IP Library Granted Patent US 12,697,922
Granted Patent B2
US 12,697,922 · App. 18/452,280 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Golf bag retention yoke with integrated beverage container holder and/or golf tee holder

Inventors: Paul Edward Morgan (Appling, GA); Marissa Leigh Swart (Martinez, GA)
Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
B60R9/08A63B55/61A63B57/203B60N3/101A63B2225/682
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,697,922
App. No.
18/452,280
Filed
Aug 18, 2023
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3612
USPC
296/37.1
Abstract

A golf bag retention yoke comprising at least one beverage container holder well and/or at least one golf tee holder aperture integrally formed therein. The at least one beverage container holder is structured and operable to removably retain a beverage container and the least one golf tee holder aperture structured and operable to removably retain a golf tee.

Claims (48)

1 . A golf bag retention yoke, said yoke comprising:

at least one beverage container holder well integrally formed therein, wherein the at least one beverage container holder well is structured and operable to removably retain a beverage container;

a pair of arcuate collars comprising a driver's side collar, and a passenger's side collar;

a pair of retention straps comprising a driver's side retention strap and a passenger's side retention strap;

a pair of strap clamps comprising a driver's side strap clamp structured and operable to adjustably retain a distal end of the driver's side retention strap, and a passenger's side strap clamp structured and operable to adjustably retain a distal end of the passenger's side retention strap; and

a pair of lateral arms comprising a driver's side arm that is integrally formed with and extends forward from a distal end of the driver's side collar, and a passenger's side arm that is integrally formed with and extends forward from a distal end of the passenger's side collar, wherein

the at least one beverage holder well is formed in at least one of:

a junction of the driver's side collar and the driver's side arm; and

a junction of the passenger's side collar and the passenger's side arm.

2 . The golf bag retention yoke of claim 1 , wherein the at least one beverage container holder well further comprises a plurality of beverage container holder wells formed at a plurality of locations along the arcuate collars and the lateral arms.

3 . The golf bag retention yoke of claim 1 further comprising at least one golf tee holder aperture structured and operable to removably retain a golf tee.

4 . The golf bag retention yoke of claim 3 further comprising:

a pair of retention straps comprising a driver's side retention strap, and a passenger's side retention strap;

a pair of strap clamps comprising a driver's side strap clamp structured and operable to adjustably retain a distal end of the driver's side retention strap, and a passenger's side strap clamp structured and operable to adjustably retain a distal end of the passenger's side retention strap; and

a pair of lateral arms comprising a driver's side arm that is integrally formed with and extends forward from the distal end of the driver's side collar, and a passenger's side arm that is integrally formed with and extends forward from the distal end of the passenger's side collar, wherein

the at least one golf tee holder aperture is formed in the innermost or centermost portion of the arcuate collars.

5 . The golf bag retention yoke of claim 4 , wherein the at least one golf tee holder aperture comprises a plurality of golf tee holder apertures formed at a plurality of locations along the arcuate collars and the lateral arms.

6 . A golf bag retention yoke, said yoke comprising:

at least one golf tee holder aperture structured and operable to removably retain a golf tee;

a pair of arcuate collars comprising a driver's side collar and a passenger's side collar;

a pair of retention straps comprising a driver's side retention strap, and a passenger's side retention strap; and

a pair of strap clamps comprising a driver's side strap clamp structured and operable to adjustably retain a distal end of the driver's side retention strap, and a passenger's side strap clamp structured and operable to adjustably retain a distal end of the passenger's side retention strap; and

a pair of lateral arms comprising a driver's side arm that is integrally formed with and extends forward from the distal end of the driver's side collar, and a passenger's side arm that is integrally formed with and extends forward from the distal end of the passenger's side collar, wherein

the at least one golf tee holder aperture is formed in the innermost or centermost portion of the arcuate collars.

7 . The golf bag retention yoke of claim 6 , further comprises a plurality of golf tee holder apertures formed at a plurality of locations along the arcuate collars and the lateral arms.

8 . The golf bag retention yoke of claim 6 further comprising at least one beverage container holder well integrally formed therein, wherein the at least one beverage container holder well is structured and operable to removably retain a beverage container.

9 . The golf bag retention yoke of claim 8 further comprising:

a pair of arcuate collars comprising a driver's side collar and a passenger's side collar, wherein the driver's side arm is integrally formed with and extends forward from a distal end of the driver's side collar, and the passenger's side arm that is integrally formed with and extends forward from a distal end of the passenger's side collar;

a pair of retention straps comprising a driver's side retention strap, and a passenger's side retention strap;

a pair of strap clamps comprising a driver's side strap clamp structured and operable to adjustably retain a distal end of the driver's side retention strap, and a passenger's side strap clamp structured and operable to adjustably retain a distal end of the passenger's side retention strap; and

the at least one beverage holder well is formed in at least one of:

a junction of the driver's side collar and the driver's side arm; and

a junction of the passenger's side collar and the passenger's side arm.

10 . The golf bag retention yoke of claim 9 , wherein the at least one beverage container holder well comprises a plurality of beverage container holder wells formed at a plurality of locations along the arcuate collars and the lateral arms.

11 . A golf car, said golf car comprising:

a golf bag retention yoke, wherein the golf bag retention yoke comprises:

at least one beverage container holder well integrally formed therein, wherein the at least one beverage container holder well is structured and operable to removably retain a beverage container;

at least one golf tee holder aperture integrally formed therein and structured and operable to removably retain a golf tee;

a pair of arcuate collars comprising a driver's side collar and a passenger's side collar;

a pair of retention straps comprising a driver's side retention strap, and a passenger's side retention strap;

a pair of strap clamps comprising a driver's side strap clamp structured and operable to adjustably retain a distal end of the driver's side retention strap, and a passenger's side strap clamp structured and operable to adjustably retain a distal end of the passenger's side retention strap; and

a pair of lateral arms comprising a driver's side arm that is integrally formed with and extends forward from the distal end of the driver's side collar, and a passenger's side arm that is integrally formed with and extends forward from the distal end of the passenger's side collar, wherein

the at least one beverage holder well is formed in at least one of:

a junction of the driver's side collar and the driver's side arm; and

a junction of the passenger's side collar and the passenger's side arm.

12 . The golf car of claim 11 , wherein the at least one golf tee holder aperture is formed in the innermost or centermost portion of the arcuate collars.

13 . The golf car of claim 11 , wherein the at least one beverage container holder well further comprises a plurality of beverage container holder wells formed at a plurality of locations along the arcuate collars and the lateral arms.

14 . The golf car of claim 11 , wherein the at least golf tee holder aperture comprises a plurality of golf tee holder apertures formed at a plurality of locations along the arcuate collars and the lateral arms.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 8, 2024
From: TEXTRON INC.
To: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 066420/0274 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2023
From: MORGAN, PAUL EDWARD; SWART, MARISSA LEIGH
To: TEXTRON INC.
Reel/Frame 064647/0007 →
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