Golf Bag Sleeves with Adjustable Stoppers for Travel Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traveling with golf clubs presents challenges due to size, weight restrictions, fragility, and difficulty in handling, which can lead to damage and inconvenience at airports.
Innovation Solution
A golf bag design with adjustable sleeves and panels that can transition between playing and travel modes, featuring repositionable stoppers and a club head cover with wheels for protection and ease of transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If golf clubs are placed in a traditional golf bag for travel, then the clubs can be carried, but the clubs are vulnerable to damage and the bag is difficult to handle due to size and weight restrictions
Solution Approach 1:
The golf bag is divided into multiple panels that can be folded and collapsed. The bag structure is segmented into collapsible sections that can be compacted into a smaller volume for travel, making it easier to handle and store while protecting the clubs inside.
Solution Approach 2:
The golf bag transitions from a rigid, expanded state during play to a collapsed, compact state for travel. The dynamic structure allows the bag to adapt its volume and shape, enabling easy handling and storage in small spaces while maintaining club protection when needed.
2Reliability
If golf clubs are secured in fixed positions in the bag, then the clubs are protected from movement, but the clubs cannot be easily accessed or repositioned during play
Solution Approach 1:
The stoppers are designed to be repositionable rather than fixed. Users can adjust the stopper positions along the sleeves to accommodate different club lengths and preferences, then secure them in place during travel. This dynamic positioning system provides both stability when needed and flexibility for access during play.
Solution Approach 2:
The stoppers act as intermediary elements between the club shafts and the bag structure. These intermediate components allow clubs to be securely held at adjustable positions, providing a mediator that enables both stable positioning and easy repositioning by simply moving the stoppers along the sleeves.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the golf bag is designed with multiple compartments for organization, then accessories can be stored separately, but the bag becomes bulkier and heavier
Solution Approach 1:
Accessories and smaller items are nested within the main bag structure or within each other. The organizational compartments are designed to nest efficiently, allowing multiple items to be stored in a compact arrangement that minimizes overall bag volume while maintaining adaptability for organizing various accessories.
4Reliability
If the golf bag structure is rigid to protect clubs, then clubs are protected from damage, but the bag is difficult to fold and store
Solution Approach 1:
The rigid protective structure is segmented into multiple flexible panels connected by hinges or flexible joints. This segmentation allows the bag to maintain rigidity and protection when expanded, while enabling easy folding and collapsing when needed for storage or travel, resolving the contradiction between structural integrity and foldability.
Data Source
AI summary
A bag is described for carrying a set of golf clubs while playing golf and while traveling. The bag includes at least two panels, with each panel including a first face and an opposite second face. The first face includes sleeves for insertion of shafts of golf clubs together with repositionable stoppers for engaging the ends of the golf club shaft. In this way, the height that each of the golf clubs extends beyond the panels is set by the position of the stoppers. These at least two panels are connected in such a way so as to provide a playing mode with the first faces facing outward, thus providing access to the golf clubs, and so as to provide a travel mode with the first faces facing inward, thus protecting the golf clubs while travelling.