Golf club bag support mechanisms and related methods
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A63B-055/00
F16M-011/38
출원번호
US-0268160
(2011-10-07)
등록번호
US-8752798
(2014-06-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Loudenslager, John H.
출원인 / 주소
Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
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초록
Embodiments of golf bag support mechanisms are disclosed herein. Other examples and related methods are also generally described herein.
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1. A golf bag support mechanism comprising: a bracket comprising: a bracket wall comprising an outer bracket side and an inner bracket side opposite the outer bracket side; anda first dock adjacent to the outer bracket side of the bracket wall;anda first hinge member configured for hinged coupling w
1. A golf bag support mechanism comprising: a bracket comprising: a bracket wall comprising an outer bracket side and an inner bracket side opposite the outer bracket side; anda first dock adjacent to the outer bracket side of the bracket wall;anda first hinge member configured for hinged coupling with the first dock;wherein: the first hinge member comprises: a first top end;a first bottom end opposite the first top end;a first sidewall extended between the first top end and the first bottom end;a first protrusion protruding from the first top end and comprising a stop portion; anda first bore bounded by the first sidewall;a first axis extends between the first top end and the first bottom end of the first hinge member;the first bore is centered about the first axis;the first protrusion comprises: a first protrusion width measured orthogonal to the first axis; anda first protrusion length measured orthogonal to the first axis;the first top end comprises: a first top end width measured orthogonal to the first axis and greater than the first protrusion width; anda first top end length measured orthogonal to the first axis and greater than the first protrusion length;the first dock comprises a first notch extending into the outer bracket side of the bracket wall;the golf bag support mechanism is configurable between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration;when the golf bag support mechanism is in the extended configuration: an extended angle exists between the first axis and the bracket wall; andthe stop portion of the first protrusion is received at least partially within the first notch;the first bore extends into the first bottom end towards the first top end;the first protrusion comprises a first protrusion centerpoint located along the first axis at: a centerpoint of the first protrusion width; anda centerpoint of the first protrusion length;the first top end of the first hinge member comprises a first top end centerpoint located along the first axis at: a centerpoint of the first top end width; anda centerpoint of the top end length;the first protrusion fully bounds the first axis about the first protrusion centerpoint and is centered with respect to the first protrusion centerpoint and the first top end centerpoint;andthe bracket is configured to be coupled to a top bag portion of a golf bag such that the inner bracket side faces toward the golf bag. 2. The golf bag support mechanism of claim 1, wherein: the bracket wall is configured to be coupled with, and substantially parallel to, a bag sidewall at the top bag portion. 3. The golf bag support mechanism of claim 2, wherein: the first bore of the first hinge member is configured to receive a first end of a first support leg; andwhen the golf bag support mechanism is in the extended configuration while coupled to the bag sidewall, while the first end of the first support leg is received in the first bore of the first hinge member, and while a bottom of the golf bag and a second end of the first support leg are supported over a support surface, the stop portion of the first protrusion pushes against a bottom end of the first notch. 4. The golf bag support mechanism of claim 1, wherein: the first notch extends completely through the bracket wall, from the outer bracket side to the inner bracket side of the bracket wall; andwhen the golf bag support mechanism is in the extended configuration, at least part of the first protrusion extends through the first notch from the inner bracket side of the bracket wall to the outer bracket side of the bracket wall. 5. The golf bag support mechanism of claim 1, wherein: the first protrusion comprises one of: a straight oval shape having: first and second rounded ends opposite each other; anda midsection separating the first and second rounded ends from each other and comprising first and second straight-line sides;oran oval shape. 6. The golf bag support mechanism of claim 1, wherein: the stop portion of the first protrusion comprises a rounded protrusion stop surface; a bottom portion of the first notch comprises a rounded notch stop surface that is rounded complementarily with the rounded protrusion stop surface of the stop portion of the first protrusion; andwhen the first hinge member is rotated to establish the extended configuration from the retracted configuration: the rounded protrusion stop surface pushes across the rounded notch stop surface when received therein; andthe rounded notch stop surface resists the push from the rounded protrusion stop surface to stops the rotation of the first hinge member. 