Patent ID: 6076668
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An apparatus for organizing golf club covers, comprising:a) a housing;b) said housing further comprising means for attachment to a golfbag, said attachment means including a belt for strapping said housing to said golfbag;c) a plurality of golf club covers having an open side and a closed side, with a loop member attached to said closed side; andd) means for connecting said covers to said housing whereby said covers have ready access to the user comprising a flexible line for each cover, each flexible line having one end releasably attached to said loop member;e) said housing containing a plurality of circular compartments, each compartment containing means for selectively extending, locking and retracting a flexible line comprising a spring, a line spool, and a locking mechanism consisting of a ratchet engaged with a pair of pawls mounted on said line spool;f) said housing having a main body and a cover, an opening adjacent each of said compartments between said cover and said main body facing said golfbag and above an opening into said golfbag, each flexible line from each golf club cover passing through one said opening to and wound on a line spool so that as a flexible line is extended the spring is wound more tightly and when released said ratchet and pawl provide locking of the spool while a slight tug on and release of the flexible line disengages the locking mechanism; andg) said compartments in said housing being lined in a row with each line spool in each compartment being arranged in a horizontal plane for rotation around a vertical extending center shaft with said ratchet mounted on said center shaft.