Patent Publication Number: US-9901796-B2

Title: Smart phone holding system

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The disclosure and prior art relates to holding devices and more particularly pertains to a new holding device for coupling a smart phone to a golf bag. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a golf bag has an upper edge. A stanchion is removably coupled to the golf bag having the stanchion extending upwardly from the golf bag. A gripping unit is movably coupled to the stanchion. The gripping unit may retain an electronic device thereby facilitating the electronic device to be observed. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a smart phone holding system according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a right side view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a cross sectional view taken along line  5 - 5  of  FIG. 3  of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 5  thereof, a new holding device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 5 , the smart phone holding system  10  generally comprises a golf bag  12  that has an upper edge  14 . The golf bag  12  may be a golf bag of any conventional design. A stanchion  16  is removably coupled to the golf bag  12 . The stanchion  16  is positioned to extend upwardly from the golf bag  12 . 
     The stanchion  16  has a first end  18 , a second end  20  and a peripheral surface  22  extending therebetween. The stanchion  16  has a cut  24  between the first end  18  and the second end  20  to define a lower half  26  and an upper half  28  of the stanchion  16 . The first end  18  has a well  30  extending toward the second end  20 . The well  30  has a bounding surface  32  and the bounding surface  32  is spherically curved. The upper half  28  may comprise a telescopically adjustable rod or the like. 
     A hinge  34  is coupled between the lower half  26  and the upper half  28 . The stanchion  16  is positioned in a folded position. Thus, the upper half  28  extends along the lower half  26 . The stanchion  16  is positioned in a deployed position. Thus, the upper half  28  extends away from the lower half  26 . The hinge  34  may comprise a friction hinge or the like. 
     A clip  36  is provided and the clip  36  has a first member  38  that is spaced from a second member  40 . The first member  38  is coupled to the peripheral surface  22  corresponding to the lower half  26 . The first member  38  is biased toward the second member  40 . The clip  36  selectively engages the upper edge  14  of the golf bag  12  such that the stanchion  16  is retained on the golf bag  12 . The upper edge  14  of the golf bag  12  may be inserted between the first member  38  and the second member  40 . 
     A gripping unit  42  is movably coupled to the stanchion  16 . The gripping unit  42  may retain an electronic device  44  in an exposed position with respect to the golf bag  12 . Thus, the electronic device  44  may be observed when the gripping unit  42  is coupled to the stanchion  16 . The electronic device  44  may be a smart phone or the like. 
     The gripping unit  42  comprises a central channel  46  extending between a pair of upright channels  48 . The upright channels  48  are spaced apart from each other. Each of the central channel  46  and the upright channels  48  may slidably receive the electronic device  44 . Each of the pair of upright channels  48  has a distal end  50  with respect to the central channel  46 . The pair of upright channels  48  includes a first channel  52  and a second channel  54 . 
     A strap  56  is provided and the strap  56  is coupled to the first channel  52 . Thus, the strap  56  may be manipulated. The strap  56  is positioned adjacent to the distal end  50  corresponding to the first channel  52 . The strap  56  selectively engages the second channel  54  such that the strap  56  is coupled between the pair of upright channels  48 . Thus, the strap  56  may retain the electronic device  44  in the gripping unit  42 . The strap  56  may extend over a top side of the electronic device  44  when the strap  56  engages the second channel  54 . The strap  56  may be comprised of a resiliently stretchable material such as elastic or the like. 
     A mount  58  is coupled to and extends away from the central channel  46 . Moreover, the mount  58  extends in an opposite direction with respect to the upright channels  48 . The mount  58  rotatably engages the stanchion  16 . Thus, the gripping unit  42  is rotatably retained on the stanchion  16 . 
     The mount  58  comprises a stem  60  that is coupled to and extends away from the central channel  46 . The stem  60  has a distal end  62  with respect to the central channel  46 . The stem  60  is centrally positioned on the central channel  46 . A ball  64  is coupled to the distal end  62  of the stem  60 . The ball  64  is positioned in the well  30  such that the ball  64  is selectively rotatable in the well  30 . Thus, the mount  58  facilitates the electronic device  44  to be retained at a selected orientation with respect to the stanchion  16 . 
     In use, the clip  36  is manipulated to engage the upper edge  14  of the golf bag  12 . The golf bag  12  is employed while playing golf. The electronic device  44  is positioned in the gripping unit  42 . The strap  56  is manipulated to retain the electronic device  44  in the gripping unit  42 . The stanchion  16  is selectively positioned in the folded position and the deployed position. 
     The gripping unit  42  is manipulated to position the electronic device  44  at a selected orientation with respect to the golf bag  12 . Thus, the electronic device  44  is visible with playing golf. The electronic device  44  is manipulated to record a golf swing while playing golf. Thus, a user is facilitated to record the user&#39;s golf swing without assistance from a person. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.