Patent ID: 6315117
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf bag comprising:a body having a side surface and a bottom end, the body defining a longitudinal axis;at least one leg pivotally connected to the body and being able to pivot between a retracted position where the leg is disposed substantially longitudinally along the side surface of the body and an extended position where lower end of the leg is spaced apart from the body;an actuator member disposed substantially longitudinally along the side surface of the body and longitudinally moveable relative to the body, the actuator member being connected at an upper portion to the leg so that the longitudinal motion of the actuator shaft effects the pivoting motion of the leg;a base member disposed at the bottom end of the body, the base member having a bottom face substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body and a slanted face extending from the bottom face at an angle therewith to define a cutout region;an actuator plate pivotally connected to the base member, the actuator plate being able to pivot between a first position and a second position, wherein the lower end of actuator member is connected to the actuator plate so that the actuator shaft moves longitudinally when the actuator plate pivots between the first and the second position; anda shutter assembly slidably attached to the base member and to the actuator plate to at least partially enclose the cutout region defined by the base member, wherein the shutter assembly comprises upper and lower shutter portions which are slidably coupled to each other and pivotally connected to the base member, the lower shutter portion being integrally attached to the actuator plate, so that when the actuator plate is at the second position the upper and the lower shutter portions are collapsed.