Patent ID: 6168123
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf bag with an automatically retractable golf bag stand comprising: a rigid open top and a rigid closed bottom with a tubular intermediate portion therebetween and a handle, the top being open for the positioning of golf clubs within an interior space of the intermediate portion, the intermediate portion having an interior surface at least partially defining said interior space and an exterior surface and being formed with a slot extending between said interior surface and exterior surface, the bottom having a first planar extent for about half of an extent of the bottom, a recessed extent for the remainder of the extent of the bottom to define a lower recess and a pivotal foot pivotally coupled to the bottom of the bag and disposed below the recessed extent thereof; a pair of projections extending outwardly from the intermediate portion adjacent to the top of the intermediate portion; a pair of connector members each pivotally coupled to a projection; a pair of legs having upper ends connecting with the connector member, the legs having lower ends adapted to support the bag in a tripod orientation in association with the bottom of the bag; an actuator comprising a pair of actuation rods, each rod of said pair of actuation rods having an upper end and a lower end, the upper ends of each of the actuation rods being pivotally mounted to the connector members and the lower ends of each of the actuation rods being connected by a lower actuator portion pivotally coupled to the pivotal foot at the bottom of the bag and a portion of the actuator extending through the slot in the bag and through the recessed extent whereby resting the bag on a recipient surface and pivoting it forward pushes the actuation rods upwardly to extend the legs outwardly in a tripod orientation through the application of an essentially perpendicular force between the foot and the lower actuator portion and the lifting of the bag will allow the foot to move downwardly in co-planer relationship with the first planer extent of the bottom to retract the legs for carrying the bag.