of the club container while part of the shaft remains in said support means, whereby said shaft and protective head can be freely moved between said lower support position for container and club protection and a raised position for club removal without separating said shaft and support means.
A club protecting umbrella for use with a golf club bag, comprising an umbrella having an expandable and collapsible head dimensioned and configured such that the head can protect the open upper end of a golf club bag and club contents thereof when expanded and situated adjacent and above said upper end, said umbrella having a shaft extending downwardly from the umbrella head for movable support by a golf club bag such that the umbrella head together with the shaft can be lowered and raised between a lower club-protecting position and an upper club-removal position, and selectively engageable means for causing said shaft to support said umbrella head in either of said positions when carried by a golf bag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.