Golf bag rain cover
OwnerLeonard Victor Valdez, Michael Wayne Larson +1inventors
InventorsLeonard Victor Valdez, Michael Wayne Larson, Stephen Anthony Krippner
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Abstract
A golf bag rain cover is used to cover a club opening of a golf bag so that the golfer's clubs can remain as dry as possible during play. The golf bag rain cover may comprise a one-piece shell being constructed of a water-resistant material which is held in a bonnet shape over the club opening by several extensible rods. The golfer simply reaches up and under the shell to retrieve or replace clubs. In alternate embodiments, the deployment of the rain cover can be adjusted to allow more or easier access to the clubs. Also in alternate embodiments, the rain cover may be stowed in a stowage element integral with the golf bag.
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A golf bag rain cover for use in covering a club opening of a golf bag comprising:
- a one-piece shell, said shell being constructed of a water-resistant material and being maintained over said club opening of said golf bag, said shell defining a rear panel with a closure therein;
- a plurality of extensible rods supporting said shell, each of said rods having a first end and a second end, the first ends being linked to a first mounting bracket attached to one portion of the golf bag and the second ends being linked to a second mounting bracket attached to an opposing portion of the golf bag, each of said rods comprising an inner portion slidably inserted between outer portions at said first end and said second end.
A golf bag rain cover for use in covering a club opening of a golf bag comprising:
- a one-piece shell, said shell being constructed of a water-resistant material and being maintained over said club opening of said golf bag, said shell defining a rear panel with a closure therein;
- a plurality of extensible rods supporting said golf bag shell, each of said rods having a first end and a second end, the first ends being linked to a first mounting bracket and the second ends being linked to a second mounting bracket, each of said rods comprising an inner portion slidably inserted between outer portions at said first end and said second end allowing said rods to define a contracted state and an extended state, said rain cover being removably housed within a generally tubular stowage element integral to and permanently affixed to said golf bag, said stowage element having an open proximate end located adjacent the club opening.
In a traditional generally cylindrically shaped golf bag having a club opening at one end, the improvement comprising:
- a generally tubular stowage element mounted integrally with the golf bag, said element having an open end proximate the club opening;
- a golf bag rain cover slidably mounted within said stowage element and deployable therefrom, said rain cover comprising a water-resistant shell surmounting a plurality of extensible rods having first ends and second ends, said first ends being attached to a sliding mounting bracket engageable with said proximate end of said stowage element, said second ends being attached to a mounting bracket removably linked to an opposing side of said club opening, each of said rods comprising an inner portion slidably inserted between outer portions at said first end and said second end.
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