Patent ID: 8561794

Claim:
A golf bag insert device comprising: (a) an inner pipe, wherein the inner pipe has a first inner pipe end and a second inner pipe end; (b) an outer pipe slidably connected to the inner pipe, wherein (i) the outer pipe has a first outer pipe end and a second outer pipe end; (ii) the first inner pipe end is positioned within the first outer pipe end; (iii) the second inner pipe end is at a first end of the golf bag insert device; (iv) the second outer pipe end is at a second end of the golf bag insert device; and (v) the inner pipe is operable to slide within the outer pipe such that the golf bag insert device has a length that is variable; (c) a spring locating within the outer pipe operably in contact with the first end of the inner pipe, wherein the spring is operable for maintaining tension between the outer pipe and the inner pipe; (d) a connector; and (e) a first pipe cap, wherein (i) one of the connector and the first pipe cap is connected at or near the first end of the golf bag insert device, (ii) an other of the connector and the first pipe cap is connected at or near the second end of the golf bag insert device, (iii) the first pipe cap is operable for insertion into a golf bag having a base and resting at the base of the golf bag without substantial damage to the golf bag; (iv) the length of the golf bag insert device is operably variable to maintain the connector outside the golf bag when the first pipe cap is resting at the base of the golf bag while the spring maintains tension between the outer pipe and the inner pipe; (v) the golf bag is a junior golf bag; and (vi) the connector is operably connectable to a portion of a golf cart to secure the junior golf bag to the golf cart at a level wherein a junior golfer can view golf clubs within the junior golf bag, remove clubs from the junior golf bag, and place clubs into the junior golf bag.