Patent ID: 6192950
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A protective cover for a golf club, the club having a head and a shaft affixed to the head, the cover comprising:a pair of head cover members adapted to selectively enclose and to selectively release a head of the golf club, in a closed position the members protecting the head of the golf club, and each of the head cover members having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a side wall connecting the top and bottom walls;a pair of shaft protectors extending downwardly from respective bottom walls of the head cover members and cooperating together to provide a protective space for protecting the shaft of the golf club in a portion thereof adjacent the head;at least one head cover member coupler joining the head cover members together and to pivot on at least one horizontal axis, when the club shaft is oriented vertically, between an open position and a closed position in order to receive and store and protect the head and shaft of the golf club therein in said closed position and, in said open position, to permit taking of the protective cover from the head and shaft of the golf club for using the golf club; andspring means, operating between any two of (a) the coupler, (b) either of the head cover members, and (c) either of the shaft protectors, for urging the head cover members into the closed position.