Cord Divider Top Frame for Lightweight Golf Bag Organization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Golf bags need to be lightweight, durable, and comfortable to carry while effectively organizing and protecting golf clubs during a round of play, as existing designs fail to balance these requirements, and existing golf bags fail to efficiently organize and protect the clubs. The golf bags need to be lightweight, durable, and comfortable to carry, and easy to use and include other advantageous properties and features.
Innovation Solution
A golf bag with a top frame made of lightweight materials, such as aluminum or carbon fiber, featuring a three-dimensional printed structure and cord dividers that form compartments for organizing clubs, and a handle and leg assembly for easy carrying.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional golf bags are designed to carry many items and provide adequate support, then durability and organizational capability are improved, but weight increases leading to fatigue during long rounds
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by transitioning from traditional heavy metal frames to lightweight metal alloys and composite materials. The top frame uses lightweight metal while the bottom frame uses composite materials, significantly reducing overall bag weight while maintaining structural strength and durability through optimized material properties and frame geometry.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs composite materials extensively - the bottom frame combines composite materials with metal components, the club dividers use composite construction, and the overall bag integrates multiple materials (lightweight metal, composite, fabric) to achieve optimal strength-to-weight ratio, reducing fatigue during long rounds while maintaining durability.
2Ease of manufacture
If traditional club dividers are made of fabric or flexible plate material connected with Velcro, then ease of manufacture is improved, but organizational effectiveness and club protection are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the club divider construction by changing material parameters from soft fabric to rigid lightweight metal and composite materials. This provides superior club organization, separation, and protection while maintaining ease of manufacture through standardized connector designs and modular assembly processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the club storage area into multiple compartments using individual club dividers that can be independently adjusted and positioned. Each divider creates separate sections for different club types, improving organizational effectiveness while the modular design maintains manufacturing simplicity.
3Strength
If the top frame is designed with complex structures for adequate support, then mechanical strength is improved, but weight increases reducing portability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by optimizing frame geometry and material properties - using lightweight metal alloys with high strength-to-weight ratios, optimizing tube diameters and wall thicknesses, and designing efficient structural configurations that provide adequate mechanical support while minimizing weight for enhanced portability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates dynamics through the adjustable leg mechanism with multiple positions that adapt to different playing conditions and terrain. The legs can be extended or retracted as needed, providing dynamic support adjustment without adding permanent weight, and the flexible yet strong material selection allows for controlled flexibility in the frame structure.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure generally relates to golf bags comprising a cord assembly configured to form a plurality of cord dividers that extend across a top opening of the golf bag to define a plurality of compartments for receiving a golf club. The golf bags may comprise a cord connector having a housing with a first channel and a second channel configured to receive one or more segments of the cord assembly. A plurality of cord segments of the cord assembly may extend through each of the first and second channels of the cord connector. The plurality of cord segments may correspond to different cord dividers.