Patent ID: 7870954
Filing Date: 2011-01-18
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf bag comprising: a body having a generally tubular shape with a top end, a bottom end and a generally rigid spine extending substantially longitudinally of said body between said top end and said bottom end, said rigid spine defining a radial plane normal thereto, said body further comprising a partially collapsible side opposite said spine; an automatically extensible stand mounted on the partially collapsible side of said body, said automatically extensible bag stand comprising at least one leg member pivotally connected to said body proximal said top end and an actuator rod, said actuator rod having a lower end coupled to said bottom end of said body and an upper end coupled to an intermediate portion of said leg member, said actuator rod operating to deploy said at least one leg member as said partially collapsible side of said body collapses; and a circumferential stay attached to said body without a rigid attachment between said circumferential stay and said bottom end, said circumferential stay comprising a ring-shaped portion, said ring-shaped portion lying in a plane intersecting said radial plane at an oblique angle and extending along an arcuate length at least 180 degrees of arc but less than the full circumference of said body, said circumferential stay exerting a radial force to prevent said body from collapsing radially inward as said collapsible side of said body collapses.