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A golf bag stand for supporting a golf bag and the clubs in it particularly when the bag and clubs are being transported in a motor vehicle. The open end of the bag is maintained in an elevated position with respect to the closed end or heel of the bag which is allowed to rest on the surface on whic

A golf bag stand for supporting a golf bag and the clubs in it particularly when the bag and clubs are being transported in a motor vehicle. The open end of the bag is maintained in an elevated position with respect to the closed end or heel of the bag which is allowed to rest on the surface on which the bag and stand are placed. This orientation of the bag with the club heads in an elevated position tends to reduce or eliminate the tendency of the clubs to slide out of the bag under forces generated by maneuvering the motor vehicle due to the concentration of the weight of a club in the club head. This in turn substantially eliminates damage or marring of the club heads caused by contact between clubs or with other objects or surfaces in the trunk or other cargo space in the vehicle in which the clubs are being transported. The stand can be made inexpensively from a single piece of material, in many cases in one manufacturing operation. The stand is durable, effective and aesthetically pleasing, light, easy to carry and requires no assembly. The stand can be nested and stacked for easy and economical display and shipping, further adding to its practicality. The stand has arcuate cradling edges which engage the outer surface or collar of the bag and a plurality of feet which contact the floor of the cargo space and help hold the stand and golf bag in a stable position. Alternative forms of the stand are shown including one made of wire and one which may be hinged to the bag in a removable manner.

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A golf bag stand for supporting a golf bag and the clubs in it particularly when the bag and clubs are being transported in a motor vehicle. The open end of the bag is maintained in an elevated position with respect to the closed end or heel of the bag which is allowed to rest on the surface on whic

A golf bag stand for supporting a golf bag and the clubs in it particularly when the bag and clubs are being transported in a motor vehicle. The open end of the bag is maintained in an elevated position with respect to the closed end or heel of the bag which is allowed to rest on the surface on which the bag and stand are placed. This orientation of the bag with the club heads in an elevated position tends to reduce or eliminate the tendency of the clubs to slide out of the bag under forces generated by maneuvering the motor vehicle due to the concentration of the weight of a club in the club head. This in turn substantially eliminates damage or marring of the club heads caused by contact between clubs or with other objects or surfaces in the trunk or other cargo space in the vehicle in which the clubs are being transported. The stand can be made inexpensively from a single piece of material, in many cases in one manufacturing operation. The stand is durable, effective and aesthetically pleasing, light, easy to carry and requires no assembly. The stand can be nested and stacked for easy and economical display and shipping, further adding to its practicality. The stand has arcuate cradling edges which engage the outer surface or collar of the bag and a plurality of feet which contact the floor of the cargo space and help hold the stand and golf bag in a stable position. Alternative forms of the stand are shown including one made of wire and one which may be hinged to the bag in a removable manner. ; and a recoil device disposed between the support carriage and the barrel assembly, the recoil device including: a housing containing a hydraulic fluid and having an inner wall defining a first chamber and a second chamber within the housing, the inner wall having at least one orifice connecting the first and second chambers; a piston slidably disposed within the first chamber of the housing; a shuttle valve slidably disposed within the first chamber of the housing and having at least one orifice configured to align with the at least one orifice in the inner wall of the housing to define a fluid passageway between the first and second chambers; and a shuttle valve control operable to generate a magnetic field in response to an applied current to govern the movement of the shuttle valve and thereby control the size of the fluid passageway between the first and second chambers, wherein the shuttle valve control includes a third chamber and a portion of the shuttle valve is slidably disposed within the third chamber. 19. The weapon of claim 18, wherein the third chamber contains a rheological fluid. 20. The weapon of claim 19, wherein the shuttle valve control includes a magnetic field generating device and the rheological fluid is a magneto-rheological fluid. 21. The weapon of claim 20, wherein the magnetic field generating device includes an electro magnet. 22. The weapon of claim 20, wherein the third chamber defines a first cavity adjacent a first surface of the portion of the shuttle valve, a second cavity adjacent a second surface of the portion of the shuttle valve, and a third cavity connecting the first cavity with the second cavity. 23. The weapon of claim 22, wherein the magnetic field acts on the rheological fluid to change the effective viscosity of the rheological fluid to control the flow rate of the Theological fluid