Patent ID: 8299921

Claim:
A device for storing and protecting a golf club, comprising: a hollow elongated member having at least one open end for receiving a golf club; and a sensing device housed in the elongated member, the sensing device including a circuit controlled by a switch having a first state and a second state, wherein the switch is in the first state when the golf club is housed within the elongated member and is in the second state when the golf club is removed from the elongated member, the circuit including a motion sensor for sensing omnidirectional movement of the elongated member beyond a motion threshold level, and an alarm including at least one of an audio and visual component, wherein (i) when the switch is in the first state, the alarm is deactivated, and (ii) when the switch is in the second state for at least a predetermined time delay period, the alarm is activated upon movement of the elongated member beyond the motion threshold level.