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US 8,573,393 B2Granted
Methods, apparatus, and assemblies associated with spring loaded leg cap hinges
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsEric V. Cole, Douglas W. Anderson, Maximiliano A. Lopez, Greg J. Schmidt
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Abstract
The examples provided describe a golf bag with a legged stand, and a golf bag collar assembly, each having a spring loaded leg cap hinge constructed to provide improved strength, reduced weight, strong holding force when the legs are closed, and a reduced retraction force when the legs are opened.
Claims17
A golf bag with an integral stand comprising:
- a bag body having an opening into which one or more golf clubs may be disposed;
- a leg;
- and
- a collar assembly associated with the opening, the collar assembly including a spring loaded leg cap hinge coupled to the leg, and the collar assembly coupled to the bag in which the collar assembly further comprises:
- a collar piece;
- a pivot base coupled to the collar piece;
- a hinge cap coupled to the pivot base and leg;
- and a bias device coupled between the pivot base and the hinge cap, the bias device exerts a holding force to maintain the leg against the bag when the leg is not deployed, and the bias device does not exert the holding force when the leg is deployed in which the bias device includes a first end coupled to a boss disposed in the pivot base, in which the bias device includes a second end formed for coupling to the hinge cap by resting in a groove disposed in the hinge cap, in which the bias device includes a second end formed for coupling to the hinge cap by resting in a groove disposed in the hinge cap.
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An assembly method comprising:
- installing a first end of a bias device in a pivot base in which the pivot base includes a boss for installing the first end of the bias device;
- sliding a hinge cap over a second end of the bias device in which the second end of the bias device is formed for coupling to the hinge cap by resting in a groove disposed in the hinge cap;
- aligning a kink in the second end of the spring with an aperture disposed in the hinge cap;
- pulling the second end of the bias device through the aperture disposed in the hinge cap;
- pivotally coupling the hinge cap to the pivot base;
- and
- engaging the groove formed by the second end of the bias device with the hinge cap.
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An assembly comprising:
- a collar piece associated with a collar in an assembled golf bag having an integral stand;
- a pivot base coupled to the collar piece;
- a hinge cap pivotally coupled to the pivot base;
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- a bias device coupled to the hinge cap and the pivot base in which the bias device includes a first end coupled to a boss disposed in the pivot base in which the bias device includes a second end formed for coupling to the hinge cap by resting in a groove disposed in the hinge cap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.