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US 5,842,565 AGranted
Golf bag for orienting inclined golf clubs
OwnerSmith McCartney Hagamaninventor
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A golf bag having at least one internal storage compartment for storing golf clubs in an inclined orientation when the golf bag is in an upright position is especially adapted for use with a powered golf cart. One embodiment of the bag has a rectangular cross section with front and back club compartments separated by an inclined divider wall extending from the base of the bag to the top. An auxiliary storage compartment is located on the front of this rectangular bag and need not protrude from the bag. The front of the bag is shorter for easier club access and a handle for positioning the bag on a golf cart is located on the shorter side. Longer clubs are placed in a rear compartment parallel to the row of shorter clubs in the front compartment, and each clubhead faces the front of the bag. A second embodiment has a circular cross section with a tapered insert at the base of the bag and a central obstruction at the top so that all of the clubs are tilted radially outward.
A golf bag for use with a set of golf clubs, each golf club having a club head attached to one end of a shaft and a grip located on an opposite end of the shaft:
A golf bag for use in carrying a set of golf clubs in a golf cart with the golf bag in an upright position and with the golf clubs inclined relative to a vertical axis to facilitate selection of individual golf clubs and simplify removal of individual golf clubs from the bag, the golf bag comprising an outer shell extending between a base and an open top section and forming an interior space sufficient to store the golf clubs with club heads of individual golf clubs protruding above the open top section, and at least one internal divider extending downward from the open top section, the internal divider being inclined relative to an axis extending perpendicular to the base of the golf bag, the internal divider extending downward for a distance sufficient to maintain shafts of each individual club inclined relative to the axis perpendicular to the base so that each club head will be oriented in a common direction, the open top section including at least one laterally extending barrier forming gaps through which the golf club shafts can extend, the cross sectional area of all gaps formed in the open top section being less than the cross sectional area adjacent the top of all interior.
A golf bag for use in carrying a set of conventional golf clubs in a golf cart with the golf bag in an upright position and with all of the golf clubs in the golf bag inclined relative to a vertical axis in a front and a rear row to facilitate selection of individual golf clubs and simplify removal of individual golf clubs from the bag, the bag having a base and a top and having a rectangular cross section with a front wall that is shorter than a rear wall, the height of each wall being less than the length of conventional golf clubs, the bag including two internal divider walls inclined relative the vertical axis and extending from a base to the top of the bag, the two internal divider walls forming two golf club shaft storage compartments, the bag further including front and rear rectangular barriers in the top of the bag, the front and rear barriers forming two parallel rectangular gaps at the top of the bag, each gap communicating with one of the golf club shaft storage compartments and constricting entrance to the corresponding golf club shaft storage compartment so as to restrict the cross sectional area of the corresponding golf club shaft storage compartment, at the top of the bag, sufficiently to force golf clubs in each golf club shaft storage compartment to be aligned in a row with the golf clubs being inclined toward the front of the golf bag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.