Patent ID: 8919548
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: A63B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A golf bag comprising: an elongated body having an open top end and a closed bottom end; an extensible bag stand including a retraction mechanism having a first end connected to the elongated body and a second end attached to a plurality of legs for applying a biasing force to the plurality of legs for retraction and deployment of the plurality of legs, each of the plurality of legs having one end pivotally attached to the elongated body for positioning the plurality of legs between a deployed position and a retracted position by the retraction mechanism, and a retention system including a plurality of elongated biasing portions, each of the plurality of elongated biasing portions having a first biasing end attached to the elongated body and a second biasing end attached to a respective portion of the retraction mechanism, wherein the plurality of elongated biasing portions is configured to retract the respective portion of the retraction mechanism in response to an external force is applied to each of the plurality of biasing portions such that the plurality of legs retracts from the deployed position to the retracted position when the retraction mechanism is retracted by the plurality of elongated biasing portions.