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Granted Patent B2
US 12708823 · App. 18/969,465 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Golf bag with top cuff

Inventors: Brian R. Poirier (Portsmouth, RI); Paul Robinson (Plainville, MA)
Assignee: Acushnet Company
A63B55/40
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12708823
App. No.
18/969,465
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf bag comprising a bag body with a top opening, a closed bottom, and one or more body panels extending between the top opening and the closed bottom to form a partially enclosed region within the bag body for storing golf equipment; a top cuff arranged along the top opening; and a lining that is extendable around and over the top cuff, wherein a portion of the lining is folded over the top cuff and secured to an inner surface of the top cuff, wherein the one or more body panels comprise (i) a first portion that is directly secured to the inner surface of the top cuff and (ii) a second portion that is indirectly secured to the inner surface of the top cuff.

Claims (24)

1 . A golf bag, comprising:

a bag body with a top opening, a closed bottom, and one or more body panels extending between the top opening and the closed bottom to form a partially enclosed region within the bag body for storing golf equipment;

a top cuff arranged along the top opening, the top cuff comprising (i) a lower member extending along one or more sides of the top cuff, (ii) an upper member extending above the lower member, the upper member forming an uppermost part of the top cuff, and (iii) a window or an aperture provided between the upper member and the lower member; and

a lining that is extendable through the window or the aperture and around the lower member of the top cuff, wherein a portion of the lining is folded over the lower member of the top cuff and secured to an inner surface of the top cuff,

wherein the one or more body panels comprise (i) a first portion that is directly secured to the inner surface of the top cuff and (ii) a second portion that is indirectly secured to the inner surface of the top cuff, wherein the second portion is configured to extend upwards along an outer surface of the top cuff, over the upper member of the top cuff, and back downwards along the inner surface of the top cuff.

2 . The golf bag of claim 1 , wherein the first portion is configured to extend through the window or the aperture.

3 . The golf bag of claim 2 , wherein the second portion is configured to extend around and over an upper edge of the top cuff.

4 . The golf bag of claim 3 , wherein the second portion is secured to the first portion.

5 . The golf bag of claim 3 , wherein the first portion is configured to indirectly secure the second portion to the inner surface of the top cuff.

6 . The golf bag of claim 1 , wherein the first portion and the second portion are configured to overlap a same portion of the inner surface of the top cuff.

7 . The golf bag of claim 1 , wherein the first portion and the second portion are configured to overlap different portions of the inner surface of the top cuff.

8 . The golf bag of claim 1 , wherein the first portion comprises a first set of extensions configured to extend around one or more dividers of the golf bag.

9 . The golf bag of claim 8 , wherein the second portion comprises a second set of extensions configured to extend around the one or more dividers of the golf bag.

10 . The golf bag of claim 9 , wherein the first set of extensions and the second set of extensions are configured to extend around a same divider of the golf bag.

11 . The golf bag of claim 1 , wherein the lining and the one or more body panels are secured along different portions of the inner surface of the top cuff.

12 . The golf bag of claim 1 , further comprising a separate front liner piece that is offset from an upper front side edge of the top cuff.

13 . The golf bag of claim 12 , wherein the top cuff comprises an inner wall that is spaced apart from the inner surface of the top cuff to form a channel slot.

14 . The golf bag of claim 13 , wherein the channel slot is configured to secure the separate front liner piece along a front portion of the inner surface of the top cuff.

15 . The golf bag of claim 13 , wherein the separate front liner piece is configured to extend over an upper edge of the inner wall and through a bottom of the channel slot.

16 . The golf bag of claim 1 , wherein the second portion is configured to extend around the top cuff without passing through the window or the aperture.

17 . The golf bag of claim 1 , wherein the first portion comprises a first side with a first fastener and a second side with a second fastener.

18 . The golf bag of claim 17 , wherein the first fastener is configured to engage the inner surface of the top cuff, and wherein the second fastener is configured to engage one or more other fasteners provided on the second portion.

19 . The golf bag of claim 1 , wherein the second portion comprises a first type of fastener configured to engage the first portion and a second type of fastener configured to engage the top cuff.

20 . The golf bag of claim 19 , wherein the second type of fastener comprises one or more integrated tabs that are insertable into a slot provided along the inner surface of the top cuff.