US1485113A - Golf-bag support - Google Patents

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Feb. 26 ,1924. ,485,E13

F. W. DE BLIEUX GOLF BAG SUPPORT Filed Oct. 9. 1922 INVENOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patente Feb. 26, i924.

FRNCOIS W. DE BLIEUX, 0]! CHICAGO, ILLNOIS.

GOLF-BAG SUPPORT.

Application filed October 9, 1922. Serial No. 593,371.

.To aZZ whom 2't may concern:

lBe it known that I, FRANOIS W. DE BLTK, a citizen of the United States, residin et Chicago, in the county of Cook and btete of Illinois have. invented certain new and useful Improvements in Golf-Bag upports, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to improvements in golf bag supports and its primary object is to provide a simple article of manufacture adapted to be instantly attaohed to a golf beg to support the same, while in use, in a predetermined position; the support being instantly detachable from the bag et Will: More specifically the invention comprises a support formed preferably of a single piece of material comprising flexible legs connected by a bag-engaging head, said legs being normelly disposed in open or operelive position but capable of a closed inopev etive position wherein they may be retained by 1-; sliding hoolr arrsnged thereupon and formed of a separate piece of meteriel. The support is of such size that, when detached, it may easily be carried in the golf bag together With the usual golf clubs, or it may l)e conveniently carried in the poeket or hand bag of the ployer.

By the use of my support the golf bag is supported et Substantially a angle with the ground With its open end uppe1most so that the protruding clubs may be reodily removed or other clubs inserted, by the ployer without the necessity of stooping, the nocessity of employing a caddie being rendered practically unnecessary.

.lhe invention consists in the combination and arrangement et parts to be hereinafter fully described, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing which forms 3 pont of this application and in which Fig. 1 is a view of my improved golf oag support illustrating its application.

Fig. 2 is sa. perspective view of the device with the legs in open position.

Fig. 3 is a plan view With the legs in closed position.

Like reference charaeters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The reference numerals 1, 2 denote the legs of the support formd. preferaoly thronghout the greeter portion of their iensgth of twist ed Wire, eech of said legs termineing et one and in a rounded foot 3 s0 formed that it will not dig into or mar the green when the support is in use. Each leg beyond its twisted portion is bent to form a single oeil 4 beyond which it merges into the head 5 which is composed of the aligned portions 6, 7 that are direct extensions from the legs, which merge into the lateral converging portions 8, 9, each of which is formed with a single oeil 10, said lateral portions being finally bent bock parallel to themselves to form the portions 11, 12 spaoed from the said portions 8, 9 and connected by the slightly eurved lip 13 which is spaced a short distance a,way from the ooils 10 With which it cooperates when the support is in engagement -with the golf bag 14.

in use the head 5 is placed in engagement with the mouth of the golf bag. the strand portions 11, 12 and lip 13 being disposed inside the mouth of the bag and the balance of the head 5 outside the bag and that member is firmly held in frictional embrace by the bond-portions enumerated, by the coils 10 and by the head portions 6, 7, the player 01' user npplying the support to the bag by firmly graspmg the legs l, 2 and placing the strand portions 11', 12 and lip 13 upon the inside of the bag and then exerting pressure te force the mouth of the long between the spaced portions of the head. The purpose of the coils4 is to yieldingly spread the free ends of the legs apart thus retaining the support in operative position.

An- S-shaped hook 15 slidably connecte the legs 1, 2 and in one position upon the same, adjacent the coils 4, acte merely as en idler but when mmed to a position adjacent the feet 3, as shown in Fig. 3, serves to bring the legs togetheil This is the position of the device when not in use as it thon occupies the minimum space and may be readily transported in the golf bag or in the players pocket or l1and long. The support is removed from the bag loy merely lifting or rsising it off the mouth of the samo.

What is elaimed is:-

1. In a golf bag support, a head comprising spaced lateral portions, coils formed in said lsteral portions. said spaced lateral portions being lient throughout :1 portion of their length to form parallel spaced portiens, a lip connecting said spaoed parallel portions for cooperation therewith and with said coils to efiect frictional engagement With the mciuth of the beg, legs integral with said head and adapted yield-ingly t0 spread apm as they recede herefrom,and lelism at W1, and feet terminaing sald means for retanng said legs in parallelism legs. when said head is disengaged fr0m tnc bag. in testimony ha daim the foregong 2. En 21 golf bag support, a head comprisas my own have neret0 aflxed my signa- 5 ing inegml spaced gorsions adapted for tare in the prcsence 015 tWO subscribing wit frictional engagement with the mou;h of nesses.

fche 021g legs extending from said head and FRANCS W. DE BLEUK. adaptd y1eldmgly t0 spread apart as the; W1tnesses: recede therefrom, a bock shdable upon sa1d V.. L. &mmm

w egs whereby they may be reaned in paral- U. S, GEKSNGEB.

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