A New or Improved Bag or Receptacle for Holding and Carrying Clubs, Balls, and other articles for use in Playing the Game of Golf.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 12th May, 1892
Complet, Specification Loft, 14th Fob..
1802
Accepted,
14th Mon
1802
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Bag or Receptacle for Holding and Carrying
Clubs, Balls, and other articles for use in Playing the Game of
Golf.
DAVID STOCKS 20 Niddry Street Edinburgh Bag Manufacturer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A new or improved golf bag for the carrying of golf clubs. It is made of
waterproof cloth or leather. The bag is of the same size as those at present in
use. The construction of the bag is as follows:-(1) A metal tube is put inside
the full length of the bag and is made a fixture to top and bottom. (2) The bag
has a metal rod inside the tube, which is inserted into the ground and keeps the
bag upright. This gives the player an opportunity of selecting the clubs he
requires with greater facility and quickness. By lifting up the bag the sharp point
of the rod is at the same time drawn up flush with the bottom. The rod can be
drawn out altogether when not required. (3) The bag is also furnished at top
with a very convenient pocket inside, with flap to lap over and fasten outside.
The pocket is of sufficient size to hold balls and cap.
Dated this Tenth day of May 1892
DAVID STOCKS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Bag or Receptacle for Holding and Carrying
Clubs, Balls, and other articles for use in Playing the Game of
Golf.
I, DAVID STOCKS of 20, Niddry Street, Edinburgh in the County of Midlothian,
North Britain, Bag Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to a new or improved bag or receptacle for holding and
carrying clubs, balls, and other articles for use in playing the game of golf and has
for its object to provide a bag or receptacle which can be made to stand upright
and have no tendency to tilt when filled and so obviate the necessity of the player
stooping when desiring to select any article and giving the player a quick and easy
selection of the clubs.
In carrying out my said invention I provide the side of the bag with a tube
which extends from top to bottom. Inside this tube is fitted a rod the lower end of
which is pointed so as to be entered into the ground, upon the top end of the
rod, which is provided with a knob or handle, being pressed down, thus retaining
the bag in an upright position. Also I provide the bag with an inside pocket for
carrying balls and such like.
But in order that my said invention may be more readily understood I will
proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is an elevation of the bag complete and Figure 2 is an elevation of the
metal frame work, detached from the bag.
Referring to the said drawings I provide the side of the bag A with a tube B
which is secured to the top of the bag by being fixed to the ordinary iron ring a and
to the bottom of the bag by being fixed to the plate piece rivetted or secured to the
bottom of the bag.
Inside this tube B is fitted a rod C the lower end of which is pointed so that it
can be driven into the ground by the player pressing down the top end of the rod C

page_text: which is provided with a knob or handle e so that the bag can stand upright.
When desired to move the bag the rod C is pulled up and the point disappears into
the tube, leaving no unsightly or dangerous point protruding. When not required
the rod can be drawn out altogether. The straps D may be used as handle or
shoulder straps. They consist of a short strap d secured at the part marked d',
and a longer strap D secured to the top of the bag. By this arrangement the
straps can be buckled up close as shown in the drawing; or the straps can be
opened out by buckling the end of the longer strap D to the upper end of the
shorter strap d.
I also form the bag with an inside pocket E to hold balls and such like; the said
pocket being provided with a flap e which may lap over the top of the bag and be
buttoned or otherwise fastened outside. Also if desired I may provide the bag
with two or more small straps F to carry an umbrella or other article.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
1. The general arrangement and construction of the bag for golf clubs and the
like substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and shown in the
accompanying drawings.
2. The rod C or any mere modification of the mounting of the same, substantially
as and for the purposes herein before described and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
3. The arrangement of the inside pocket substantially as and for the purposes
herein before described and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 10th day of February 1893
J. Y. JOHNSON,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agent.