U.S. patent application number 11/039825 was filed with the patent office on 2006-07-27 for golf club bag.
This patent application is currently assigned to C & C LUGGAGE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Invention is credited to Hsi-Wu Chiang.
Application Number | 20060163094 11/039825 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 36695571 |
Filed Date | 2006-07-27 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060163094 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chiang; Hsi-Wu |
July 27, 2006 |
Golf club bag
Abstract
A golf club bag has a bag member, a transmission device and two
wheels. The transmission device is provided on the bag member,
which has a control bar and two frames. The control bar is moved
for a linear reciprocating motion. The frames are pivoted on the
bag member and are moved by the control bar between a collapsed
position and an extended position. The wheels are provided on the
frames of the transmission device respectively for rotation.
Inventors: |
Chiang; Hsi-Wu; (Taichung,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
BACON & THOMAS, PLLC
625 SLATERS LANE
FOURTH FLOOR
ALEXANDRIA
VA
22314
US
|
Assignee: |
C & C LUGGAGE MANUFACTURING
CO., LTD
Taichung
TW
|
Family ID: |
36695571 |
Appl. No.: |
11/039825 |
Filed: |
January 24, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/315.7 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63B 55/60 20151001;
A63B 55/30 20151001; A63B 55/40 20151001; A63B 2210/50
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/315.7 |
International
Class: |
A63B 55/00 20060101
A63B055/00 |
Claims
1. A golf club bag, comprising: a bag member; a transmission device
provided on the bag member, which has a control bar and two frames,
wherein the control bar is moved for a linear reciprocating motion,
and the frames are pivoted on the bag member and moved by the
control bar between a collapsed position and an extended position,
and two wheels provided on the frames of the transmission device
respectively.
2. The golf club bag as defined in claim 1, wherein the
transmission device has two racks on the control bar, and the
frames have an outer gear respectively to be driven by the racks
respectively.
3. The golf club bag as defined in claim 2, wherein the bag member
has a base, on which an axial hole is provided, and the control bar
is inserted into the axial hole of the base, and the frames have an
end pivoted on the base respectively.
4. The golf club bag as defined in claim 3, wherein the
transmission device has two gear sets, each of which are provided
on the base and has a gear meshed with the racks and the outer
frames respectively.
5. The golf club bag as defined in claim 4, wherein the frames are
pivoted on two connectors respectively, and the transmission device
has two auxiliary bars, each of which have opposite ends pivoted on
the base and the connectors respectively.
6. The golf club bag as defined in claim 5, wherein the control bar
has an inner tube, a handle on the inner tube and an outer tube
fitted to the inner tube, on which the racks are fixed.
7. The golf club bag as defined in claim 1, wherein the bag member
has two concave portions at a bottom thereof to receive the wheels
therein respectively.
8. The golf club bag as defined in claim 1, wherein the bag member
has a bag and a lid to be detachably coupled with the bag.
9. The golf club bag as defined in claim 1, wherein the control bar
has an outer tube and an inner tube fitted to the outer tube to be
moved relative to the outer tube.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates generally to a golf tool, and
more particularly to a golf club bag.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] FIG. 1 shows a conventional golf club bag 1 have a bag
member 2 to receive golf clubs and a belt 3 fastened on the bag
member 2. Golf player carries the golf club bag 1 on his/her
shoulder and walk that makes the player much tired. FIG. 2 shows a
golf club cart 4, which has a frame 5 to fix a golf club bag (shown
as the dot line) thereon by two belts 5a and 5b, two wheel mounts
5c pivoted on the frame 5 and two wheels 6 pivoted on the wheel
mounts 5c respectively. The player just draws the golf club cart 4
to walk. It is inconvenient that the player has to fix and remove
the golf club bag on and from the frame 5 before and after the
game, and the golf club cart 4 is not easy to be stored. That is
why there is fewer players use the golf club cart 4.
[0005] FIG. 3 shows another conventional golf club bag 7, which has
a bag member 8, a handle 8a on the bag member 8 and two wheels 9 on
a bottom of the bag member 8. With the limitation of the width of
the bag member 8, a distance between the wheels is too short to
stand the bag member 8 on the ground stably, especially in a
condition of the bag member 8 being exerted by an external force or
wind.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
a golf club bag, which facilitates player to carry it.
[0007] The secondary objective of the present invention is to
provide a golf club bag, which the bag member is fixed with the
cart.
[0008] According to the objectives of the present invention, a golf
club bag has a bag member, a transmission device and two wheels.
The transmission device is provided on the bag member, which has a
control bar and two frames. The control bar is moved for a linear
reciprocating motion. The frames are pivoted on the bag member and
are moved by the control bar between a collapsed position and an
extended position. The wheels are provided on the frames of the
transmission device respectively for rotation.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the conventional golf club
bag;
[0010] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the conventional golf club
cart;
[0011] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another conventional golf
club bag;
[0012] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of
the present invention, showing the chamber;
[0013] FIG. 5 is a rear view of the preferred embodiment of the
present invention;
[0014] FIG. 6 is similar to FIG. 5 but without the back plate;
[0015] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the transmission device of
the preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the
frames in the collapsible position;
[0016] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the base of the preferred
embodiment of the present invention;
[0017] FIG. 9 is a bottom view of base of the preferred embodiment
of the present invention;
[0018] FIG. 10 is similar to FIG. 6, showing the inner tube of the
control bar being drawn out;
[0019] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of
the present invention, showing the frames in the extended
position;
[0020] FIG. 12 is an enlarged perspective view of the transmission
device of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0021] FIG. 13 is similar to FIG. 7, showing the frames in the
extended position;
[0022] FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of
the present invention, showing the golf club bag being drawn,
and
[0023] FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of
the present invention, showing the golf club bag standing on the
ground.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0024] As shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 7, a golf club bag 100 of the
preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises:
[0025] A bag member 10 has a bag 11, a handle 12, a separating
device 13, a lid 14, a base 15, a loop 16 and a back plate 17. The
bag 11 has two coupling devices 111 on periphery of a top thereof
and two concave portion 112 at a bottom thereof (referring to FIG.
