Golf bag support stand

Claim 1

A support stand for supporting an elongate bag such as a golf bag or the like, comprising a mounting member adapted to be attached to an upper portion of said bag, said member having inner and outer clamp sections and means for clamping said sections tightly against inner and outer surfaces of the bag, first and second legs mounted on said member for swinging in first and second planes, respectively, toward and away from said bag when said member is attached thereto, means producing swinging of said second leg through a defined angle within its plane as said first leg is swung through a defined, proportionately smaller angle within its plane, said producing means including a guide member pivotally mounted on said mounting member for swinging toward and away from said bag, when said mounting member is attached thereto, said guide member having an elongate substantially linear slot, the axis of which is asymmetric with respect to said first and second planes, through which slot upper portions of said legs are received for shifting therealong, a disc pivotally mounted on said mounting member from which one of said legs extends, said disc including a pair of notches formed thereon, detent means connected to said mounting member including a flexible arm provided with a detent operable for releasably locking said legs in their extended and retracted positions by engaging a selected notch formed on said disc, and a third leg attached to said mounting member and positioned to extend into the bag, substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof, when said mounting member is attached to the bag.