US 11,673,031 B2
Golf bag having lightweight top frame with club dividers made of cord material
Ian Burgess, Tiverton, RI (US); Stephanie L. Howard, Boston, MA (US); Duane Marshall, East Greenwich, RI (US); Benjamin J. Beck, Boston, MA (US); Ryan Donovan, Newton, MA (US); Jonathan M. Liston, Somerville, MA (US); and Michael T. McDuffee, Malden, MA (US)
Assigned to Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed by Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed on Nov. 20, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/689,164.
Application 16/689,164 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/689,137, filed on Nov. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0146208 A1, May 20, 2021
Int. Cl. A63B 55/40 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 55/40 (2015.10) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf bag, comprising:
an elongated tubular body for storing golf clubs, the tubular body having a top opening and a closed bottom, and
a top frame mounted on the top opening, the top frame comprising:
a handle sub-assembly having a central handle member with a first end and a second end, the handle sub-assembly extending from a front portion of the top frame; and
a first leg holding bracket for receiving a first leg, and a second leg holding bracket for receiving a second leg, the first and second leg-holding brackets extending from a rear portion of the top frame;
an outer wall extending from the first end of the handle and across the first and second leg holding brackets and to the second end of the handle to form an open loop along the top frame;
a cord assembly comprising a continuous and unitary cord loop with one or more cord segments forming a plurality of cord dividers, the dividers forming a plurality of compartments each configured to receive at least one golf club;
a first cord connector having a first channel and a second channel for receiving at least a portion of the one or more cord segments; and
a second cord connector having a first channel and a second channel for receiving at least another portion of the one or more cord segments;
wherein a first cord divider of the plurality of cord dividers extends through (i) an enclosed interior region of the first channel of the first cord connector and (ii) an enclosed interior region of the first channel of the second cord connector so that the cord is attached to the top frame at first and second frame attachment points, and wherein a second cord divider of the plurality of cord dividers extends through (i) an enclosed interior region of the second channel of the first cord connector and (ii) an enclosed interior region of the second channel of the second cord connector so that the cord is attached to the top frame at third and fourth frame attachment points,
wherein at least one segment of the cord assembly extends across the top frame directly from (i) the enclosed interior region of the first or second channel of the first cord connector to (ii) the enclosed interior region of the first or second channel of the second cord connector.