Patent ID: 7303070

Claim:
A partitioned golf club bag comprising: a) said golf club bag having: (1) an upper opening, (2) a lower surface, (3) a first side half, and (4) a second side half, b) a partitioned golf club insert comprising: (1) an upper partitioned platform having: (a) an upper surface, (b) a lower surface, (c) a rounded-rectangular shaped perimeter, (d) a plurality of golf club bores, (e) at least three evenly-spaced side notches, (2) a lower partitioned platform having: (a) an upper surface, (b) a lower surface, (c) a rounded-rectangular shaped perimeter, (d) a plurality of golf club bores that are in alignment with the golf club bores located on the upper partitioned platform, (e) at least three evenly-spaced side notches that are in alignment with the notches on the upper partitioned platform, (3) a set of at least three longitudinal support members each having: (a) an upper end and a lower end, wherein each support member is dimensioned to fit into each corresponding side notch located on the upper and lower partitioned platforms and means for being attached to the upper and lower platforms, wherein the upper end of each longitudinal support member is substantially flush with the upper surface of the upper partitioned platform, wherein said partitioned golf club insert is dimensioned to be inserted into said golf club bag, with the upper surface of the upper partitioned platform being substantially flush with the upper opening of said golf club bag, and with each lower end of the longitudinal support members resting upon the lower surface of said golf club bag, b) a golf club sleeve that is inserted into each of the golf club bores located on the upper and lower partitioned platforms, wherein each sleeve having: (1) an upper opening that is located above the upper surface of the upper partitioned platform, the upper opening on each said golf club sleeve further having a vertical notch that allows the head of an inserted golf club to be maintained in a particular angular position, said sleeves are staggered when inserted into the bores located on the upper partitioned platform, wherein a set of five sleeves are elevated from the upper surface of the upper partitioned platform at a height H 1 , a set of four said sleeves are elevated at a height H 2 , and a set of five said sleeves are elevated at a height H 3 , wherein the height of H 2 is less than the height of H 1 , and the height of H 3 is less than the height of H 2 , and (2) a lower end that rests upon the lower surface of said golf club bag.