Patent ID: 8752798

Claim:
A golf bag support mechanism comprising: a bracket comprising: a bracket wall comprising an outer bracket side and an inner bracket side opposite the outer bracket side; and a first dock adjacent to the outer bracket side of the bracket wall; and a first hinge member configured for hinged coupling with the first dock; wherein: the first hinge member comprises: a first top end; a first bottom end opposite the first top end; a first sidewall extended between the first top end and the first bottom end; a first protrusion protruding from the first top end and comprising a stop portion; and a first bore bounded by the first sidewall; a first axis extends between the first top end and the first bottom end of the first hinge member; the first bore is centered about the first axis; the first protrusion comprises: a first protrusion width measured orthogonal to the first axis; and a first protrusion length measured orthogonal to the first axis; the first top end comprises: a first top end width measured orthogonal to the first axis and greater than the first protrusion width; and a first top end length measured orthogonal to the first axis and greater than the first protrusion length; the first dock comprises a first notch extending into the outer bracket side of the bracket wall; the golf bag support mechanism is configurable between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration; when the golf bag support mechanism is in the extended configuration: an extended angle exists between the first axis and the bracket wall; and the stop portion of the first protrusion is received at least partially within the first notch; the first bore extends into the first bottom end towards the first top end; the first protrusion comprises a first protrusion centerpoint located along the first axis at: a centerpoint of the first protrusion width; and a centerpoint of the first protrusion length; the first top end of the first hinge member comprises a first top end centerpoint located along the first axis at: a centerpoint of the first top end width; and a centerpoint of the top end length; the first protrusion fully bounds the first axis about the first protrusion centerpoint and is centered with respect to the first protrusion centerpoint and the first top end centerpoint; and the bracket is configured to be coupled to a top bag portion of a golf bag such that the inner bracket side faces toward the golf bag.