Patent ID: 6193063
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
In combination, a golf club cover for protecting the head and shaft of a golf club, said cover comprising:a first enclosure for receiving the head of a golf club said first enclosure comprising a multi-layer construction including a soft elastic material and a semi-rigid foam material, said first enclosure further having a top wall, a side wall attached to said top wall forming said first enclosure into a generally cylindrical enclosure, said first enclosure having a seam junction between said top wall and said side wall, a reinforcing member being along said seam junction and serving to make said first enclosure a semi-rigid structure, said side wall having a generally elongated opening therein for inserting therethrough the shaft of the golf club and finally the head of the golf club into said first enclosure, the opening having an outer edge with a stretchable binding, the opening is stretchable to admit the head of the golf club and naturally closed when the head of the golf club is not being passed therethrough;means defining a second enclosure for receiving the shaft of the golf club, said means defining said second enclosure comprising a flexible and elastic sleeve attached at one end to the side wall of said first enclosure and open at the other end for passage therethrough the head and shaft of the golf club from said cover; andan end cap to attach to said golf club shaft, said end cap having a smooth outer surface with a rounded edge so that the club may be inserted into the cover without substantially snagging the elastic sleeve of the means defining the second enclosure.