Patent ID: 7686164

Claim:
A golf bag comprising: a body having a generally tubular shape with a top end and a bottom end; and an automatically extensible stand mounted to said body, said automatically extensible stand comprising first and second legs; said first and second legs each having an upper segment, an intermediate segment and a lower segment; said upper segments each having an upper end pivotally mounted to said body proximal said top end and having a first longitudinal axis; said lower segments each having a second longitudinal axis, said second longitudinal axis being parallel to and radially offset outward from said first longitudinal axis; said intermediate segments each forming a rigid connection between said upper segment and said lower segment; said first leg being pivotally mounted to said body by a first hinge defining a first rotational axis and a first rotational plane; said second leg being pivotally mounted to said body by a second hinge defining a second rotational axis and a second rotational plane, said first and second rotational planes being non-parallel; said automatically extensible stand further comprising an actuator rod for moving said first and second legs from a retracted position to a deployed position; said actuator rod having a lower end coupled to the bottom end of said body, a first upper end coupled to an intermediate portion of said first leg, and a second upper end coupled to an intermediate portion of said second leg, whereby said actuator operates to move said first and second legs from the retracted position to the deployed position as said body is tilted from a vertical position to a leaning position.