Golf bag

A golf bag comprises a bag body. A club protection cover capable of axially sliding along a golf bag mouth is disposed in the golf bag mouth at an upper end of the bag body. A slide mechanism is disposed inside the club protection cover. The club protection cover is connected in the golf bag mouth through the slide mechanism. The golf bag can prevent damage to the club, and extend the service life of the club.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present disclosure relates to golf equipment, particularly a golf bag with a hidden club protection cover and a slide structure.

2. Descriptions of the Related Art

Currently, a known golf bag is usually provided with a club protection device based on two types as follows: a soft club protection device comprises a lid which is manufactured of the golf bag's shell fabric, lifted for a club removed therefrom, and put back and linked with buttons during transportation or storage; a club protection device with a hard shell cover lid manufactured of PE-based molded plastic is connected to the golf bag with buttons and removed for takeout of a club by a user who needs to find a place to store the separated lid at a golf course. In addition, it is usual to discover appearance damages or scratches which are induced by collisions among clubs held in a soft club protection device during transportation and affect a club's service life.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure is intended to provide a golf bag which can be conveniently and safely used, carried and transported with no lid removed.

The technical measures in the present disclosure are described as follows: a golf bag comprising a bag body, a club protection cover axially sliding along and disposed in a golf bag mouth at the upper end of the bag body, and a slide mechanism located inside the club protection cover in which the club protection cover through the slide mechanism is connected to the golf bag mouth.

The slide mechanism in the present disclosure consists of slide bars axially disposed in the golf bag mouth and slide tabs at the inner lower wall of the club protection cover: each of the slide bars comprises a groove and a stop block at the groove's top; each of the slide tabs has an I-shaped appearance and allows one end to be connected to the club protection cover and the other end to be inserted into the groove's lower end and slide vertically along the slide bar.

The slide bars in the present disclosure are connected to an upper retaining ring and a lower retaining ring for secure connection to the slide bars at their upper and lower ends, respectively: the upper retaining ring is flexibly held in the club protection cover and securely links a bag head frame which is fixed at the inner wall of the upper retaining ring and comprises grids distributed inside.

The upper retaining ring, the lower retaining ring and the slide bars in the present disclosure are externally covered by a hollow plastic drum; the lower retaining ring is fixed on the inner wall of the hollow plastic drum; the upper retaining ring and the plastic drum allow the club protection cover to be held in between.

The number of slide bars in the present disclosure is from 2 to 4.

The slide mechanism in the present disclosure consists of slide bars axially disposed in the golf bag mouth and slide bushings installed in the club protection cover: each of the slide bushing is held in the slide bar; the slide bars are securely connected to a bag head frame atop; the bag head frame is installed in the club protection cover and comprises grids distributed inside.

The slide bars in the present disclosure are securely connected to a base of the bag body underneath: the base comprises ports inserted by the slide bars' lower ends from below.

The number of slide bars in the present disclosure is from 2 to 4.

The slide mechanism in the present disclosure consists of a hollow plastic drum disposed in the golf bag mouth and a club protection cover inside the plastic drum: the club protection cover is provided with a first rib around the lower outer circumference; the plastic drum is provided with a second rib around the upper inner circumference; the club protection cover is provided with a bag head frame at the central section; the bag head frame comprises grids distributed inside.

The club protection cover in the present disclosure is provided with a lid atop which is opened upward and links the club protection cover with a zipper.

In contrast to the current art, the golf bag in the present disclosure features a club protection cover sliding inside a bag body. A user lifting a lid on the club protection cover and allowing the club protection cover to slide downward can take a club away; a user removing the club protection cover from the bag body and closing the lid can protectively conceal used clubs in the golf bag, prevent clubs from damages or scratches during transportation or storage, and extend service lives of clubs without any club lost.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The detailed technical measures of the present disclosure are described in embodiments hereinafter.

As shown inFIGS. 1, 2 and 10, a golf bag of the present disclosure in the first embodiment comprises: a bag body1; a club protection cover3which develops a cylinder and axially slides along and is disposed in a golf bag mouth2at the upper end of the bag body1; a lid18installed above the club protection cover3and linking the club protection cover3with a zipper; a slide mechanism4located inside the club protection cover3in which the club protection cover3through the slide mechanism4is disposed and consisting of slide bars8axially installed inside the golf bag mouth2, slide tabs5at the inner lower wall of the club protection cover3, and an upper retaining ring7and a lower retaining ring9atop and underneath the slide bars8, respectively. Each of the four slide bars8symmetrically arranged and separated by 90 degrees comprises a groove81with an opening at the bottom of the slide bar8and a stop block82atop the groove81; each of the four slide tabs5situated at one side of the club protection cover3and coordinating the corresponding slide bars8for installation has an I-shaped appearance comprising a minor horizontal member, which is less than a major one in length and inserted into the groove81from below for sliding vertically along the slide bar8, and a major member fixed on the club protection cover3which relies on the slide tabs5to slide vertically along the slide bars8. The upper retaining ring7is flexibly held in the club protection cover3which is externally covered by a removable hollow plastic drum10; the lower retaining ring9is internally fixed on the plastic drum10; the upper retaining ring7links a bag head frame6which is fixed at the inner wall of the upper retaining ring7with rivets and integrated with the slide mechanism4; the bag head frame6held in the club protection cover3comprises grids11distributed inside and keeps immobile (or develops a gap between the bag head frame6and the club protection cover3) when the club protection cover3moves upward along the slide bars8(or downward until the upper edge of the lower retaining ring9).

