Patent ID: 7232049

Claim:
A member for supporting a golf bag about the hips of a user, the golf bag defining a longitudinal axis and opposed open and closed ends respectively and an outer surface therebetween defining an open interior, the golf bag further defining a spine extending through the interior of the golf bag in the same direction as the longitudinal axis and the longitudinal axis extending through the open and closed ends of the golf bag, the member including a frame defined by a sleeve and rigid arms oriented in an opposed and spaced-apart relationship and the arms being adapted to directly engage against the opposed sides of a user, the arms of the support member being further adapted for rotation about the outer surface of the golf bag between at least a first disengaged position where the arms are disposed in a hanging relationship against the outer surface of the golf bag and a second engaged position where the arms are positioned away from the outer surface of the golf bag and engaged directly against the sides of the user, the member being oriented and extending along the outer surface of the golf bag in a relationship wherein the sleeve thereof extends in the same longitudinal direction as both the longitudinal axis and the spine of the golf bag and the arms thereof extend in a direction generally normal to both the longitudinal axis and the spine of the golf bag to allow the golf bag to be carried in a generally horizontal relationship with the arms of the support member in the second engaged position against the sides of the user.