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Combination golf caddie car and golf bag

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1972-10-19
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Granted: 1975-08-19
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Expires: 1992-10-19
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Abstract

Abstract A collapsible golf caddie car in which the elements of the caddie car are movable from a collapsed position wholly within a recess in a golf bag to an operative position outside the recess.

Inventors

  • 👤 Tomas Paul Mcdonnell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 07:43
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B55/00; A63B55/60; A63B55/404; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S280/00; Y10S280/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 336 words
A combination golf bag and caddie car comprising: a golf bag container; said container having a first side; an elongated recess into said container through said first side and extending along said container and said container first side; a frame element on said container and communicating into said recess such that a strut extending into said recess can be connected to said frame element; an elongated strut having an upper end that extends into said recess and that is pivotally connected to said frame element at a first pivot; said strut being pivotable about said first pivot out of said recess and wholly into said recess; said strut having a lower end; a handle member including an elongated arm; said handle member having a respective third end that is pivotally connected to said strut intermediate said ends of said strut at a second pivot on said strut, such that drawing said handle member out of said recess pivots said strut out of said recess; said handle member being of a length and being at an orientation to fit within said recess and to be pivotable between a rest position in said recess and alongside said strut and an operative position outside said recess; between said rest and said operative positions, said handle member being swept through an obtuse angle; wheel support legs hingedly connected to said lower end of said strut for movement from a first position in which said wheel support legs lie alongside of and substantially parallel to said strut to a second position in which said wheel support legs are located below and at an angle to said strut and are also located in a plane perpendicular to the motion of said strut under the influence of said handle member; said wheel support legs being movable into both of said first and second positions when said strut is located outside said recess and being at said first position when said strut is located inside said recess; wheels detachably mounted on said support legs.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 336 words
A combination golf bag and caddie car comprising: a golf bag container; said container having a first side; an elongated recess into said container through said first side and extending along said container and said container first side; a frame element on said container and communicating into said recess such that a strut extending into said recess can be connected to said frame element; an elongated strut having an upper end that extends into said recess and that is pivotally connected to said frame element at a first pivot; said strut being pivotable about said first pivot out of said recess and wholly into said recess; said strut having a lower end; a handle member including an elongated arm; said handle member having a respective third end that is pivotally connected to said strut intermediate said ends of said strut at a second pivot on said strut, such that drawing said handle member out of said recess pivots said strut out of said recess; said handle member being of a length and being at an orientation to fit within said recess and to be pivotable between a rest position in said recess and alongside said strut and an operative position outside said recess; between said rest and said operative positions, said handle member being swept through an obtuse angle; wheel support legs hingedly connected to said lower end of said strut for movement from a first position in which said wheel support legs lie alongside of and substantially parallel to said strut to a second position in which said wheel support legs are located below and at an angle to said strut and are also located in a plane perpendicular to the motion of said strut under the influence of said handle member; said wheel support legs being movable into both of said first and second positions when said strut is located outside said recess and being at said first position when said strut is located inside said recess; wheels detachably mounted on said support legs.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 116 words
A portable combination golf bag and caddie car as defined in claim 1, further comprising: a respective first disc to which each said wheel support leg is rigidly connected; a further disc secured to said strut; a common third pivot on and eccentric to said further disc; said first discs being supported eccentric to themselves on said third pivot; said discs and said third pivot being so shaped and positioned that said discs are coaxial when said wheel support legs are in their respective said second positions; a stop member on said strut for engaging said wheel support legs and for stopping further movement thereof in the direction toward said second position of those said legs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 58 words
A portable combination golf bag and caddie car as defined in claim 1, further comprising: latch means pivotally connected at a fourth pivot to said frame element and means on said handle member for being engaged by said latch means; said latch means being adapted to releasably retain and secure said handle member in said operative position thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 66 words
A portable combination golf bag and caddie car as defined in claim 3, wherein said golf bag container has a base; said frame element being disposed at an angle to said base and being inclined, from said container first side having said recess, downwardly toward the opposite side of said container; said frame element serving as a division in the mouth of said golf bag container.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1978-08-18 1979-02-17 1979-08-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1982-08-18 1983-02-17 1983-08-19 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1986-08-18 1987-02-17 1987-08-19 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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