Patent ID: 8256610

Claim:
A casing for use with a golf bag, said casing comprising: a shell affixed to an outer surface of the golf bag, said shell defining a recess in the outer surface of the golf bag, wherein the recess houses a stand system in a recessed configuration, said stand system comprising: a base member encasing a closed end of the golf bag, the base member comprising a cylindrically-shaped vertical constraint at a top portion of the base member; a link; a ground engaging member pivotally attached at one end to a bottom portion of the base member and pivotally connected at another end to one end of the link; an elongated adjustment assembly pivotally connected to another end of said link and disposed within said vertical constraint; a pair of pivotal members attached adjacent an open end of the golf bag; a center rod assembly disposed between said pivotal members, the center rod assembly connected to the ground engaging member by the link; a pair of connecting members rotatably connected to the center rod assembly and each of the pair of connecting members to a respective pivot member of the pair of pivotal members; a spring disposed at an upper portion of said center rod assembly; whereby tilting of the golf bag toward said ground engaging member causes an upward ground force to be exerted upon said ground engaging member and translated to an upward force upon said center rod assembly, thereby compressing said spring and causing said pivotal members to pivot in an outward direction away from the golf bag to an extended position, and tilting of the golf bag from said extended position away from said ground engaging member causes the upward ground force to be removed from said ground engaging member and said center rod assembly, thereby permitting said spring to expand and causing said pivotal members to pivot in an inward direction toward the golf bag to a retracted position.