Light-in-weight golf club holder

A golf club carrier, comprising:

• a central support member of elongate, straight, and rigid construction;
• a leg means having a bend formed mid-length thereof, said leg means being formed of a flexible and resilient material;
• a pair of leg members, formed integrally with said bend, that extend from opposite ends of said bend in diverging relation to one another when in repose;
• a pivotal connection means for pivotally connecting said leg means to said central support member nears a first, upper end of said central support member;
• said pivotal connection means pivotally connecting said leg means to said central support member at said bend formed in said leg means;
• a detent member mounted to said central support member;
• said detent member having a straight part secured to said central support member in perpendicular relation to said central support member, and a return bend being formed on each end of said straight part so that said leg members may be positioned in captured relation between said return bends;
• said detent means adapted to hold the leg members of said pair of leg members in substantially parallel relation to one another, said leg members being inherently biased to diverge from one another when retained within said detent means;
• each leg member of said pair of leg members having a length approximately equal to a length of said central support member;
• a three point support means being formed by a second, lower end of said central support member and by respective free ends of said leg members when said leg members are in repose and when said leg members are at least slightly pivoted with respect to said central support member;
• said central support member being tilted from a vertical plane in a first direction when said leg members are in repose and positioned on a first side of said central support member and said central support member being tilted from a vertical plane in second direction when said leg members are in repose and positioned on a second side of said central support member;
• a top ring secured to a first side of said central support member near said first, upper end and a cup member secured to said first side of said central support member near said second, lower end, said top ring and said cup member cooperating with one another to hold at least one golf club;
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• a beverage can-holding ring secured to a second side of said central support member in non-interfering relation to said top ring and cup member.

A golf club carrier, comprising:

• a central support member of elongate, straight, and rigid construction;
• a leg means having a bend formed mid-length thereof, said leg means being formed of a flexible and resilient material;
• a pair of leg members, formed integrally with said bend, that extend from opposite ends of said bend in diverging relation to one another when in repose;
• a pivotal connection means for pivotally connecting said leg means to said central support member near a first, upper end of said central support member;
• said pivotal connection means pivotally connecting said leg means to said central support member at said bend formed in said leg means;
• said central support member being a channel member and said pivotal connections means including a pair of aligned apertures adapted to receive said leg means at said bend, said aligned apertures being formed in opposing sidewalls of said channel member;
• a top ring secured to a first side of said channel member near said first, upper end and a cup member secured to said first side of said channel member near said second, lower end, said top ring and said cup member cooperating with one another to hold at least one golf club;
• a detent means mounted to said channel member;
• said detent means adapted to hold the leg members of said pair of leg members in substantially parallel relation to one another;
• said leg members being inherently biased to diverge from one another when retained within said detent means;
• a three point support means being formed by a second, lower end of said channel member and by respective free ends of said leg members when said leg members are in repose and when said leg members are at least slightly pivoted with respect to said channel member;
• said channel member being tilted from a vertical plane in a first direction when said leg members are in repose and positioned on a first side of said channel member and said channel member being tilted from a vertical plane in a second direction when said leg members are in repose and positioned on a second side of said channel member;
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• said top ring and cup member cooperating with one another to retain said at least one golf club when said channel member is tilted in said first direction and when said channel member is tilted in said second direction.