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Granted Patent B2
US 11,077,345 · App. 16/200,280 · Granted Aug 3, 2021

Sub-assembly for a golf bag and a golf bag system for recipient self-assembly

Inventors: James Martell (Phoenix, AZ); John Loudenslager (Austin, TX); Brian McGuire (Phoenix, AZ); Ryan Bruce (Phoenix, AZ); David Higdon (Phoenix, AZ)
Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
A63B55/40A63B55/20A63B55/408A63B55/53A63B55/57
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Patent No.
US 11,077,345
App. No.
16/200,280
Granted
Aug 3, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf bag includes a collapsible sub-assembly including a divider top and a base, a plurality of first snap-fit connectors provided around a portion of an outer perimeter of the divider top, and a flat having a divider top end opposite a base end, an interior side, and an exterior side. The flat includes a plurality of second snap-fit connectors provided along a portion of the divider top end. The flat attaches to the sub-assembly by mating snap-fit engagement of the plurality of first snap-fit connectors around the divider top with the plurality of second snap-fit connectors along the divider top end.

Claims (61)

1. A golf bag comprising:

a divider top;

a base;

a flat extending between the divider top and the base;

a pocket coupled to the flat; and

a shoe pocket coupled to the pocket;

wherein the shoe pocket is configuration to be adjusted between a deployed configuration and a stored configuration; and

wherein the shoe pocket is configured to pivot relative to the pocket between the deployed configuration and the stored configured.

2. The golf bag of claim 1 wherein the shoe pocket is positioned between the flat and the pocket in the stored configuration.

3. The golf bag of claim 1 , further comprising a storage channel configured to receive the shoe pocket in the stored configuration.

4. The golf bag of claim 3 , wherein the storage channel is partially defined by the flat, and partially defined by a pocket coupled to the flat.

5. The golf bag of claim 3 , further comprising an access port positioned along a portion of a seam between the flat and a pocket coupled to the flat,

the access port configured to provide access to the storage channel.

6. The golf bag of claim 1 , wherein in the deployed configuration, the shoe pocket is exposed, and

wherein in the stored configuration, the shoe pocket is received by a storage channel.

7. The golf bag of claim 1 , wherein the shoe pocket defines an opening that leads to a compartment,

the opening including an elastic material configured to bias inward to reduce the size of the opening.

8. The golf bag of claim 1 , wherein the flat includes a first end coupled to the divider top, and a second end coupled to the base.

9. The golf bag of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of first apertures provided through a portion of the base;

a plurality of second apertures provided though the flat at a base end; and

a strip having a plurality of fasteners positioned on the strip, the flat configured to overlap a portion of the base to align the first apertures with the second apertures,

each of the aligned first and second apertures configured to receive one of the fasteners on the strip to couple the flat to the base.

10. The golf bag of claim 9 , further comprising:

a plurality of third apertures provided through a portion of the divider top;

a plurality of fourth apertures provided though the flat at a divider top end; and

a second strip having a plurality of second fasteners positioned on the strip,

the flat configured to overlap a portion of the divider top to align the third apertures with the fourth apertures,

each of the aligned third and fourth apertures configured to receive one of the second fasteners on the second strip to couple the flat to the divider top.

11. The golf bag of claim 1 , further comprising a stay having a first hinge coupled to one end of the stay and a second hinge coupled to a second, opposing end of the stay,

wherein the divider top is coupled to the first hinge and the base is coupled to the second hinge, and

wherein the divider top is configured to pivot at the first hinge relative to the stay, and the base is configured to pivot at the second hinge relative to the stay.

12. A golf bag comprising:

a divider top;

a base;

a flat extending between the divider top and the base; and

a shoe pocket coupled to a portion of the flat;

wherein the shoe pocket is configured to be adjusted between a deployed configuration and a stored configuration;

wherein in the deployed configuration, the shoe pocket is exposed, and

wherein in the stored configuration, the shoe pocket is received by a storage channel.

13. The golf bag of claim 12 , further comprising a pocket coupled to the flat, wherein the shoe pocket is positioned between the flat and the pocket in the stored configuration.

14. The golf bag of claim 13 , wherein the flat and the pocket define the storage channel configured to receive the shoe pocket in the stored configuration.

15. The golf bag of claim 14 , further comprising an access port positioned along a portion of a seam between the flat and a pocket coupled to the flat,

the access port configured to provide access to the storage channel.

16. The golf bag of claim 12 , wherein the shoe pocket defines an opening that leads to a compartment,

the opening including an elastic material configured to bias inward to reduce the size of the opening.

17. The golf bag of claim 12 , further comprising:

a plurality of first apertures provided through a portion of the base;

a plurality of second apertures provided through the flat at a base end; and

a strip having a plurality of fasteners positioned on the strip,

the flat configured to overlap a portion of the base to align the first apertures with the second apertures,

each of the aligned first and second apertures configured to receive one of the fasteners on the strip to couple the flat to the base.

18. The golf bag of claim 17 , further comprising:

a plurality of third apertures provided through a portion of the divider top;

a plurality of fourth apertures provided through the flat at a divider top end; and

a second strip having a plurality of second fasteners positioned on the strip,

the flat configured to overlap a portion of the divider top to align the third apertures with the fourth apertures,

each of the aligned third and fourth apertures configured to receive one of the second fasteners on the second strip to couple the flat to the divider top.

19. The golf bag of claim 12 , further comprising a stay having a first hinge coupled to one end of the stay and a second hinge coupled to a second, opposing end of the stay,

wherein the divider top is coupled to the first hinge and the base is coupled to the second hinge, and

wherein the divider top is configured to pivot at the first hinge relative to the stay, and the base is configured to pivot at the second hinge relative to the stay.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2019
From: BRUCE, RYAN
To: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050872/0075 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2018
From: MARTELL, JAMES; LOUDENSLAGER, JOHN; MCGUIRE, BRIAN; HIGDON, DAVID
To: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047747/0732 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 15437337 · Feb 20, 2017
Continuation 15405154 · Jan 12, 2017
Continuation 15058414 · Mar 2, 2016
Provisional Application 62295567 · Feb 16, 2016
Provisional Application 62211568 · Aug 28, 2015
Provisional Application 62151155 · Apr 22, 2015
Provisional Application 62127033 · Mar 2, 2015
Related Publication 20190091531A1 · Mar 28, 2019
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