Golf bag

A golf bag comprising a bag body, a support bracket and a tilting device. The bag body includes a top frame, a middle frame, a bottom frame, a plurality of support rod provided between the top frame and the middle frame and a joint block for stably coupling the middle frame and the bottom frame. The tilting device includes a fixed leg and a pair of steel wires extending therefrom. The fixed leg has a moveable shank therein, and a notch is formed in an inner side of the moveable shank. The moveable shank also has a support foot in a bottom thereof which can push the moveable shank to move up and down relative to the fixed leg. The middle frame has a Σ-shaped frame which can disengage with the notch by the push of the moveable shank.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is related to an assistant apparatus for golf game, and more particularly to golf bags.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

At present, golf game is very popular in the whole world, accordingly, golf equipments have been developed quickly in the last few years. More and more attention has also been paid to golf bags which are used to retain various golf equipments.

A conventional golf bag, generally comprises a bag body, a tilting device and a support bracket. The tilting device includes a fixed leg and steel wires extending from its top. The fixed leg has a support foot at its bottom end, the support foot can move relative to the bag body. The support bracket connects with the bag body and the steel wires by a plurality of pivots. Because of the setting of the support foot, a chamfer accordingly forms at the bottom of the bag body to ensure that the support foot can move freely. Thus, the golf bag keeps stable through the support foot and the base of the bag body when the golf bag is vertically placed; when the golf bag is placed slantways, the fixed leg moves upwards to push the steel wires to unfold the support bracket. At the time, the golf bag keeps balance by the support foot and the support bracket.

However, firstly, because the golf bag has a chamfer formed at the bottom of the bag body, so its appearance has not a feeling of whole. Secondly, the golf bag can not keep stable when it is placed vertically or slantways for the following reasons: 1. Because the bag body of the golf bag has a chamfer formed at its bottom, so the area of the base of the bag body become smaller, and the contacting area of the bag body with the ground also becomes smaller so that the golf bag can not keep a very stable status; 2. In addition, the golf bag is even unstable when placed slantways because there is only a plurality of point thereon contacting with the ground.

Hence it is desired to provide a golf bag which can overcome the foregoing drawbacks of the prior art.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A main object of the present invention is to provide a golf bag with a good appearance which is very stable when positioned vertically and slantways.

To achieve the above-mentioned object, a golf bag of the present invention comprises a bag body, a tilting device, and a support. The bag body has an inner storage rack which comprises a top frame, a lower frame, a base frame, a plurality of frame rods provided between the top frame and the lower frame and a joint block for stably coupling the lower frame and the base frame. The tilting device comprises a tilt control body and a pair of steel wires extending therefrom, the tilt control body having a release shank therein, a notch and a retainer formed in the upper portion thereof, a protrusion formed on the upper portion of the release shank and a control foot formed at the lower portion thereof to push the release shank to move up and down relative to the tilt control body. The lower frame has an engaging body which can disengage with the retainer through the push of the release shank.

In the present invention, the base frame has a flat bottom surface and the control foot is a distance above the bottom surface of the base frame. The engaging body comprises an retainer projection on an upper portion and a release projection on a lower portion, and the engaging body clasps the retainer by the retainer projection thereof. The retainer projection of the engaging body is released from the retainer by using the release shank to push the bottom edge.

For the purpose of making the invention easier to understand, one particular embodiment thereof will now be described with reference to the appended drawings in which:

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring now to the drawings in detail,FIGS. 1-3show a golf bag according to an embodiment of the present invention. The golf bag comprises a bag body, a support2, and a tilting device. The bag body comprises an inner storage rack and an outer wrappage (not shown) to enclose the storage rack. The storage rack comprises a top frame3, a lower frame4, a base frame5, frame rods41,42,43provided between the top frame3and the lower frame4, and a joint block52for stably coupling the lower frame4with the base frame5. The top frame3is provided with a first pivot31and the base frame5has a flat bottom surface.

The tilting device comprises a tilt control body9and a pair of steel wires7extending therefrom. Referring toFIGS. 4-5, the tilt control body9has a passage in a lower portion with a release shank8disposed therein, and a notch91and a retainer92are formed in an inner side of the tilt control body9. The release shank8also has a control foot51at a bottom thereof, and the control foot51can push the release shank8to move up and down relative to the tilt control body9. In the present invention, the base frame5is pivotably connected with the tilt control body9, and there is a distance from the control foot51to a bottom surface of the base frame5. The lower frame4includes an engaging body45on a side thereof bordering upon the tilt control body9, and the engaging body45has an retainer projection451and an release projection452.

The support bracket2is provided with two feet, the two feet are linked with the top frame3by a first pivot31. Each of the two feet has a second pivot21in middle thereof, and through the second pivots21the steel wires7connect with the support bracket2.

In the present invention, when the golf bag is placed vertically, it can stand stably without the help of the support2because the bottom surface of the base frame5is flat. At the time, the control foot51is suspended above the ground and the retainer projection451of the engaging body45is held by the retainer92.

Referring toFIGS. 4-5, when the golf bag of the present invention is desired to be tilted with the help of the support2, it only needs to tilt the bag body towards the direction of the control foot51until the control foot51contacts with the ground. After the control foot51contacts with the ground, it will push the release shank8to move upwards relative to the tilt control body9until a protrusion81of the release shank8contacts and subsequently pushes the release projection452of the engaging body45, then under the push of the protrusion81the release projection452drives the tilt control body9to move outwards relative to the engaging body45, until the retainer projection451is released from the retainer92. Thus, the tilt control body9disengages with the engaging body45, and then the engaging body45slides downwards until the engaging body45and the base frame5overlap because the engaging body45has nothing to support its bottom. At the same time, the tilt control body9is tilted along with the bag body to push the steel wires7to unfold the support2.

when recovering the golf bag to a vertical position, it is only required to tilt the bag body towards the opposite side of the control foot51, then the lower frame4drives the engaging body45to move upwards. Simultaneously, the tilt control body9is turned to the vertical direction and draws the steel wires7to pull the support2to fold. And last, the retainer projection451of the engaging body45is held by the retainer92again and the support2is folded to its original position.

Compared with the prior art, first, the golf bag of the present invention has no chamfer at the bottom of the bag body, so its appearance gives audience a feeling of whole, and the bottom of the bag body has a bigger area than that of the traditional golf bag. Secondly, when the golf bag is vertically placed, the contact area with the ground becomes bigger because the bottom area of the bag body becomes bigger, so the golf bag will be more steady when placed; when the golf bag is placed slantways, it is more stable when placed because the whole bottom surface of bag body and the support2both contact with the ground. In addition, because the position of the top frame3and the lower frame4is relatively changeless, so the outer wrappage therebetween can be crease-resistant; when the golf bag is tilted, because change only happens at the distance between one end of the lower frame4and the base frame5, so the wrinkle of the outer wrappage is all collected in the tiny space between the lower frame4and the base frame5, and this wrinkle can be concealed by mounted a decorative cover on the outer wrappage so as to improve the appearance of the golf bag when it is tilted.