Patent ID: 7281398

Claim:
A golf club securing system, said system including: a golf bag having a peripheral wall having an upper edge, said upper edge defining an opening extending into said golf bag; an elongated support having a first end and a second end, each of said first and second ends being attached to an inner surface of said peripheral wall, said elongated support being positioned adjacent to the opening; an elongated rod being mounted in and orientated parallel to a longitudinal axis of said support, said rod being slidable with respect to said support and being selectively positioned in a first position adjacent to said first end of said support or in a second position spaced from said first end of said support; a plurality of couplers, each of said couplers being configured for releasably securing a golf club adjacent to said support, each of said couplers including a first arm and a second arm, each of said first arms being attached to said support, each of said second arms being attached to said rod, said couplers being positioned in a closed position when corresponding ones of said first and second arms are moved toward each other, said couplers being placed in said closed position when said rod is moved to said second position and placed in an open position when said rod is moved to said first position; a driving assembly being mechanically coupled to said rod and being configured to selectively move said rod from said first position to said second position; and wherein a golf club may be secured to the support by one of said couplers when said couplers are placed in said closed position.