Patent ID: 6021895
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A club rack and golf bag arrangement comprising:a golf bag, said golf bag comprising a top cuff, expansible peripheral wall portions provided at two opposite sides, and an opening at a front side thereof;a fixed club rack fixedly fastened to the inside of the top cuff of said golf bag, said fixed club rack comprising two downwardly extended bottom coupling walls arranged in parallel at a bottom side thereof, and two locating rods respectively provided at said bottom coupling walls at an upper location;a movable club rack coupled to said fixed club rack, said movable club rack comprising a base wall, two substantially sector-like side walls bilaterally perpendicularly raised from said base wall in same direction and respectively pivoted to the bottom coupling walls of said fixed club rack by a respective pivot, and a bracket mounted in said base wall, said sector-like side walls each having a transverse sliding slot respectively coupled to the locating rod at the bottom coupling walls of said fixed club rack for enabling said movable club rack to be moved between a closed position where the base wall of said movable club rack is closely attached to said fixed club rack, and an extended position where the base wall of said movable club rack is spaced from said fixed club rack at a distance, and a respective pivot, said base wall of said movable club rack comprising an opening on the middle aimed at the opening at the front side of said golf bag, and two locating holes bilaterally disposed near a bottom side, said bracket being fixedly mounted in the opening at said base wall of said movable club rack and having two oblique holes respectively disposed at two opposite side walls thereof;a control bar coupled to said bracket and Pulled by hand to move said movable club rack between said closed position and said extended position, said control bar comprised of two parallel end bars, and a pull rod connected between said parallel end bars, said end bars being respectively pivoted to the pivots at the side walls of said movable club rack, said pull rod being inserted through the oblique holes at said bracket, said end bars each comprising a locating hole adjacent to said pull rod, a first retaining notch and a second retaining notch alternatively set into engagement with the locating rods at the bottom coupling walls of said fixed club rack to lock said movable club rack in said closed position or said extended position; andtwo spring members connected between said control bar and said movable rack to pull said control bar downwards, said spring members each having one end respectively connected to the locating holes at the base wall of said movable club rack, and an opposite end respectively connected to the locating holes at the end bars of said control bar;wherein the pull rod of said control bar can be pulled upwards and moved along the oblique holes at said bracket to turn said end bars about the respective pivots, enabling the first retaining notches and the second retaining notches to be selectively set into engagement with the locating rods at said fixed club rack to lock said movable club rack in the closed position or extended position.