Patent ID: 8414415

Claim:
A golf club stand used for elevating a golf club handle above the ground comprising: a leg housing, a coupling apparatus configured to attach the leg housing to a golf club, and a leg, wherein the leg housing is configured for substantially enclosing the leg within the leg housing, the coupling apparatus is coupled to the leg housing, and the leg is connected at a first end to the leg housing where the leg rotates with respect to the leg housing; wherein the golf club stand further comprises a leg retraction mechanism comprising: at least one spring housing coupled to the leg, at least two spring tabs, and at least one spring; and wherein the leg further comprises at least one spring hole and the leg housing further comprises at least one spring hole, wherein the first spring tab of the at least two spring tabs is coupled with the at least one spring hole of the leg and the second of the at least two spring tabs is coupled with the at least one spring hole of the leg housing.