Golf Club Bag Having Protective Cover

Abstract

A golf club bag includes a barrel, a cover, and an elevating device. The barrel has an outer member and an inner member. The inner member is received in the outer member to form a channel between the outer member and the inner member. The cover has a cover member and a cover ring connected to the cover member. The cover ring and a portion of the cover member are received in the channel of the barrel. The elevating device is received in the channel of the barrel and connected to the barrel and the cover respectively. The elevating device drives the cover to reciprocate along the channel of the barrel.

Claims

1. A golf club bag, comprising: a barrel having an outer member and an inner member, wherein the inner member is received in the outer member and connected to the outer member to form a channel between the outer member and the inner member; a cover having a cover member and a cover ring connected to the cover member, wherein the cover ring and a portion of the cover member are received in the channel of the barrel; and an elevating device received in the channel of the barrel and connected to the barrel and the cover respectively, wherein the elevating device drives the cover to reciprocate along the channel of the barrel.

2. The golf club bag of claim 1, wherein the barrel further includes a channel ring received in channel of the barrel and connected to the outer member, and the cover member and the elevating device pass through the channel ring.

3. The golf club bag of claim 1, wherein the inner member of the barrel has a head frame, a base, and a plurality of bars, and the bars have opposite ends connected to the head frame and the base respectively.

4. The golf club bag of claim 1, wherein the inner member of the barrel has a head frame, a base, and a cylinder, and the head frame and the base are connected to opposite end of the cylinder respectively.

5. The golf club bag of claim 4, wherein the cylinder is formed by two half cylinder members.

6. The golf club bag of claim 1, wherein the elevating device has a plurality of telescoping members, each of which has opposite ends connected to the barrel and the cover respectively.

7. The golf club bag of claim 1, wherein the elevating device includes a plurality of rails and guiding members; the rails are connected to the barrel and the guiding members are connected to the cover; the guiding members movably engage the rails respectively.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] The present invention will be best understood by referring to the following detailed description of some illustrative embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which

[0013] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the cover moving;

[0014] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0015] FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the golf clubs therein;

[0016] FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the cover being moved downwards;

[0017] FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing another elevating device;

[0018] FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the barrel member of a third preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the barrel member of a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention; and

[0020] FIG. 8 is a top view of the fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0021] As shown in FIG. 1, a golf club bag of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a barrel 10 with an opening 12 at a top thereof and a cover 14 connected to the barrel 10 to close the opening 12 of the barrel 10. The cover 14 is provided with a lid 16 at a top thereof. The lid 16 is able to be closed or opened. The cover 14 is able to be reciprocated related to the barrel 10. Golf clubs 18 stored in the barrel 10 will extend out of the cover 14 when the cover 14 is moved downwards and the lid 16 is opened.

[0022] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the barrel 10 includes an outer member 20 and an inner member 30. The inner member 30 is received in the outer member 20 and connected to the outer member 20 at a bottom thereof. The outer member 20 is a barrel-like member with an annular sidewall and a bottom. A skin layer (not shown) is provided on an outer side of the sidewall of the outer member 20.

[0023] The inner member 20 includes a head frame 32, a base 34, and a plurality of bars 36. Opposite ends of the bars 36 are connected to the head frame 32 and the base 34. The base is fixed to the outer member 20.

[0024] A channel 50 is formed between the outer member 20 and the inner member 30 as shown in FIG. 3.

[0025] The golf club bag further includes an elevating device 40 connected to the inner member 30 and the cover 14. The cover 14 is provided with a cover ring 142 on an inner side of a cover member 144 of the cover 14. The cover ring 142 is adjacent to an opening of the cover 14. The elevating device 40 has a pair of telescoping members 42, each of which has three tubes slidably connected to each other in series. The telescoping members 42 have opposite ends connected to the cover 14 and the base 34 of the inner member 30 respectively.

[0026] As a result, the cover 14 is able to be moved up and down, and the cover member 144 and the cover ring 142 are moved in the channel 50 when the cover 14 is moved.

[0027] The present invention further includes channel ring 60 received in the channel 50 and connected to the outer member 20. The channel ring 60 is adjacent to an opening of the barrel 10 to strengthen the shape of the barrel 10 and the shape of the channel 50. The cover 14 and the elevating members 40 pass through the channel ring 60.

[0028] As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, with the combination of the outer member 20, the inner member 30, the elevating device 40, and the cover 14, the cover 14 is moved up and down in the channel 50 to cover the golf clubs when the cover 14 is moved upwards and the lid 16 is closed, and to expose the golf clubs when the cover 14 is moved downwards and the lid 16 is opened.

[0029] FIG. 5 shows a golf club bag of the second preferred embodiment, in which the elevating device 40 includes a plurality of rails 44 and guiding members 46. The rails 44 are received in the channel 50 and connected to the outer member 20 (or the inner member 30). The guiding members 66 are connected to the cover 14 and engage the rails 44. As a result, the cover 14 is moved up and down along the rails 44.

[0030] FIG. 6 shows the inner member 30 of the third preferred embodiment, including a head frame 32, a cylinder 37, and a base 34. The head frame 32 and the base 34 are connected to opposite ends of the cylinder 37 respectively.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 7, it shows another inner member 30, which is similar to the inner member shown in FIG. 6, except that a cylinder 38 is formed by two half cylinder members 39.

[0032] The cylinder 37 or 39 may form a solid sidewall of the channel 50, which is helpful to protection of the elevating device 40 in the channel 50.

[0033] As shown in FIG. 8, a diameter of the head frame 32 is smaller than that of the base 34. The bars 36 have the opposite ends connected to the head frame 32 and the base 34. The elevating device 40 has an end connected to base 34 and is located between the outer member 20 and the head frame 32.

[0034] It must be pointed out that the embodiments described above are only some preferred embodiments of the present invention. All equivalent structures which employ the concepts disclosed in this specification and the appended claims should fall within the scope of the present invention.