Patent ID: 8573393

Claim:
A golf bag with an integral stand comprising: a bag body having an opening into which one or more golf clubs may be disposed; a leg; and a collar assembly associated with the opening, the collar assembly including a spring loaded leg cap hinge coupled to the leg, and the collar assembly coupled to the bag in which the collar assembly further comprises: a collar piece; a pivot base coupled to the collar piece; a hinge cap coupled to the pivot base and leg; and a bias device coupled between the pivot base and the hinge cap, the bias device exerts a holding force to maintain the leg against the bag when the leg is not deployed, and the bias device does not exert the holding force when the leg is deployed in which the bias device includes a first end coupled to a boss disposed in the pivot base, in which the bias device includes a second end formed for coupling to the hinge cap by resting in a groove disposed in the hinge cap, in which the bias device includes a second end formed for coupling to the hinge cap by resting in a groove disposed in the hinge cap.