Patent ID: 6471055
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf club carrier, comprising:a central support member of elongate, straight, and rigid construction; said central support member being a channel member; a leg means having a bend formed mid-length thereof, said leg means being formed of a flexible and resilient material; a pair of leg members, formed integrally with said bend, that extend from opposite ends of said bend in diverging relation to one another when in repose; a pivotal connection means for pivotally connecting said leg means to said channel member near a first, upper end of said channel member; said pivotal connection means including a pair of aligned apertures adapted to receive said leg means at said bend, said aligned apertures being formed in opposing sidewalls of said channel member; said pivotal connection means pivotally connecting said leg means to said channel member at said bend formed in said leg means; each leg member of said pair of leg members having a length approximately equal to a length of said channel member; a three point support means being formed by a second, lower end of said channel member and by respective free ends of said leg members when said leg members are in repose and when said leg members are at least slightly pivoted with respect to said channel member; said channel member being tilted from a vertical plane in a first direction when said leg members are in repose and positioned on a first side of said channel member and said channel member being tilted from a vertical plane in a second direction when said leg members are in repose and positioned on a second side of said channel member; a top ring secured to a first side of said channel member near said first, upper end and a cup member secured to said first side of said channel member near said second, lower end, said top ring and said cup member cooperating with one another to hold at least one golf club; said top ring and cup member cooperating with one another to retain said at least one golf club when said channel member is tilted in said first direction and when said channel member is tilted in said second direction.