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Golf Club Head Cover with Trunk Handle

a golf club and trunk handle technology, applied in the field of golf club head covers, can solve the problems of many golfers' unusual shapes, insufficient grasping of the surface of the head cover, and many drivers' problems, and achieve the effect of facilitating the removal of the head cover and reducing or eliminating the tearing

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-05-08
TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP
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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a solution for golf club heads having large volume. The invention provides a head cover with a trunk handle portion that allows for easy removal from a golf club with a large volume club head. The trunk handle portion reduces tearing associated with prior art head covers. The golf club head cover has a front portion, side portions, back portion, neck portion, and trunk handle portion. The trunk handle portion has an aperture for placement of a user's fingers for pulling the golf club head cover off of a golf club. The front portion, side portions, and back portion define a top section of an interior chamber of the golf club head cover that can accommodate a golf club head having a volume of at least 460 cubic centimeters.

Problems solved by technology

Further, many of today's drivers have uncommon shapes.
These two factors create a problem for many golfers when it comes to removing a head cover from a driver.
Just grasping the surface of the head cover isn't sufficient for some golfers to remove the head cover from the golf club.
This can often lead to an added distraction from the golfer's game.
However, these solutions result in a force exerted on a single small region of the head cover, often resulting in the tearing of the head cover, or accidental removal of the tab or extension.

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[0021]As shown in FIGS. 1-5, a golf club head cover is generally designated 10. The head cover 10 has a body 12 which generally includes a front portion 14, a first side portion 16, a second side portion 18, a back portion 20 and a neck portion 22. The body 12 defines an interior chamber 26 for placement of a portion of a golf club therein. The interior chamber 26 is accessed through an opening 24 at a lower end of the neck portion 22. The front portion 14 has a top section 28 with an exterior surface 58.

[0022]The head cover 10 preferably has a length, LH, as shown in FIG. 3, ranging from 30 centimeters to 60 centimeters, and more preferably from 35 centimeters to 45 centimeters, and most preferably 40 centimeters. The length, LH, is measured from a upper forward edge 56 of the top section 28 of the front portion 14 to an opening edge 54 at the opening 24 of the neck portion 22. The neck portion 22 preferably has a length, LN, that preferably ranges from 10 centimeters to 30 centime...

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Abstract

A golf club head cover (10) with a trunk handle portion (30) for facilitating the removal of the golf club head cover (10) from a golf club with a large volume club head is disclosed herein. The head cover (10) preferably has a body (12) with a top section (28). The trunk handle portion (30) is attached to an exterior surface (58) of the top section (28). The body defines an interior chamber (26) which can accommodate a golf club with a club head having a volume of 460 cubic centimeters.

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CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not ApplicableSTATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not ApplicableBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]1. Field of the Invention[0004]The present invention relates to golf club head covers. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head covers for drivers and fairway woods.[0005]2. Description of the Related Art[0006]Today's drivers have golf club heads having a volume of approximately 460 cubic centimeters. Further, many of today's drivers have uncommon shapes. These two factors create a problem for many golfers when it comes to removing a head cover from a driver. Just grasping the surface of the head cover isn't sufficient for some golfers to remove the head cover from the golf club. This can often lead to an added distraction from the golfer's game.[0007]Some head covers have tabs or extensions of cloth on the top of the head cover to provide a grasping means for removing the head cove...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D65/02
CPCA63B55/007A63B60/62
Inventor NOYES, MARKBROOKSHIRE-HERRON, CATHERINE
Owner TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP