Golf bag alarm

• US 5,493,274 A
• Filed: 06/01/1995
• Issued: 02/20/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Richard P. Long
• Original Assignee: Richard P. Long
• Inventors: Long, Richard P.
• Primary Examiner(s): SWANN III, GLEN R
• Application Number:
  US08/457,127
• Time in Patent Office: 264 Days
• Field of Search: 340/568, 340/571, 340/566, 340/693, 206/315.3
• US Class Current: 340/568.6
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1436 with motion detection

Abstract

An alarm for indicating movement of a golf bag to preclude theft. The inventive device includes an elongated support stanchion positionable within the bag. An alarm assembly is coupled to an upper end of the stanchion and shaped so as to resemble a golf club head. The alarm assembly can be remotely armed and operates to sense movement of the bag to sound an alarm and prevent theft of the bag or clubs contained therein.

Claims

1. A golf bag alarm comprising:

an elongated support stanchion positionable within a golf bag adjacent to a plurality of golf clubs contained within the golf bag;

an alarm means mounted to the elongated support stanchion for sounding an audible alarm in response to a movement of the support stanchion.

2. The golf bag alarm of claim 1, wherein the alarm means comprises a housing fixedly secured to an upper end of the elongated support stanchion, the housing being shaped so as to define a plurality of sound apertures directed therethrough permitting egress of audible noise from an interior of the housing generated by the alarm means.

3. The golf bag alarm of claim 2, wherein the housing is shaped so as to resemble a golf club head.

4. The golf bag alarm of claim 3, and further comprising a battery compartment secured to an exterior of the elongated support stanchion, the battery compartment including a removal cover permitting an insertion of batteries into the battery compartment, the battery compartment being electrically coupled to the alarm means so as to supply electrical power from a battery to the alarm means.

5. The golf bag alarm of claim 4, and further comprising a remote control means for remotely operating the alarm means.

6. The golf bag alarm of claim 5, wherein the alarm means comprises a central computer;

a receiver electrically communicating with the computer and operates to receive signals from the remote control means to effect arming and disarming of the alarm means;

a motion sensor electrically coupled to the computer for sensing movement of the alarm means;

an audible siren contained within the housing of the alarm means for generating a noise in response to an actuation of the motion sensor.

7. The golf bag alarm of claim 6, and further comprising a tubular cover positioned over the housing of the alarm means.

8. The golf bag alarm of claim 7, wherein the tubular cover is shaped so as to define a closed upper end spaced from an open lower end, the tubular cover being shaped so as to define a plurality of sound apertures directed therethrough permitting egress of audible noise generated by the alarm means through the tubular cover.