Abstract:
Described herein is an improved system and method for maintaining multiple golf clubs. A golf club holder can comprise a body, a clip that connects to a back portion of the body, and a support, wherein support extrudes from a front bottom portion of the body which is magnetized. In another embodiment, the golf club holder can comprise of a solid unit, wherein the support and clip extrudes from the body. In another embodiment, the golf club holder can comprise of a flexible containment material, wherein the body can fold around the golf club and a fastener that connects the bottom of the containment material to the top of the containment material.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
       [0001]    This disclosure relates to a system for storing a golf club. 
         [0002]    Today, many people enjoy playing golf. Often, people attach their golf bag to a golf cart before traversing the golf course in the cart. However, there are places where the cart is not allowed to go, e.g. near the green or near hazards. Therefore, the player must leave the cart behind to make his next strokes. To avoid making an unnecessary trip back to the cart, a golfer will often carry two clubs, e.g., his pitching wedge and his putter. Traditionally, a golfer will set one club on the ground while using the other club. However, such method presents issues. First, water and dirt from the ground can transfer to the club, requiring cleaning of the club each time to avoid club rust or other deterioration. Additionally, when a player leaves a club on the ground, he risks forgetting to pick the club back up. A golfer would wish to avoid such club deterioration or loss as clubs can be very expensive. It would therefore be advantageous to implement an improved system and method for maintaining multiple golf clubs. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0003]    An improved system and method is disclosed for maintaining multiple golf clubs. In one embodiment, a golf club holder can comprise a body, a clip that connects to a back portion of the body, and a support, wherein support extrudes from a front bottom portion of the body which is magnetized. The material for the support can include, but is not limited to, plastic, metal, or rubber. 
         [0004]    In another embodiment, a golf club holder can comprise a solid unit; wherein the solid unit can comprise a body, a clip connected to a back portion of the body, and a support that extrudes from the front portion of the body; and a magnet in the front of the body. The support can comprise a plurality of pegs, and the solid body can be made of plastic, metal, or rubber 
         [0005]    In another embodiment, a golf club holder can comprise a flexible containment material; a magnet enclosed within the first portion of the flexible containment material; and a clip connected to the back of the first portion of the flexible containment material. 
         [0006]    Lastly, the golf club holder can comprise a second portion of the flexible containment material, wherein the second portion is capable of folding around a golf club; and a fastener that connects the bottom of the containment material to the top of the containment material. Such material can be either leather or cloth. However, the fastener can includes but not limited to a button system, a clasp system, and a magnet system. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0007]      FIG. 1  illustrates a golf club holder attached to a golfer, with a first golf club and a second golf club. 
           [0008]      FIG. 2  illustrates golf club holder. 
           [0009]      FIG. 3  illustrates golf club holder and first golf club. 
           [0010]      FIG. 4  illustrates a disassembled view of golf club holder. 
           [0011]      FIG. 5  illustrates a detail view of first golf club attached to golf club holder. 
           [0012]      FIG. 6  illustrates an overview of golfer and first golf club attached to golf club holder. 
           [0013]      FIG. 7  illustrates a wraparound golf club holder. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0014]    Described herein is an improved system and method for maintaining multiple golf clubs on a golf course. The following description is presented to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the invention as claimed and is provided in the context of the particular examples discussed below, variations of which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. In the interest of clarity, not all features of an actual implementation are described in this specification. It will be appreciated that in the development of any such actual implementation (as in any development project), numerous designing decisions must be made to achieve the designers&#39; specific goals (e.g., compliance with system- and business-related constraints), and that these goals will vary from one implementation to another. It will also be appreciated that such development effort might be complex and time-consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking for those of ordinary skill in the field of design and management having the benefit of this disclosure. Accordingly, the claims appended hereto are not intended to be limited by the disclosed embodiments, but are to be accorded their widest scope consistent with the principles and features disclosed herein. 
         [0015]      FIG. 1  illustrates a golf club holder  100  attached to a golfer  101 , with a first golf club  102   a  and a second golf club  102   b.  In one embodiment, golfer  101  can attach golf club holder  100  to a waistband  103 . In one embodiment, golfer  101  can place first golf club  102   a  in golf club holder  100  while using second golf club  102   b.  In such embodiment, golfer  101  can swap first golf club  102   a  with second golf club  102   b  by removing second golf club  102   b  from golf club holder  100  and attaching first golf club  102   a  to golf club holder  100 . 
         [0016]      FIG. 2  illustrates golf club holder  100 . Golf club holder  100  can comprise a body  201 , a clip  202 , and a support  203 . Body  201  can comprise a first side  204  and a second side  205 . In another embodiment, body  201  can be substantially in the shape of any typical golf club head. In one embodiment, body  201  can be substantially in the shape of a cylinder, as in  FIG. 2 . 
         [0017]    Support  203  can comprise a bracket  206  and a cradle  207 . In one embodiment, bracket  206  can be attached to first side  204 . In another embodiment, bracket  206  can be attached to second side  205 . In such embodiment, support  203  can wrap around body  201  and extend beyond and substantially perpendicular to first side  204 . In one embodiment, support  203  can comprise a set of ridged wires beginning at bracket  206 , extending substantially perpendicular from first side  204 , forming cradle  207 , and returning to bracket  206 . In one embodiment, support  203  can comprise a plurality of extrusions from body. Further, in such an embodiment, such extrusions can form a line substantially horizontal to the ground plane when worn on golfer  101 . Likewise, in such an embodiment, such extrusions can contour or slant to fit the shape of golf club  102 . 