7. The golf bag support mechanism of claim 1, further comprising: a first clevis pin configured to hinge the first hinge member to the first dock;wherein: the first dock comprises: a first back wall comprising the first notch; andfirst and second ears coupled substantially perpendicular to, and at opposite ends of, the first back wall;the first ear comprises a first ear aperture;the second ear comprises a second ear aperture;the first hinge member comprises: a first sidewall end of the first sidewall, the first sidewall end comprising a first hinge aperture; anda second sidewall end of the first sidewall and opposite the first sidewall end, the second sidewall end comprising a second hinge aperture;andthe first clevis pin is insertable along a hinge axis of the first hinge member into a hinge position to hinge the first hinge member with the first dock, the hinge position comprising the first clevis pin in the first ear aperture, the first hinge aperture, the first bore, the second hinge aperture, and the second ear aperture. 8. The golf bag support mechanism of claim 7, wherein: the first hinge member comprises: a third sidewall end of the first sidewall, located between the first and second sidewall ends; anda fourth sidewall end of the first sidewall, located between the first and second sidewall ends and opposite the third sidewall end;the first protrusion comprises: a first protrusion end facing towards the third sidewall end; anda second protrusion end facing towards the fourth sidewall end;the first and second protrusion ends are substantially mirror images of each other relative to the hinge axis;andthe first hinge member is insertable into the first dock in either of: a first orientation wherein the third sidewall end faces the first back wall of the first dock when the golf bag support mechanism is in the retracted configuration and the first protrusion end engages the first notch when the golf bag support mechanism is in the extended configuration; ora second orientation wherein the fourth sidewall end faces the first back wall of the first dock when the golf bag support mechanism is in the retracted configuration and the second protrusion end engages the first notch when the golf bag support mechanism is in the extended configuration. 9. The golf bag support mechanism of claim 7, wherein: the first clevis pin comprises: a head end portion comprising a clevis head; andan insertion end portion configured to protrude out of the second ear aperture when the clevis pin is in the hinge position;the insertion end portion is devoid of a retention mechanism; anda maximum thickness of the insertion end portion is complementary to aperture dimensions of each of the first and second ear apertures and the first and second hinge apertures. 10. The golf bag support mechanism of claim 9, wherein: an inner end of the first bore of the first hinge member comprises first and second fingers protruding therefrom;the first clevis pin comprises a first groove between the head end portion and the insertion end portion and at least partially circumscribing the first clevis pin;a distance between the first and second fingers is: complementary with a thickness of the first clevis pin at the first groove; andless than a thickness of the first clevis pin adjacent to either side of the first groove;andthe first and second fingers are configured to straddle the first groove when the first clevis pin is in the hinge position to restrict the clevis pin from sliding out of the hinge position. 11. The golf bag support mechanism of claim 1, wherein: the extended angle comprises between approximately 40 to approximately 60 degrees. 12. The golf bag support mechanism of claim 1, wherein: the bracket wall comprises one or more reinforcing ribs protruding therefrom opposite the first dock and at the inner bracket side of the bracket wall; andat least a first rib of the one or more reinforcing ribs is located below and adjacent to a bottom portion of the first notch. 13. The golf bag support mechanism of claim 1, further comprising: a second hinge member comprising: a second protrusion at a second top end of the second hinge member; anda second axis extended through a centerpoint of the second protrusion;wherein: the bracket further comprises a second dock adjacent to the outer bracket side of the bracket wall;the second hinge member is hingedly coupled with the second dock;when the golf bag support mechanism is in the extended configuration: a second extended angle exists between the second axis and the bracket wall;andthe second extended angle is commensurate with the extended angle. 14. A method for providing a golf bag support mechanism, the method comprising: providing a bracket comprising: a bracket wall comprising an outer bracket side and an inner bracket side opposite the outer bracket side; anda first dock adjacent to the outer bracket side of the bracket wall, the first dock comprising a first notch extending into the outer bracket side of the bracket wall;andproviding a first hinge member comprising: a first top end;a first bottom end opposite the first top end;a first sidewall extended between the first top end and the first bottom end;a first protrusion protruding from the first top end and comprising a stop portion; anda first bore bounded by the first sidewall;providing a first clevis pin configured to hinge the first hinge member to the first dock;wherein: the first hinge member is configured to be hingedly coupled to the first dock;a first axis extends between the first top end and the first bottom end of the first hinge member;the first bore is centered about the first axis;the first protrusion comprises: a first protrusion width measured orthogonal to the first axis; anda first protrusion length measured orthogonal to the first axis;the first top end comprises: a first top end