Patent ID: 8757373

Claim:
A kickstand assembly for a golf bag, comprising: at least one stand leg for supporting the golf bag at an angle; at least one stand leg receiver having a first end and an opposite second end, wherein the first end of the stand leg receiver couples to a leg bracket hinge of a leg bracket, and the opposite second end of the stand leg receiver couples to the at least one stand leg; and an actuating mechanism coupled to the stand leg and external to the golf bag, the actuating mechanism causing to deploy the stand leg when the golf bag is positioned at an angle, wherein the actuating mechanism includes separable modular pieces that are removeably coupled to each other along a length of the actuating mechanism, wherein the actuating mechanism comprises: an elongated actuating member including a lever actuator, a stand leg actuating rod, and an actuator connector that couples a first end of the lever actuator to a first end of the stand leg actuating rod; wherein the actuator connector comprises: a first portion of the actuator connector coupled to the lever actuator; and a second portion of the actuator connector coupled to the stand leg actuating rod, wherein a detachable fastening mechanism couples the first portion of the actuator connector to the second portion of the actuator connector.