Lightweight carrier for golf clubs

Abstract

A lightweight carrier for golf clubs may comprise a hollow tubular support member, a handle attached to the hollow tubular support member for carrying the carrier and further configured for holding a green repair tool and a ball mark, a club holder upper base attached to the handle and configured for holding golf clubs and tees, and a club holder lower base attached to the tubular support member and configured for holding grips of the golf clubs. The lightweight carrier may further comprise pins extending from the club holder lower base to be pushed into the ground and a pin cover pivotally attached to the club holder lower base and configured to cover the pins when they are not pressed into the ground. The hollow tubular support member may removably store golf balls therein to be released via a manipulation tab.

Description

BACKGROUND[0001]1. Field[0002]The present invention relates to a lightweight golf club holder and carrying device that can be easily carried by a golfer and then maintained in an upright position while the golfer is taking a swing.[0003]2. Related Art[0004]Golfers traditionally must either carry heavy golf bags or transport their clubs by means of electric carts, hand pulled carts, or caddies. Carts and even large golf bags are difficult to maneuver between closely-spaced trees and other obstacles and therefore must often be left behind when a golfer hits a ball out of bounds or into trees. Moreover, golfers sometimes wish to play shorter rounds, perhaps just a few holes, and therefore have no desire for carts or caddies. In such an event, the golfer may wish to use a reduced number of clubs in a lightweight bag or carrier that can be carried without onerous physical effort and through areas that would be difficult to traverse.[0005]However, current lightweight golf club carriers ge...

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Benefits of technology

[0006]The present invention solves some of the above-described problems and provides a distinct advance in the art of lightweight golf club carriers. One embodiment of the invention comprises a golf club carrying apparatus having a hollow tubular support member, a handle attachable to an upper end of the hollow tubular support, a club holder upper base attachable to the handle and/or the hollow tubular support, a club holder lower base attachable to a lower end of the hollow tubular support, one or more pins fixed to the club holder lower base, and a spring-biased pin cover pivotably attached toe the apparatus and configured to cover ends of the pins.

[0007]The hollow tubular support member may be configured to hold golf balls therein and a manipulation tab fixed on the club holder lower base may be actuated outward to release balls out from within the hollow tubular support member. Holes formed in the hollow tubular support member may allow a golfer to visually determine how many balls are held therein. The handle may comprise a

Problems solved by technology

Carts and even large golf bags are difficult to maneuver between closely-spaced trees and other obstacles and therefore must often be left behind when a golfer hits a ball out of bounds or into trees.

However, current lightweight golf club carriers generally allow some movement of golf club heads and shafts, causing them to bang against each other and / or the carrier and to become damaged or scratched.

When the club is inserted into or withdrawn from these elongated tubes, the club shaft is susceptible to banging into an inner wall of the tube, being scratched by upper edges of the tube, or being worn down over time by its sliding contact with the tube.

Present golf club carriers also do not provide means for securely and accessibly holding all of the golf tools that a golfer might need during a round of golf, such as golf clubs, balls, tees, green repair tools or divot repair tools, and ball marks.

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