Patent ID: 6494416
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A support device for a golf bag comprising:an attachment means secured to the back of the upper part of the golf bag, the attachment means including an enlargement on either end, each enlargement having a slot and a wedge inside the slot; a pair of legs pivotal on either end of the attachment means, each leg including a sleeve below the top end by a predetermined distance, the sleeve having a side extension, and a joint put on the upper part of each leg, the joint including a coupling member on the top having a length about equal to that of the slot and a recessed portion shaped to conform to the wedge such that the coupling member of the joint is capable of fitting into the enlargement and pivotably securing the leg to the attachment means; an extension rod including a pair of flexible hooks on the upper end each secured to the side extension of the sleeve and a pivotal member on the lower end; a base secured to the bottom of the golf bag, the base being substantially a cylindrical member and having a cut-out portion and a recess on the underside of the cut-out portion; and a support means including a flexible member, a substantially L-shaped member having two spaced posts for pivotably engaging the pivotal member of the extension rod, and an abutment member shaped to conform to the recess of the base, wherein the upper portion of the flexible member is secured between the recess of the base and the abutment member and the lower portion of the flexible member is secured to the horizontal portion of the L-shaped member; and the flexible member of the support means has one end secured to the peripheral surface of the golf bag and the other end pivotably secured to the pivotal member of the extension rod.