width measured orthogonal to the first axis and greater than the first protrusion width; anda first top end length measured orthogonal to the first axis and greater than the first protrusion length;the golf bag support mechanism is configurable for an extended configuration where: an extended angle exists between the first axis and the bracket wall; andthe stop portion of the first protrusion is received at least partially within the first notch;the first bore extends into the first bottom end towards the first top end;the first protrusion comprises a first protrusion centerpoint located along the first axis at: a centerpoint of the first protrusion width; anda centerpoint of the first protrusion length;the first top end of the first hinge member comprises a first top end centerpoint located along the first axis at: a centerpoint of the first top end width; anda centerpoint of the top end length;the first protrusion fully bounds the first axis about the first protrusion centerpoint and is centered with respect to the first protrusion centerpoint and the first top end centerpoint;the stop portion of the first protrusion comprises a rounded protrusion stop surface at one of: a first protrusion end of the first protrusion; ora second protrusion end of the first protrusion, the second protrusion end being opposite the first protrusion end;providing the bracket comprises: configuring the bracket wall to be coupled with, and substantially parallel to, a bag sidewall of the golf bag;providing the first notch to extend completely through the bracket wall, from the outer bracket side to the inner bracket side of the bracket wall;providing a bottom portion of the first notch to comprise a rounded notch stop surface that is rounded complementarily with the rounded protrusion stop surface of the stop portion of the first protrusion; andproviding the first dock to comprise: a first back wall comprising the first notch; andfirst and second ears coupled substantially perpendicular to, and at opposite ends of, the first back wall, the first ear comprising a first ear aperture,the second ear comprising a second ear aperture;providing the first hinge member comprises: providing a first sidewall end of the first sidewall, the first sidewall end comprising a first hinge aperture;providing a second sidewall end of the first sidewall and opposite the first sidewall end, the second sidewall end comprising a second hinge aperture;providing a third sidewall end of the first sidewall, located between the first and second sidewall ends, and towards the first protrusion end of the first protrusion; andproviding a fourth sidewall end of the first sidewall, located between the first and second sidewall ends, and towards the second protrusion end of the first protrusion;providing the first clevis pin comprises: configuring the first clevis pin to be insertable along a hinge axis of the first hinge member into a hinge position to hinge the first hinge member with the first dock, the hinge position comprising the first clevis pin inserted into the first ear aperture, through the first hinge aperture, the first bore, and the second hinge aperture, and out the second ear aperture;andthe first hinge member is insertable into the first dock in either of: a first orientation wherein the third sidewall end faces the first back wall of the first dock when the golf bag support mechanism is in the retracted configuration and the first protrusion end engages the first notch when the golf bag support mechanism is in the extended configuration; ora second orientation wherein the fourth sidewall end faces the first back wall of the first dock when the golf bag support mechanism is in the retracted configuration and the second protrusion end engages the first notch when the golf bag support mechanism is in the extended configuration. 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising: providing a second hinge member comprising: a second protrusion at a second top end of the second hinge member; anda second axis extended through a centerpoint of the second protrusion;wherein: the first protrusion comprises one of: a straight oval shape having: first and second rounded ends opposite each other; anda midsection separating the first and second rounded ends from each other and comprising first and second straight-line sides;oran oval shape;providing the bracket further comprises: providing a second dock adjacent to the outer bracket side of the bracket wall to hingedly receive the second hinge member;providing the first clevis pin comprises: providing a head end portion comprising a clevis head; andproviding an insertion end portion configured to protrude out of the second ear aperture when the clevis pin is in the hinge position, the insertion end portion being devoid of a retention mechanism; anda maximum thickness of the insertion end portion being complementary to aperture dimensions of each of the first and second ear apertures and the first and second hinge apertures;when the golf bag support mechanism is in the extended configuration: a second extended angle, commensurate with the extended angle, exists between the second axis and the bracket wall;andwhen the golf bag support mechanism is in the extended configuration while coupled to the bag sidewall, while a first end of a first support leg is received in the first bore of the first hinge member, and while a bottom of the golf bag and a second end of the first support leg support the golf bag over a support surface, the stop portion of the first protrusion pushes against a bottom end of the first notch.
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