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US 7,905,349 B2Granted
Golf bags having an external putter holder and/or an externally accessible golf ball storage system
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorDerek Campbell
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Abstract
Golf bags may include certain structures and features that allow easy and ready access to various pieces of golf equipment. Such golf bags may include: (a) a base; (b) one or more wall members extending from the base (defining a chamber for plural clubs); (c) a housing member located outside the chamber and defining a first aperture that provides access to a space outside the chamber for receiving a putter shaft; and (d) a ball storage compartment located outside the chamber and outside the housing member. The ball storage compartment, the housing member, and the first aperture may be arranged so that at least a portion of the space for receiving the putter shaft lies between the chamber and the ball storage compartment.
Claims48
A golf bag, comprising:
- a base;
- one or more wall members extending from the base, wherein the wall member or members define an open end and a chamber for receiving a plurality of golf clubs;
- a housing member located outside the chamber, the housing member defining a first aperture that provides access to a space outside the chamber for receiving a putter shaft;
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- a ball storage compartment located outside the chamber and outside the housing member, wherein the ball storage compartment, the housing member, and the first aperture are arranged such that at least a portion of the space for receiving the putter shaft lies between the chamber and the ball storage compartment, wherein the ball storage compartment includes a second aperture that opens to a ball storage chamber, and wherein a lower portion of the second aperture is wider than an upper portion of the second aperture when the chamber is oriented in an upright manner.
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A golf bag, comprising:
- a main housing defining a main chamber for holding plural golf clubs;
- a second housing adjacent an exterior surface of the main housing, wherein the second housing is integrally formed or engaged with the exterior surface of the main housing, and wherein the second housing defines an opening that provides access to a space outside the main chamber for receiving a putter shaft;
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- a golf ball storage compartment provided at the exterior surface of the main housing, wherein the storage compartment includes a first flexible aperture and a second flexible aperture, the first and second apertures being connected by an internal sleeve, wherein the first aperture is deformable between a first position that will not allow a golf ball to pass and a second position that will allow a golf ball to pass, wherein the second aperture is located at a position lower than the first aperture when the main housing is oriented in an upright manner, wherein the second aperture is deformable between a first position that will not allow a golf ball to pass and a second position that will allow a golf ball to pass, and wherein a lower portion of the second aperture is wider than an upper portion of the second aperture when the main housing is oriented in the upright manner.
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A golf bag, comprising:
- a main housing defining a main chamber for holding plural golf clubs;
- a second housing adjacent an exterior surface of the main housing, wherein the second housing is integrally formed or engaged with the exterior surface of the main housing, and wherein the second housing defines an opening that provides access to a space outside the main chamber for receiving a putter shaft;
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- a golf ball storage compartment provided at the exterior surface of the main housing, wherein the storage compartment includes a first aperture, wherein the first aperture defines an opening having a longest longitudinal dimension extending in a first direction and a widest transverse dimension extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein, in an unstressed condition, the longest longitudinal dimension is at least 1.75 inches and the widest transverse dimension is less than 1.65 inches, wherein a lower portion of the first aperture is wider than an upper portion of the first aperture in the transverse direction when the main housing is oriented in an upright manner, and wherein the first aperture is constructed such that:
- (a) in the unstressed condition, the opening retains a golf ball within the storage compartment against a force of gravity, and (b) when a golf ball located at the opening is exposed to an external, extra-gravitational pulling force, the opening will expand, flex, or move under the pulling force so as to allow the golf ball to pass through the opening.
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A golf bag, comprising:
- a main housing defining a main chamber for holding plural golf clubs;
- a second housing adjacent an exterior surface of the main housing, wherein the second housing is integrally formed or engaged with the exterior surface of the main housing, and wherein the second housing defines an opening that provides access to a space outside the main chamber for receiving a putter shaft;
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- a golf ball storage compartment provided at the exterior surface of the main housing, wherein the storage compartment includes a first aperture providing access to the compartment, wherein a lower portion of the first aperture is wider than an upper portion of the first aperture when the main housing is oriented in an upright manner, wherein the first aperture, in an unstressed condition, defines an opening having a longest dimension of at least 1.75 inches, and wherein, in the unstressed condition, the opening is sized and arranged such that a circle or sphere having a diameter of 1.68 inches will not fully fit within the opening.
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A golf bag, comprising:
- a main housing defining a main chamber for holding plural golf clubs;
- a second housing adjacent an exterior surface of the main housing, wherein the second housing is integrally formed or engaged with the exterior surface of the main housing, and wherein the second housing defines an opening that provides access to a space outside the main chamber for receiving a putter shaft;
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- a golf ball storage compartment provided at the exterior surface of the main housing, wherein the storage compartment includes a first flexible aperture and a second flexible aperture, the first and second apertures being connected by an internal sleeve, wherein the first aperture is deformable between a first position that will not allow a golf ball to pass and a second position that will allow a golf ball to pass, wherein the second aperture is located at a position lower than the first aperture when the main housing is oriented in an upright manner, wherein the second aperture is deformable between a first position that will not allow a golf ball to pass and a second position that will allow a golf ball to pass, and wherein a lower portion of the first aperture is wider than an upper portion of the first aperture when the main housing is oriented in the upright manner.
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