Quick-Release Golf Club Holder for Stable Upright Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing golf club holders are bulky, cumbersome, and unstable, leading to issues such as misplacement, contamination, and disruption of a golfer's focus and rhythm, especially on uneven terrain or in windy conditions.
Innovation Solution
A golf club holder with a ground penetrating spike and a quick release golf club shaft coupling featuring guide clips that allow for easy attachment and detachment of golf clubs, maintaining them in an upright position without contact with the ground, using a friction fit mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional golf club holders are used to support golf clubs, then the clubs can be held upright, but the holders become bulky and difficult to use
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is divided into distinct functional segments: a ground penetrating spike for anchoring, a backing member for structural support, and a quick release shaft coupling for club attachment. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, reducing overall complexity while maintaining reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The shaft coupling mechanism features nested components where guide clips are positioned within the coupling structure, and the club shaft inserts into the slot formed by these nested elements. This nested arrangement achieves stable club retention within a compact form factor.
2Reliability
If traditional golf club holders are used, then clubs can be supported, but they are cumbersome and cause misplacement
Solution Approach 1:
The quick release shaft coupling employs a dynamic retention mechanism where the club shaft is inserted laterally into a slot and then rotated to engage guide clips that friction-fit around the shaft. This dynamic two-step process ensures reliable retention while allowing rapid release by reversing the steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide clips are positioned and oriented to automatically engage the club shaft through friction fit upon rotation, without requiring additional fastening operations. The structure itself provides the retention mechanism, eliminating the need for separate fasteners or complex locking systems.
3Ease of operation
If clubs are placed on the ground, then easy access is achieved, but contamination and disruption of focus occur
Solution Approach 1:
The holder acts as an intermediary device between the ground and the golf clubs. The ground penetrating spike anchors the holder in the ground, while the shaft coupling elevates and secures the club shaft above ground level. This intermediary structure provides easy club access while preventing direct ground contact and associated contamination.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The holder provides stable, compact, and efficient support for golf clubs, reducing the risk of contamination and maintaining focus by allowing easy access and quick retrieval, enhancing performance and convenience on the golf course.
Implementation Method 1
a ground penetrating spike
Implementation Method 2
using a friction fit mechanism
Data Source
AI summary
A golf club holder has: a ground penetrating spike; and a quick release golf club shaft coupling with guide clips that open away from one another in opposite directions, and that are coaxial with one another and spaced to define a shaft receiving slot therebetween. A golf club holder may have: a ground penetrating spike; and a quick release golf club shaft coupling that is structured to receive and retain a golf club shaft by, in sequence: a first movement where a golf club shaft inserts a shaft receiving slot of the quick release golf club shaft coupling; and a second movement where the golf club shaft coupling rotates relative to the golf club shaft to reversibly retain the golf club shaft in the quick release golf club shaft coupling.