Patent ID: 6260717
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
Golf club support apparatus comprising, in combination:a double-ended, elongated, rigid primary support member having an upper end, a ground engaging lower end, and a primary support member longitudinal axis extending between said upper end and said ground engaging lower end, said ground engaging lower end for insertion into the ground to maintain the double-ended, elongated, rigid primary support member at a selected orientation relative to the ground and said upper end disposed above the ground;a secondary support member pivotally attached to said double-ended, elongated, rigid primary support member and defining a secondary support member cavity extending the length of said secondary support member, said secondary support member being selectively pivotally movable relative to said double-ended, elongated, rigid primary support member between a first location wherein said secondary support member is disposed substantially parallel to said primary support member longitudinal axis and a portion of said double-ended, elongated, rigid primary support member is positioned in said secondary support member cavity and partially surrounded thereby and a second location wherein said secondary support member projects outwardly away from said double-ended, elongated, rigid primary support member, said secondary support member comprising a double-ended curved body of generally semi-cylindrical configuration and first and second pairs of projections attached to said double-ended curved body, the first pair of projections attached at one end of said double-ended curved body and the second pair of projections attached to the other end of said double-ended curved body, the projections of each pair of projections being spaced from one another and protecting outwardly from said double-ended curved body, said double-ended, elongated, rigid primary support member and said secondary support member being pivotally attached by a pin and socket interconnection at said first pair of projections; andat least one retention member connected to at least one of said first pair of projections for engaging said double-ended, elongated, rigid primary support member to releasably retain said secondary support member against movement relative to said double-ended, elongated, rigid primary support member, and said secondary support member defining an acute angle with said primary support member longitudinal axis when said secondary support member is in said second location.