Patent ID: 6435345
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf bag comprising:a tubular body for storage of golf equipment which has a longitudinal alignment and an open upper end and a closed lower and, a stiff base member at said closed end of said body defining a sole perpendicular to said longitudinal alignment of said tubular body for supporting said body in an upright orientation, and a heel sloping upwardly and outwardly from said sole for supporting said body in an inclined orientation, and said base member includes a transverse, linear hinge interface terminating in knuckle joints at both of its opposing ends, wherein said hinge interface delineates said sole and said heel from each other, an actuation plate that has knuckle joints that fit between said knuckle joints of said base member, whereby said actuation plate is joined to said base member at said linear hinge interface and said actuation plate extends laterally outwardly away from said linear hinge interface and protrudes beyond said body a distance of at least one inch, and said actuation plate is equipped with a leg spreader hinge bracket located outboard from said body and defining a spreader axis of rotation parallel to said linear hinge interface, a pair of elongated legs having hinged ends joined to said body at said upper end thereof at locations directly above said protruding portion of said actuation plate and having free ends that are rotatable to reside alongside said body and alternatively to project outwardly and downwardly therefrom, a spring wire leg spreader rod that includes a linear central bight captured by said spreader hinge bracket and parallel to said linear hinge interface, and a pair of spreader arms extending upwardly from opposite ends of said the bight, and said spreader arms have lower portions that are angled upwardly and inwardly toward said body, upper portions that are angled upwardly and outwardly away from said body, and transversely directed tips engaged with said legs at connections therewith below said upper end of said body.