Golf club and golf accessory carrier

Claim 1

A carrier for golf clubs and golf accessories for use on a par-three golf course, said carrier including: a. first and second equally sized elongate panels only, each of said panels having first and second end edges, and first and second side surfaces, said first side surfaces being at least partially flat and in abutting contact, said second surfaces at least partially defined by a plurality of longitudinal, laterally spaced corrugations, and each of said corrugations cooperating with a part of said flat side surface oppositely disposed thereto to define an elongate cavity in which one of said golf club shafts may be removably disposed, with said cavities laterally offset from one another to removably support said golf clubs in offset positions from one another; b. first means for holding said first and second panels and at least portions of said first side surfaces thereof in abutting contact; c. second means that are laterally aligned and project outwardly in opposite directions from portions of said first side surfaces and formed integral with said first and second panels, said second means cooperating to define an elongate box in which a plurality of golf balls may be carried; d. third means for removably closing said box to maintain said golf balls therein; e. first and second laterally aligned legs pivotally supported from said first and second panels intermediate said first and second end edges thereof, said legs when in a first position extending longitudinally relative to said first and second panels and adjacent thereto, said first and second legs when in a second position extending outwardly from said first and second panels in angularly disposed positions to support said carrier above the ground surface when said first end edges rest on the latter; and f. fourth means extending outwardly from said first and second panels that cooperate to define a handle for carrying said carrier.