Golf bag with support stand

• US RE35,684 E
• Filed: 09/30/1994
• Issued: 12/09/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Seop Maeng
• Original Assignee: Seop Maeng
• Inventors: Maeng, Seop
• Primary Examiner(s): CHIN SHUE, ALVIN C
• Application Number:
  US08/316,392
• Time in Patent Office: 1,166 Days
• Field of Search: 248/96, 206/315.7
• US Class Current: 248/96
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 55/53 with legs opening automatically upon putting the bag on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 55/57 Bags with tripod or like set-up stands

Abstract

A golf bag comprising a pair of legs each and a U-shaped actuating member adapted to move the legs between their extended position and their retracted position according to the movement of a bag body between its tilted position and its upright position. The golf bag also comprises a driving member pivotally connected to both of the lower end of the U-shaped actuating member and the lower portion of the bag body and adapted to drive the actuating member in response to the movement of the bag body to its tilted position so that the actuating member moves the legs to their extended position. A resilient rubber band is provided for always urging the legs toward their retracted position. The actuating member may be installed in the interior of golf bag, there is no possibility that it is damaged by stones or branches of a tree.

Claims

1. member..!..Iadd.4. A golf bag comprising a bag body provided at one side thereof with a handle, a pivot member attached to the upper portion of the other side of said bag body, a pair of legs each pivotally attached at its upper end to said pivot member, said upper end being bent at 90°

with respect to the rest of the leg, and a U-shaped actuating member adapted to move the legs between their extended position and their retracted position according to the movement of the bag body between its tilted position and its upright position, said golf bag further comprising;

driving means pivotally connected to both of the lower end of said U-shaped actuating member and the lower portion of said other side of bag body and adapted to drive the actuating member in response to the movement of the bag body to its tilted position so that the actuating member moves the legs to their extended position;

connection means adapted to pivotally connect both upper ends of the actuating member with respective legs; and

resilient means adapted to always urge the legs toward their retracted position;

said driving means comprises a horizontal drive member having an inner end pivotally connected to a fixed member fixedly mounted to said lower portion of the other side of bag body and an outer end pivotally connected to the lower end of said U-shaped actuating member;

said connection means comprises a pair of connecting members each having an inner end fixed to the upper portion of the corresponding leg at the position below the upper end of the leg and an outer end pivotally connected to the corresponding upper end of the actuating member; and

said resilient means comprises a resilient rubber band having an upper end connected to the middle portion of the actuating member and a lower end connected to the lower portion of the other side of the bag body.

2. Iaddend..Iadd.5. A golf bag comprising a bag body provided at one side thereof with a handle, a pivot member attached to the upper portion of the other side of said bag body, a pair of legs each pivotally attached at its upper end to said pivot member, said upper end being bent at 90°

with respect to the rest of the leg, and a U-shaped actuating member adapted to move the legs between their extended position and their retracted position according to the movement of the bag body between its tilted position and its upright position, said golf bag further comprising;

driving means pivotally connected to both of the lower end of said U-shaped actuating member and the lower portion of said other side of bag body and adapted to drive the actuating member in response to the movement of the bag body to its tilted position so that the actuating member moves the legs to their extended position;

connection means adapted to pivotally connect both upper ends of the actuating member with respective legs; and

resilient means adapted to always urge the legs toward their retracted position;

said driving means comprises a drive member having a center pivot portion pivotally connected to a fixed member fixedly mounted to said lower portion of the other side of the bag body, an outer horizontal portion extending horizontally and outwardly from said center pivot portion and an inner vertical portion extending upwardly and toward the interior of the bag body, said inner vertical portion having an upper end pivotally connected to the lower end or the actuating member;

said connection means comprises a pair of connecting members each fixed to and extending from the upper end of the corresponding leg toward the interior of the bag body, each of said connecting members having an inner end pivotally connected to the corresponding upper end of the actuating member; and

said resilient means comprises a resilient rubber band having an upper end connected to the upper portion of the upper portion of the other side of the bag body and a lower end connected to the upper ends of the actuating member. .Iaddend..Iadd.6. A golf bag comprising

a bag body having a lower portion and an upper portion,

a pivot member attached to the upper portion of the bag body,

a pair of legs pivotally attached to said pivot member,

an actuating member having an upper end and a lower end, said upper end of the actuating member connected to the legs to move said legs between an extended position and a retracted position according to the movement of the bag body between a tilted position and an upright position,

a driving member pivotally connected to the lower end of said actuating member and the lower portion of the bag body which drives the actuating member in response to the movement of the bag body to the tilted position so that the actuating member moves the legs to their extended position, and

a resilient rubber band type member that urges the legs into the retracted position, said resilient member having one end connected to the lower portion of the the bag body and another end connected to an intermediate portion of the actuating member. .Iaddend..Iadd.7. A golf bag comprising

a bag body having an upper portion and a lower portion, with said lower portion having a side and a bottom,

a pivot member attached to the upper portion of the bag body,

a pair of legs pivotally attached to said pivot member,

an actuating member having an upper end and a lower end, said upper end of the actuating member connected to the legs to move said legs between an extended position and a retracted position according to the movement of the bag body between a tilted position and an upright position,

a driving member extending outwardly from the side of the lower portion of the bag body which drives the actuating member in response to the movement of the bag body to the tilted position so that the actuating member moves the legs to their extended position,

said driving member including a drive plate having an inner end pivotally attached to the side of the lower portion of the bag body and above the bottom and an outer end pivotably connected to the lower end of the actuating member, and

a resilient member that urges the legs into the retracted position, returning said legs to the retracted position upon moving the bag from a tilted position to an upright position. .Iaddend.