US4181167A
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Club organizer for golf bag
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-06-16
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Granted: 1980-01-01
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Expires: 1998-06-16
Abstract
Abstract A club organizer having a round base provided with fourteen spaced tubes for receiving the end of the club shafts; reflective elements inwardly disposed relative to each tube to aid in locating the tubes; an open top connected to the base by a plurality of rods shorter than the length of the clubs; a club holder of resilient elastomeric material is secured to the top and has along its inner periphery a series of fourteen laterally spaced resilient notches communicating with the open center of the holder by a slot. The organizer is of a size suitble for insertion in a conventional golf bag.
Inventors
- 👤 Leo J. Ret
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 20:39
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B55/00; A63B55/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A club organizer for the golf bag comprising a base having plurality of openings spaced along its periphery for each receiving the end of a golf club shaft; a top having an open center; rods securing said base and said top; said top having a plurality of tabs extending inwardly toward said open center; each tab having arcuate side portions forming fixed notches between the outer periphery of said top and said open center; a club holder formed of resilient elastomeric material secured to said top; said holder formed with a plurality of resilient notches each of which is aligned with a said fixed notch between a pair of tabs for yieldingly gripping the shaft of a golf club near the head thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A club organizer for the golf bag comprising a base having plurality of openings spaced along its periphery for each receiving the end of a golf club shaft; a top having an open center; rods securing said base and said top; said top having a plurality of tabs extending inwardly toward said open center; each tab having arcuate side portions forming fixed notches between the outer periphery of said top and said open center; a club holder formed of resilient elastomeric material secured to said top; said holder formed with a plurality of resilient notches each of which is aligned with a said fixed notch between a pair of tabs for yieldingly gripping the shaft of a golf club near the head thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The invention as recited in claim 1, wherein a slot about 1/8 inch wide connects each of said resilient notches with said open center.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The invention as recited in claim 1, wherein said openings in said base contain a metal tube.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The invention as recited in claim 1, wherein reflecting strips are fixed inwardly adjacent each of said openings.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The invention as recited in claim 1, wherein said club organizer is contained in a golf bag.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1982-12-31 | 1983-07-02 | 1984-01-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1986-12-31 | 1987-07-02 | 1988-01-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1990-12-31 | 1991-07-02 | 1992-01-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |