Golf club and bag security device

A device for releasably securing a plurality of golf clubs therein, each golf club having a head disposed at the end of a shaft, the shaft having a narrow region near the head and a wider region farther from the head, the device comprising:

• a plate and arm shaped for cooperative engagement so that, when arranged in an engaged position, portions of their respective perimeters mutually define a through-cut slot closed at each head for securing the club shafts, the length of the slot being substantially greater than its width and the width of the slot being greater than a single club's narrow region and less than a single club's wider region;
• said plate and arm each having a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, said first connecting portions comprising locking means for releasably locking said first connecting portions together when said plate and arm are arranged in said engaged position;
• said plate comprising a plurality of tongues connected at one end of the plate and extending therefrom so as to define a number of said slots equal to one less than the number of tongues, said arm connecting the ends of at least two of said tongues when arranged in said engaged position;
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• means for joining said second connecting portions when said plate and arm are arranged in said engaged position.

In combination with a generally tubular golf club bag having an open mouth at one end thereof and a plurality of golf clubs disposed in said bag and extending through said open mouth, each golf club having a head disposed at the end of a shaft, the shaft having a narrow region near the head and a wider region farther from the head, a security device arranged in an engaged position about the shafts of said clubs between their respective heads and wider regions, said security device comprising:

• a plate and arm shaped for cooperative engagement so that, when arranged in said engaged position, portions of their respective perimeters mutually define a through-cut slot closed at each end for securing the club shafts, the length of the slot being substantially greater than its width and the width of the slot being greater than a single club's narrow region and less than a single club's wider region;
• said plate and arm each having a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, said first connecting portions comprising locking means for releasably locking said first connecting portions together when said plate and arm are arranged in said engaged position;
• said plate comprising a plurality of tongues connected at one end of the plate and extending therefrom so as to define a number of said slots equal to one less than the number of tongues, said arm connecting the ends of at least two of said tongues when arranged in said engaged position;
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• means for joining said second connecting portions when said plate and arm are arranged in said engaged position.

A security device for releasably securing a plurality of golf clubs therein, each golf club having a head disposed at the end of a shaft, the shaft having a narrow region near the head and a wider region farther from the head, the device comprising:

• a plate and arm shaped for cooperative engagement so that, when arranged in an engaged position, portions of their respective perimeters mutually define a through-cut slot closed at each end for securing the club shafts, the length of the slot being substantially greater than its width and the width of the slot being greater than a single club's narrow region and less than a single club's wider region;
• said plate and arm each having a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, said first connecting portions each having a hole defined therein for receiving a padlock shackle and aligned in opposed relationship with the hole of the other when said plate and arm are arranged in said engaged position;
• means for joining said second connecting portions when said plate and arm are arranged in said engaged position;
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• a cable permanently attached at one of its ends to the security device and having a loop at its other end for receiving a padlock shackle, said cable being substantially longer than the distance from said one end to said first connecting portions, whereby the cable may be wrapped around a fixed object and attached to said first connecting portions by the padlock.

A device for releasably securing a plurality of golf clubs therein, each golf club having a head disposed at the end of a shaft, the shaft having a narrow region near the head and a wider region farther from the head, the device comprising:

• a plate and arm shaped for cooperative engagement so that, when arranged in an engaged position, portions of their respective perimeters mutually define a through-cut slot closed at each end for securing the club shafts, the length of the slot being substantially greater than its width and the width of the slot being greater than a single club's narrow region and less than a single club's wider region;
• said plate and arm each having a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, said first connecting portions comprising locking means for releasably locking said first connecting portions together when said plate and arm are arranged in said engaged position;
• means for joining said second connecting portions when said plate and arm are arranged in said engaged position;
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• a cable permanently attached at one of its ends to the security device and having a loop at its other end for receiving a padlock shackle, said cable being substantially longer than the distance from said one end to said first connecting portions, whereby the cable may be wrapped around a fixed object and attached to said first connecting portions by the padlock.

In combination with a generally tubular golf club bag having an open mouth at one end thereof and a plurality of golf clubs disposed in said bag and extending through said open mouth, each golf club having a head disposed at the end of a shaft, the shaft having a narrow region near the head and a wider region farther from the head, a security device arranged in an engaged position about the shafts of said clubs between their respective heads and wider regions, said security device comprising:

• a plate and arm shaped for cooperative engagement so that, when arranged in said engaged position, portions of their respective perimeters mutually define a through-cut slot closed at each end for securing the club shafts, the length of the slot being substantially greater than its width and the width of the slot being greater than a single club's narrow region and less than a single club's wider region;
• said plate and arm each having a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, said first connecting portions comprising locking means for releasably locking said first connecting portions together when said plate and arm are arranged in said engaged position;
• means for joining said second connecting portions when said plate and arm are arranged in said engaged position;
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• a cable permanently attached at one of its ends to the security device and having a loop at its other end for receiving a padlock shackle, said cable being substantially longer than the distance from said one end to said first connecting portions, whereby the cable may be wrapped around a fixed object and attached to said first connecting portions by the padlock.

A method for securing golf clubs, comprising the steps of:

• providing a generally tubular golf club bag having an open mouth at one end thereof and a plurality of golf clubs disposed in said bag and extending through said open mouth, each golf club having a head disposed at the end of a shaft, the shaft having a narrow region near the head and a wider region farther from the head;
• providing a security device comprising a plate and arm shaped for cooperative engagement so that, when arranged in said engaged position, portions of their respective perimeters mutually define a through-cut slot closed at each end for securing the club shafts, the length of the slot being substantially greater than its width and the width of the slot being greater than a single club's narrow region and less than a single club's wider region, said plate and arm each having a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, said first connecting portions comprising locking means for releasably locking said first connecting portions together when said plate and arm are arranged in said engaged position, said plate comprising a plurality of tongues connected at one end of the plate and extending therefrom so as to define a number of said slots equal to one less than the number of tongues, said arm connecting the ends of at least two of said tongues when arranged in its engaged position, said security device further comprising means for joining said second connecting portions when said plate and arm are arranged in said engaged position;
• arranging said security device in said engaged position about the shafts of said clubs between their respective heads and wider regions;
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• locking said locking means so as to secure said clubs together within said security device.

A method for securing golf clubs, comprising the steps of:

• providing a generally tubular golf club bag having an open mouth at one end thereof and a plurality of golf clubs disposed in said bag and extending through said open mouth, each golf club having a head disposed at the end of a shaft, the shaft having a narrow region near the head and a wider region farther from the head;
• providing a security device comprising a plate and arm shaped for cooperative engagement so that, when arranged in said engaged position, portions of their respective perimeters mutually define a through-cut slot closed at each end for securing the club shafts, the length of the slot being substantially greater than its width and the width of the slot being greater than a single club's narrow region and less than a single club's wider region, said plate and arm having a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, said first connecting portions comprising locking means for releasably locking said first connecting portions together when said plate and arm are arranged in said engaged position, said security device further comprising means for joining said second connecting portions when said plate and arm are arranged in said engaged position, and a cable permanently attached at one of its ends to the security device and having a loop at its other end for receiving a padlock shackle, said cable being substantially longer than the distance from said one end to said first connecting portions;
• arranging said security device in said engaged position about the shafts of said clubs between their respective heads and wider regions;
• wrapping said cable around a fixed object;
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• locking said locking means so as to retain said cable loop and secure said clubs together within said security device.