Patent ID: 6029813
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An insert for use in a golf club bag for protection of golf clubs carried in the bag, said insert comprising:(a) a cover for positioning over a top of the golf club bag for surrounding heads of golf clubs carried therein, said cover being sufficiently rigid to withstand impacts and protect the golf clubs in the bag, said cover including,(i) annular section;(ii) a top section;(iii) tapering sides which extend from said annular section to said top section;(iv) a cover attachment member extending away from said top sections said annular section, said tapering sides, and said cover attachment member defining the boundary of a protected area for receipt therein of the heads of the golf clubs; and(v) ribs formed in said cover with each said rib protruding only slightly into said protected area such that said protected area is substantially open and non-compartmentalized and consists of an open annular space, and(b) a shaft assembly adapted to be inserted into the bag and having a length dimensioned to extend from a bottom of the bag to the top of the bag, said shaft assembly being configured at an end thereof for attachment to said cover attachment member for the disposition of the cover over the top of the bag.