Travel bag having restraint device for golf club sets

• US 6,901,979 B1
• Filed: 10/02/2003
• Issued: 06/07/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Acushnet Company (FILA Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: West Coast Trends Incorporated
• Inventors: Herold, Jeffrey C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Weaver, Sue A.
• Application Number:
  US10/678,984
• Time in Patent Office: 614 Days
• Field of Search: 159/159, 159/160, 206/315.3, 206/315.4, 150/154, 190/26
• US Class Current: 150/159
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 55/404 Covers or hoods for golf bags
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 55/406 releasably attached

Abstract

A golf club travel bag is provided with a mechanism to restrain the movement of golf clubs contained therein. The bag is comprised of a rugged material which forms a cavity having an opening operated by a zipper. The top of the bag is supplemented with a special protective layer affixed to the interior surface. The protective layer may be a foam material operable for absorbing shock. A strap is arranged in a looping fashion symmetric about the longitudinal axis of the bag. A fastened strap applies a inward radial force onto the protective layer and further to clubs stored in the bag thereby holding the clubs from moving and causing damage to each other.

Claims

1. A golf club travel bag for carrying and protecting golf clubs in a course bag wherein the heads and a portion of the shafts of the golf clubs protrude from the course bag, the travel bag having a restraining feature, the travel bag comprising:

a flexible outer shell made of a flexible material and forming a cavity operable for accommodating the set of golf clubs in a course bag;

a cushion lining, said cushion lining being affixed to an interior surface of a portion of said flexible outer shell where the club heads and protruding shaft portions are located, to form a protective layer around the golf club heads and protruding shaft portions; and

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a strap, said strap forming a looping configuration about said flexible outer shell whereby fastening said strap causes compression of said cushion lining onto the golf club heads and protruding shaft portions.

2. The golf club travel bag of claim 1 wherein said travel bag comprises a lower section to surround the course bag and an upper section to surround the heads and the portion of the shafts of the golf clubs which protrude from the course bag.

3. The golf club travel bag of claim 1 wherein said cushion lining is located only in the upper section of said travel bag.

4. The golf club travel bag of claim 2 wherein said strap is located to form a looping configuration about the upper section of said travel bag.

5. The golf club travel bag of claim 2 wherein the strap is attached to the upper section of said travel bag.

6. The golf club travel bag of claim 1 wherein said cushion lining is formed of foam padding which is between ⅛

inch and 1 inch thick.

7. A golf club travel bag for carrying and protecting golf clubs in a course bag wherein the heads and a portion of the shafts of the golf clubs protrude from the course bag, the travel bag having a restraining feature, the travel bag comprising:

a flexible outer shell;

a cushion lining affixed to an interior surface of a portion of said flexible outer shell; and

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a strap, said strap forming a looping configuration about said flexible outer shell whereby fastening said strap causes compression of said cushion lining onto the golf club heads and protruding shaft portions.

8. The golf club travel bag of claim 7, said strap comprising two ends operable for being affixed or connected to each other.

9. The golf club travel bag of claim 7, said strap further comprising a buckle fastening means.

10. The golf club travel bag of claim 7, said strap further comprising a hook and loop fastening means.

11. The golf club travel bag of claim 7, said strap further comprising two strap portions sewn to either side of a zippered opening on said travel bag.