Patent ID: 7025202

Claim:
A golf bag having a locking organizer for golf clubs, comprising: an elongated bag having an open top, a cover plate at the top of the bag with openings for receiving the shafts of clubs and holding the clubs in a predetermined order, lock pieces pivotally suspended beneath the cover plate for swinging movement toward and away from each other for blocking and permitting removal of the clubs from the bag, each of the lock pieces having an inner face and a flange which is inclined at an angle relative to the inner face, a lock plate having slots in which the flanges of the lock pieces are received such that movement of the lock plate toward and away from the cover plate causes the lock pieces to swing toward and away from each other, means for moving the lock plate between a first position in which the lock pieces are together and prevent removal of the clubs from the bag and a second position in which the lock pieces are separated and permit removal of the clubs, and a lock for retaining the lock plate in the first position so that the clubs cannot be removed.