Patent ID: 9227119
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. An insert for a golf bag having a generally open top and a generally closed bottom, the insert comprising: a golf club supporting structure in the bag including a compartment for each club, each compartment being constructed and arranged for movement between a lower golf club gripping position and an upper golf club non-gripping position; a club grip locking device disposed at an end of at least one of the compartments; a guiding plate disposed above the bottom of the golf bag insert, the guiding plate having a plurality of openings defined therein which receive and guide the compartments; a moveable tab being defined in a surface of the club grip locking device, wherein the movable tab extends in a longitudinal direction away from the end of the compartment and is configured to be deflected radially relative to the compartment; and a cylindrical sheath which surrounds a portion of the club grip locking device, the cylindrical sheath having one or more range limiting tabs attached to a bottom thereof, the one or more range limiting tabs configured to extend through the guiding plate, wherein a point of contact between the range limiting tabs and the guiding plate defines an upper range of motion of the cylindrical sheath in the longitudinal direction and a point of contact between the bottom of the cylindrical sheath and the guiding plate defines a lower range of motion of the cylindrical sheath in the longitudinal direction, wherein the cylindrical sheath is configured deflect the movable tab radially inward so as to apply a holding force to a grip of the club when the compartment is in the lower golf club gripping position.