As shown inFIG. 3, the slide mechanism4of the present disclosure in the first embodiment consists of the circular upper retaining ring7, the circular lower retaining ring9and the laminar slide bars8: the upper retaining ring7is securely connected to each of the slide bars8with three rivets atop; the lower retaining ring9is securely connected to each of the slide bars8with three rivets underneath; each of the slide bars8comprises a groove81with an opening which extends downward and is terminated by a stop block82atop the slide bar8in order to keep the slide tab5sustained by the groove8.

As shown inFIG. 4-1, the slide tab5of the present disclosure in the first embodiment has an I-shaped appearance comprising a minor horizontal member, which is less than a major one in length and inserted into the groove81from below for sliding vertically along the slide bar8.

As shown inFIG. 4-2, the groove81of the slide bar8in the first embodiment develops a hollow rectangular structure which comprises a notch opened at the middle section of the groove81and accommodates the minor horizontal member sliding in the groove81.

As shown inFIG. 5, the club protection cover3of a golf bag in the first embodiment is a cylinder developing an opening underneath and linking the lid18atop with zippers, rivets the slide tabs5which correspond to the slide bars8and are located at the inner lower wall near the opening and held in the slide bars8, and relies on the slide tabs5to slide vertically along the slide bars8.

The golf bag in the embodiment has three different specifications as follows:

As shown inFIGS. 6, 7 and 10, a golf bag of the present disclosure in the second embodiment comprises: a bag body1; a club protection cover3which develops a cylinder and axially slides along and is disposed in a golf bag mouth2at the upper end of the bag body1; a lid18installed above the club protection cover3and linking the club protection cover3with a zipper; a slide mechanism4located inside the club protection cover3and consisting of four slide bars12, all of which are axially disposed in the golf bag mouth2and symmetrically arranged and separated by 90 degrees, and four slide bushings13connected to the inner lower wall of the club protection cover3and corresponding to and held in the slide bars12; a bag head frame6located at tops of the slide bars12, comprising ports through which the slide bars12are securely held with screws, and externally covered by the club protection cover3; grids11distributed in the bag head frame6; a base14situated at the bottom of the bag body1and developing ports15in which the ends of the slide bars12are securely inserted wherein each of the ports15is coupled with a screw to fix the slide bar12and keep the bag head frame6immobile with the club protection cover3shifted upward along the slide bar12.

As shown inFIGS. 8, 9 and 10, a golf bag of the present disclosure in the third embodiment comprises: a bag body1; a club protection cover3which develops a cylinder and axially slides along and is disposed in a golf bag mouth2at the upper end of the bag body1; a lid18installed above the club protection cover3and linking the club protection cover3with a zipper; a slide mechanism consisting of a hollow plastic drum10disposed in the golf bag mouth2and a club protection cover3sliding inside the plastic drum10; a first rib16around the lower outer circumference of the club protection cover3; a second rib17around the upper outer circumference of the club protection cover3; a bag head frame6at the central section inside the club protection cover3; grids11distributed inside the bag head frame6. As such, the upper surface of the first rib16contacts the lower surface of the second rib17and prevents the club protection cover3from not only upward movement but also separation from the plastic drum10as well as the golf bag mouth2when the club protection cover3is shifted to the top along the plastic drum10.

As shown inFIG. 10, the club protection cover3is concealed by the golf bag mouth2with clubs held in a golf bag of the present disclosure.

As shown inFIG. 11, a golf bag to be transported or stored is covered and protected by the lid18with a zipper when the club protection cover3is lifted from the golf bag mouth2. The golf bag of the present disclosure with a club protection cover integrated is characteristic of clubs concealed in the golf bag sealed by a lid during transportation or storage with the club protection cover lifted and covering clubs. Moreover, the user-friendly golf bag allows clubs to be held inside the golf bag along slide bars with neither appearance nor functions affected when a club is taken through the opened lid.