U.S. patent number 3,657,774 [Application Number 04/875,414] was granted by the patent office on 1972-04-25 for connector for golf club covers.
Invention is credited to Harry E. Reynolds.
United States Patent |
3,657,774 |
Reynolds |
April 25, 1972 |
CONNECTOR FOR GOLF CLUB COVERS
Abstract
The connector comprises a central carrier from which a plurality
of links extend having a clip on the end which snaps over a ring or
loop on the end of a cover for a golf club head. The link may be
made of a short length of Nylon braided cord which is looped at the
ends and joined in unit relation at one end to a ring with the
loops at the other end provided with a releasable clip. The link
may have the ends of the cord provided with a sleeve containing an
aperture on the end for supporting a clip. The clip at one end of
the link is secured within an aperture of a disc having additional
apertures in which clips of additional links are secured. By
supplying discs with three, four, five or any number of apertures,
the same number of links can be secured thereto to have a cover
connector which the purchaser can have assembled with links of the
same or a series of colors.
Inventors: |
Reynolds; Harry E. (Birmingham,
MI) |
Family
ID: |
25365752 |
Appl.
No.: |
04/875,414 |
Filed: |
November 10, 1969 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
24/298 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63B
60/62 (20151001); Y10T 24/31 (20150115) |
Current International
Class: |
A63B
55/00 (20060101); A44b 021/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;24/73,81,265,3K,73CF,81,265RC,73GC,73ES ;248/361A |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Griffin; Donald A.
Claims
I claim:
1. In a connector for a plurality of golf club head covers, lengths
of cords, metal elements secured on each end of the cords having an
aperture at the extending end, and a platelike supporting element
having a plurality of apertures therethrough to which the aperture
in the metal element at one end of the cords is secured.
2. In a connector as recited in claim 1, wherein a clip is provided
in the apertures at each end of the cords, and wherein the plate is
a disc having spaced apertures near the edge into which the clips
at one end of the cords are secured in spaced relation to form a
unit.
3. In a connector as recited in claim 2, wherein the apertures of
said discs are numbered to correspond to the number of the club
heads protected by the covers.
4. In a connector as recited in claim 2, wherein the cords are of
different colors so that cords of the same or different colors may
be selected to form the unit assembly.
5. In a connector as recited in claim 2, wherein the metal elements
secured to the ends of the cords are sleeve-like and cylindrical in
shape provided with an inwardly extended tongue which retains the
elements on the cord.
6. In a connector as recited in claim 2, wherein a plurality of
discs having a different number of apertures and a plurality of
cords of different colors are provided as a kit permitting the
connector to be built up of a different number of links of the same
or dissimilar colors.
7. In a connector as recited in claim 1, wherein the cords have the
ends reversely formed and secured to the cord body by the metal
elements to provide the end apertures from the end section of the
cords, and a clip supported in each said aperture.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The golf head covers are usually retained as a unit by a leather
thong which is tied to the rings or loops of the covers at spaced
points therealong.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention pertains to a connector for wood golf club head
covers which embodies a plurality of links connected together at
one end with the extending ends provided with a clip which is
removably attached to a ring or loop on the end of the cover. In
one form of the invention, the links are made from a length of cord
having the ends reversely looped with the loop at one end passed
through a ring, such as a key ring, and the other loop provided
with a releasable clip which is securable to the cover.
In another and preferred form of the invention, the link is made
from a length of cord of braided Nylon of different colors. A metal
sleeve is secured to each end of the cord having an aperture in a
projecting end which receives the removable clip so that either end
may be releasably secured to the cover or to a supporting element.
As herein illustrated, the supporting element is a disc of metal
having apertures therethrough which may vary in number depending
upon the number of covers for the heads of wood clubs carried by
the golfer. The golfer may select the color of the links to
harmonize with the color of the bag and covers. Since groups of
links of different colors, such as white, black, red, green, brown
and the like so that he can tell which cover he is removing by the
color of the cord of the link. If four colors are to be used, then
a disc having four apertures will have the links releasably secured
thereto in accordance to the arrangement of colors and/or the
numbers when provided adjacent to each of the apertures.
The ring which is secured in the number one aperture will be
attached to the number 1 cover. The one in the number 2 aperture
will be attached to the number 2 cover and so on with the colors
similarly arranged so that the cover to be removed can be
recognized from the color of the link. All the elements for the
connector will be provided in a kit, and will embody a number of
groups of discs with different apertures provided therein. Groups
of links are arranged in compartments according to the colors
thereof to be readily available to provide the assembly according
to the desires of the golfer. The metal portions of the elements
are preferably made of stainless steel so as to avoid
oxidation.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
FIG. 1 is a broken plan view of a golf bag with the connector
attached to four covers on four heads of wood clubs;
FIG. 2 is a broken enlarged view of the structure illustrated in
FIG. 1, taken within the oval 2 thereof;
FIG. 3 is a view in side elevation of the structure, illustrated in
FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a plan view of a disc having three apertures therein to
which three links can be attached;
FIG. 5 is a view of structure, similarly illustrated in FIG. 1,
showing an additional aperture therein;
FIG. 6 is a view of structure similarly illustrated in FIG. 5,
showing an additional aperture in the discs;
FIG. 7 is a view of a connector similar to that illustrated in FIG.
1, showing another form of the invention, and
FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the structure illustrated in FIG. 7,
taken on the line 8--8 thereof.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The connector 11 is formed as a unit having a central element 12 to
which a plurality of links 13 are secured to the ends of which
covers 14 for golf club heads are secured. The links 13, as
illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, comprises a flexible portion 15 which
may be a chain, cord or the like and is herein illustrated as being
a braided length of Nylon or like cord having a cylindrical sleeve
16 secured to each end and locked therein by a tongue 17 struck
from the wall of the sleeve and forced into the material of the
cord 15. The end of the sleeve 16 is offset and projected at 18 and
provided with an aperture 19 into which a releasable securing clip
21 is inserted and retained on the end of the sleeve.
The central element 12, as illustrated in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, is a
disc 22 to which the clips 21 on one end of the links 13 are
secured. In FIG. 4, the disc 22 is illustrated as having t three
apertures 23 which are numbered 1, 2 and 3. In FIG. 5, the disc 22
is illustrated as having four apertures 23, numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4
while in FIG. 6, the disc 22 is illustrated as having five
apertures 23 numbered 1 to 5.
When the flexible portion 15 is made of plastic filaments, such as
braided Nylon filaments above referred to, the links 13 may be
supplied in a number of different colors so that a selected set may
be of the same color or of different colors according to the whims
of the golfer purchasing the connector. The color scheme can be
employed for designating the cover which is to be removed as well
as the numbers on the disc which will be the same as that on the
cover.
The package in which the elements of the connector are provided
will be made up of a plurality of discs, of circular or other
shapes, having the different number of apertures 23 therein and a
substantial number of links 13 of assorted colors assembled in
different compartments so that the colors may be selected to
conform to the color of the bag and covers or to provide a
varigation of colors conforming to the number on the covers to
which they are to be connected. After the links 13 are attached to
the disc 22 by having the clips 21 inserted in an aperture 23
thereof, the clip 21 on the opposite end is then secured to a ring
or loop 24 on the end of the cover 14 so that the covers will be
secured by the links 13 to the disc 22. With this arrangement,
there can be no tangling of the links and covers with each other
and the cover will be replaced on the club so as to conform to the
number on the disc and the color of the flexible portion 15 of
link.
In FIGS. 7 and 8, a further form of the invention is illustrated
that wherein a flexible link 25 is formed by a cord which has
apertures on the ends formed by a loop at each end secured by a
clip 26 or other means. A ring 27, such as the hinged key ring
herein illustrated, is passed through the apertures or the loops 28
at one end to maintain all of the links 25 in unit relation to each
other. The aperture or loop 29 on the opposite end supports a clip
31 which is attachable to the ring or loop 24 on the cover 14 in
the same manner as illustrated in FIG. 3. The unit connector may be
provided with the links all of the same color or of varigated
colors and may be sold as a unit in a conventional sealed
package.
In either type of connector a unit is provided which permits the
removal of any one of the covers and its application to a golf head
with the assurance that the covers when removed, will not be lost
from becoming separated from the connecting thong as has occurred
in the past. Upon the removal and replacement of the cover, there
will be no entanglement of the links and covers with each other and
by selecting the color of the link or the number on the disc, the
proper cover will be removed from the club head which has been
selected for use.
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