11). The handle 12 is fixed at a front side of the bag 11. The
separating device 13 is provided in the bag 11 to divide a space of
the bag 11. The lid 14 having two coupling devices 141 and a slot
142 is covered on the top of the bag 11 with the coupling devices
141 thereof coupled with the coupling devices 111 of the bag 11
respectively. The base 15 is fixed at a rear side of the bag 11, as
shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, having a main member 151 with an axial
hole 152, two slots 153, two chambers 154 and a plurality of
through holes 155.about.159. The axial hole 152 is open at opposite
sides of the main member 151, on a sidewall of which the slots 153
are provided, and the through holes 155.about.159 are communicated
with the chambers 154 respectively. The loop 16 is fixed at the
rear side of the bag 11 as well. The back plate 17 is coupled with
the bag 11 at the rear side thereof to shield the base 15.
Referring to FIG. 11, the back plate 17 has a protrusion 171 to be
a coupling member, which is associated with the slot 142 of the lid
14 (referring to FIG. 15).
[0026] A transmission device 20 has two gear sets 21, a control bar
22, two racks 23, two frame 24 and two auxiliary bar 25. The gear
sets 21 are installed in the chambers 154 of the base 15, each set
of which is consisted of three double spur gears 211.about.213, as
shown in FIG. 7, and pins (not shown) inserted into the through
holes 155 to 157 of the base 15 and the gears 211.about.213 to
pivot the gears 211.about.213 on the base 15. Each of the gears
211.about.213 have a greater gear portion and a smaller gear
portion. The smaller gear portion of the gear 211 is meshed with
the greater gear portion of the gear 212, and the smaller gear
portion of the gear 212 is meshed with the greater gear portion of
the gear 213.
[0027] The control bar 22 has an inner tube 221, a handle 222, a
button 223 and an outer tube 224. The inner tube 221 is inserted
into the loop 16, and the handle 22 is on a top end of the inner
tube 221, and the button 223 is on the handle 222 to be operated by
user. The outer tube 224 is inserted into the axial hole 152 of the
base 15, on a top end of which a ring 225 is provided, as shown in
FIG. 6. The major portion of the inner tube 221 is received in the
outer tube 224, and the handle 222 is close to the loop 16.
[0028] The racks 23 are transversely fixed on the outer tube 224
associated with the slots 153 respectively. The racks 23 are meshed
with the greater gear portion of the gear 211.
[0029] Each of the frame 24 have a pole 241, an outer gear 242 on
an end of the pole 241 and a connector 243. The poles 241 have an
aperture 244 at the ends with the outer gears 242 respectively. A
pin (not shown) is inserted into the apertures 244 of the poles 241
and the through hole 158 of the base 15 to be fixed to the
connector 243. The outer gears 242 are meshed with the smaller gear
portions of the gears 213, and the connector 243 is pivoted on ends
of the poles 241 opposite to the outer gear 242.
[0030] The auxiliary bars 25 have a hole 251 at ends thereof
respectively. A pin (not shown) is insert into the holes 251 of the
auxiliary bars 25 and the through hole 159 of the base 15 to be
fixed to the connector 243. The auxiliary bars 25 are pivoted on
the connector 243 with ends thereof opposite to the ends with the
hole 251.
[0031] As shown in FIG. 6, the golf club bag 100 of the preferred
embodiment of the present invention has the control bar 22 not
being drawn out and the wheels 30 resting on the bag 11.
[0032] As shown in FIG. 10, the button 223 is pressed to draw the
inner tube 221 out. The wheels 30 keep resting on the bag 11.
[0033] As shown in FIG. 11 to FIG. 13, the inner tube 221 is kept
drawn out continuously until the ring 225 is stopped by the loop
16. In the motion of inner tube 221, the racks 23 move the poles
241 and the wheels 30 via the gear sets 21 respectively from a
collapsed position P1 (referring to FIG. 6) to an extended position
P2 (referring to FIG. 11). The restriction between the wheels 30,
the auxiliary bars 25 and the connector 243 makes the wheels 30
keeping upright to the ground, as shown in FIG. 14.
[0034] On contrary, the handle 22 is exerted to push the inner tube
221 back into the outer tube 224, as shown in FIG. 6, the wheels 30
are moved back to the concave portions of the bag 11 again.
[0035] In conclusion, the golf club bag 100 of the present
invention combines the bag with the cart that convenient user to
use it. The bag 11 and the wheels 30 touch the ground when the golf
club bag 100 of the present invention stands on the ground that
provides a stable condition.
[0036] Although the invention has been explained in relation to its
preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other
possible modifications and variations can be made without departing
from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter
claimed.
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