         [0018]    Clip  202  can comprise a first portion  208 , a second portion  209 , a clip head  210 , and a connector  211 . In one embodiment, clip  202  can be configured to remain in a closed position, where first portion  208  and clip head  210  remain in contact while clip  202  remains at rest. In one embodiment, first portion  208  can be attached to second side  205 , as shown in  FIG. 2 . In another embodiment, first portion  208  can be attached to second portion  209  with connector  211 . In one embodiment, connector  211  can comprise a ridged material capable of providing second portion  209  with a range of motion relative to body  201 , and returning clip  202  to a substantially closed position after movement. In one embodiment, clip head  210  can be attached to second portion  209 . In another embodiment, clip head  210  can substantially fill the space between  208  and second portion  209 . In yet another embodiment, clip head  210  can be rounded in order to eliminate sharp edges so as to prevent damage to any surface to which golf club holder  100  is attached. In one embodiment, connector  211  provides enough tension to ensure clip  202  remains in a closed position. In one embodiment, golf club holder  100  can be attached to waistsband  103 . In another embodiment, golf club holder  100  can be attached to a strap, such as a belt, which is worn by golfer  101 . For example, in one embodiment, golf club holder  100  can be attached by sliding the strap between first portion  208  and clip head  210  until clip  202  returns to the closed position and the strap is entirely between first portion  208 , connector  211 , second portion  209 , and clip head  210 . 
         [0019]      FIG. 3  illustrates golf club holder  100  and first golf club  102   a.  First golf club  102   a  can comprise a club head  301   a,  a club face  302   a,  and a shaft  303   a.  In one embodiment, first golf club  102   a  can be any class of golf club wherein club head  301   a  is ferromagnetic, such as a putter, an iron, a hybrid club, or a wood. In one embodiment, the space between first side  204  and cradle  207  is large enough to hold club head  301   a.  In one embodiment, more than one support  203  can be included in order to accommodate multiple golf clubs on golf club holder  100 . 
         [0020]      FIG. 4  illustrates a disassembled view of golf club holder  100 . Body  201  can comprise an outer portion  401  and an inner portion  402 . In one embodiment, body  201  can be made entirely of a magnet. In another embodiment, inner portion  402  can comprise one or more magnets. 
         [0021]      FIG. 5  illustrates a detail view of first golf club  102   a  attached to golf club holder  100 . In one embodiment, club head  301   a  can attach to first side  204  by allowing club face  302   a  to magnetically attach to the magnetic portion of first side  204 . 
         [0022]      FIG. 6  illustrates an overview of golfer  101  and first golf club  102   a  attached to golf club holder  100 . In one embodiment, shaft  303   a  can wrap around and behind golfer  101  while first golf club  102   a  is attached to golf club holder  100 . In alternative embodiments, golf club holder  100  can be attached to the right side of waist band  103  for right-handed golfers and on the left side for left-handed golfers. Consequently, when club face  302   a  is attached to first side  204 , the pitch of club face  302   a  relative to shaft  303   a  will cause shaft  303   a  to wrap around and behind golfer  101 . 
         [0023]      FIG. 7  illustrates a wraparound golf club holder  700 . Wraparound golf club holder  700  can comprise a sleeve  701  and a clasp  702 . Sleeve  701  can comprise a first portion  701   a,  a second portion  701   b,  a third portion  701   c,  a fourth portion  701   d,  and a flap  701   e.  In one embodiment, clip  202  can be attached to first portion  701   a.  In another embodiment, a sleeve can be created by attaching first portion  701   a  to second portion  701   b,  attaching second portion  701   b  to third portion  701   c,  attaching third portion  701   c  to fourth portion  701   d,  attaching fourth portion  701   d  to flap  701   e,  and attaching flap  701   e  to first portion  204 . In one embodiment, flap  701   e  is attached to first portion  702  by clasp  702 . In one embodiment, clasp  702  can be reusable. For example, clasp  702  may be a button system, a magnet system, or a clasp system. In another embodiment, clasp  702  can be a snapping button. In one embodiment, club head  301   a  can be held in wraparound golf club holder  700  by opening clasp  702 , inserting club head  301   a  inside sleeve  702 , and closing clasp  702 . In one embodiment, the interior circumference of sleeve  701  is substantially equal to the exterior circumference of club head  301   a.  In one embodiment, sleeve  701  comprises a flexible containment material such as leather or cloth. 
         [0024]    Various changes in the details of the illustrated operational methods are possible without departing from the scope of the following claims. Some embodiments may combine the activities described herein as being separate steps. Similarly, one or more of the described steps may be omitted, depending upon the specific operational environment in which the method is being implemented. 
         [0025]    It is to be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. For example, the above-described embodiments may be used in combination with each other. Many other embodiments will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the above description. The scope of the invention should, therefore, be determined with reference to the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. In the appended claims, the terms “including” and “in which” are used as the plain-English equivalents of the respective terms “comprising” and “wherein.”