Rigid golf bag with rigid hinged cover

A golf bag comprising a rigid lower portion having an open collar, fixably attached to the top of said lower portion and a closed, integral bottom, a rigid upper portion comprising first and second halves, releasable hinge means for hingably connecting each of said halves to said collar at their opposing sides, said halves being movable between an open position adjacent said lower portion and a closed position above said lower portion, and latch means on at least one side of said first and second halves disposed between said hinge means for latching said halves together in said closed position, said rigid lower portion having a vertically extending lower compartment integral with said lower portion and having a compartment door formed from said lower portion with at least one vertically extending hinge along one side and latch means on an opposite side, said lower compartment being formed with a removable shoe bag, said shoe bag and said compartment having mating fasteners to maintain said bag in a predetermined position within said compartment.

A golf bag comprising a rigid lower portion having an open collar, fixably attached to the top of said lower portion and a closed, integral bottom, a rigid upper portion comprising first and second halves, releasable hinge means for hingably connecting each of said halves to said collar at their opposing sides, said halves being movable between an open position adjacent said lower portion and a closed position above said lower portion, and latch means on at least one side of said first and second halves disposed between said hinge means for latching said halves together in said closed position, said rigid lower portion having a vertically extending lower compartment integral with said lower portion and having a compartment door formed from said lower portion with at least one vertically extending hinge along one side and latch means on an opposite side, at least one of said first or second halves of said upper portion being formed with an integral C-shaped slot for carrying golf balls.

A golf bag comprising a rigid lower portion having an open collar, fixably attached to the top of said lower portion and a closed, integral bottom, a rigid upper portion comprising first and second halves, releasable hinge means for hingably connecting each of said halves to said collar at their opposing sides, said halves being movable between an open position adjacent said lower portion and a closed position above said lower portion, and latch means on at least one side of said first and second halves disposed between said hinge means for latching said halves together in said closed position, said rigid lower portion having a vertically extending lower compartment integral with said lower portion and having a compartment door formed from said lower portion with at least one vertically extending hinge along one side and latch means on an opposite side, each of said first and second halves of said upper portion being formed with removable golf club head protective liners, one of said liners being structured and arranged for protecting woods and the other of said covers being structured and arranged for expandably covering and protecting irons, each of said liners and said first and second halves having mating fasteners to maintain said liners in predetermined positions within said upper portion of said bag.

A golf bag comprising a rigid lower portion having an open collar, fixably attached to the top of said lower portion and a closed, integral bottom, a rigid upper portion comprising first and second halves, releasable hinge means for hingably connecting each of said halves to said collar at their opposing sides, said halves being movable between an open position adjacent said lower portion and a closed position above said lower portion, and latch means on at least one side of said first and second halves disposed between said hinge means for latching said halves together in said closed position, said rigid lower portion having a vertically extending lower compartment integral with said lower portion and having a compartment door formed from said lower portion with at least one vertically extending hinge along one side and latch means on an opposite side, one of said first and second halves of said upper portion having a spring loaded handle, rotatable between a stored position adjacent said halves and an operational position above said halves, said handle being generally C-shaped and having a spring disposed about one end, said first or second half of said upper portion being formed with a spring end receiving and retaining bore.

A golf bag comprising a rigid lower portion having an open collar, fixably attached to the top of said lower portion and a closed, integral bottom, a rigid upper portion comprising first and second halves, releasable hinge means for hingably connecting each of said halves to said collar at their opposing sides, said halves being movable between an open position adjacent said lower portion and a closed position above said lower portion, and latch means on at least one side of said first and second halves disposed between said hinge means for latching said halves together in said closed position, said rigid lower portion having a vertically extending lower compartment integral with said lower portion and having a compartment door formed from said lower portion with at least one vertically extending hinge along one side and latch means on an opposite side, one of said first and second halves of said upper portion having a removable, clamp-on handle, said handle having a flexible cable portion and a clamp portion attached thereto.

A golf bag comprising a rigid lower portion having an open collar fixably attached to the top of said lower portion and a closed, integral bottom, a rigid upper portion comprising first and second halves, separable hinge means connected between at least one of said halves and said collar, said at least one of said halves being movable between an open position adjacent a side of said lower portion and a closed position directly above said lower portion, and latch means between said first and second halves for latching said halves together in said closed position, said hinge means comprising a hinge disposed between said at least one of said halves and said collar, said hinge being formed of two interconnected portions, separable along the interconnection, one portion of said hinge being integral with said collar and the other portion of said hinge being integral with said at least one of said halves.

A golf bag comprising a rigid lower portion having an open collar fixably attached to the top of said lower portion and a closed, integral bottom, a rigid upper portion comprising first and second halves, separable hinge means connected between at least one of said halves and said collar, said at least one of said halves being movable between an open position adjacent a side of said lower portion and a closed position directly above said lower portion, and latch means between said first and second halves for latching said halves together in said closed position, each of said first and second halves of said upper portion being formed with removable golf club head protective liners, one of said liners being structured and arranged for protecting woods and the other of said covers being structured and arranged for expandably covering and protecting irons, each of said liners and said first and second halves having mating fasteners to maintain said liners in predetermined positions within said upper portion of said bag.