US2521573A - Golf bag - Google Patents

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2 Sheets-Sheet 1 GOLF BAG l. H. FILLER EI'AL- Sept. 5, 1950 Filed Jan. 29, 194e Sept 5, 1950 l. H. FILLERETAL 2,521,573

GOLF BAG f 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 29, 1948 Patented Sept. 5, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE- .il

2,521,573 GoLF AG rving n. ricer", Washington, D; ogandrvictor H. Olmsted, Rockville, Md. Application January 29, i943', seriai N. 5,668

401mm. (on 150m-#1.5)

The present invention relates to a uniquely constructed golf bag provided With means -for receiving and carrying a thermos jar container for hot or cold beverages for consumption by the player. Y Y

t is wellappreciated that the gaine of golf is played on a golf course embracing eighteen holes andthe average golfer usually covers about ve miles in the playing of an eighteen hole course. l

A great many golf courses are devoid of drinking' fountains and often extend to points remote from the' clubhouse or any such location where drinking water or other beverages are obtainable.

The game of golf is quite universally played and it is played throughout all seasons of the year. In the heatrof summer the players, often become extremely thirsty and crave a refreshing cold drink. This craving often adds yto the mental hazard to say nothing of the physial discomfort encountered by the player. In the cold of winter the craving for a hot cup of coffee is equally pronounced. n

In order to provide the instrumentalities for supplying the beverage needs to the players, the present invention contemplates a golf bag structure providedwith means rfor accorrlmodating` a thermos jar' beverage' container adapted to' be heldin a position for the ready dispensing of the beverage therefrom without removal of the thermos' jar container from its assembled position in the golf bag and Without in any Way disturbing the normal use of the golf bag for carryingv the players'c'lubs and equipment.

It is', therefore, the broad object of the present invention to' provide a' golf bag with a unitary thermos jar supporting means so positionedas to permit the' dispensing of beverages fromv the thermos jar Without disassembly of the parts or interference with the norr'nal4 uses of the golf bag.

It is a more specic object of the invention to provide a golf bag having a thermos jar sup'- porting and carrying means associated therewith so constructed that the beverage dispensing spigot or valve Will be shielded against damage during normal use of the golf bag.

It is also an' object of the invention to provide meansl for receiving and holding a drinking cup during the dispensing' of a beverage from' the thermos jar Without any interference with the normal uses'of the golf bag.

Other and more specific objects and advantagesloffthe present invention will appear'as the description thereof proceeds. The invention Will be described connection ifith the accorniiari-y-V 2 in'g drawings forming a' part hereof, and' in Which Figure l' constitutes a top plan viev of the' golf bag of the' present invention with'c'ertai'n parts shown in section'; y

' Figure 2 is a' side elevation o'f'the'v g'l bagwith certain parts .broken away and illu'strating` the 'beverage' access nap' in open position;

Figure 3v is' ay detailed cross-sectional view along the line 3:3 of Figure' 2 Figure 4 is ay transverse cross-'sectional iie'w along the line l2-4v of Figure 2;

Figure 5' is a plan View of an' alternative enib'odiment;

Figure 6' is a side elevational view of the lirbodiment of Figure 5'v with certain parts breken away' for clarification of illustrati'onj rFigure 7 is a cross-sectional View along' the line 1"-:1 of Figure 6, and

Figure 8 is a detailed showing f a suitable modiiied'form o'f al thermos jar container foi employment in association' vsithl the' golf bag' of the present' invention.

lReferring toV Figures 1' and 2,' the raiir body of the golf bag is'showrr at mand isprov'rded with a rigid bottom section i I' which may be ap"- propriately reinforced to insure retention of the cross sectionalV vconfiguration of the bag. In the embodimentY of Figures l and' 2, thel topA of the bag is provided with a continuous reinforcing strip l2 extendingco'mpletelfy around the top of the? bag wall I0; For the purpose of retaining the individual clubsin proper and predetermined position in the bag, an' elongated stripl I3 is pro'- vided anchored at one end as shown at' il and at its opposite end as indicated at l5 (Fig. l) Th'e stri-p |13 is formed into individual loops I6` and is secured to the bag wall through the' medium of suitable adhesive or stitching atfthe intermediate points as indicated at' il. In'this Way, eachfloop I5 providesan individual receiving and supporting means fora single club ofv thev set. 'YI-he shaft of the club can be readily passed dovvnthroughl Coming now to a description of the thermos jar receiving means, it will be observed by reference to Figure 1 that a casing 23 is provided having a cylindrical central compartment 24 which is eccentrically located with reference to the circular portion 22 of the golf bag wall. This eccentric positioning of the cylindrical opening 24 is occasioned by the fact that the casing 23 is so constructed as to provide the substantially radially extending shoulders or walls 25 and 26 defining the vertical channel 21 through which the spigot or faucet 28 at the bottom of the thermos jar 29 may freely pass. These ribs 25 and 25 provide protection for the spigot 28 and insure against the same being broken olf or damaged in the normal use of the golf bag.

The casing 23 is secured to the semicircular portion 22 of the wall I0 of the golf bag throughout the area of contact between said wall 22 and the casing 23. The casing 23 may be formed of metal or some molded, rigid plastic material. The bond between the circular wall portion 22 ofil the wall bag I and the casing 23 is preferably provided-through the medi-um of an effective adhesive appropriate for the bonding of metal to leather, fabric, and the like. A urea formaldev-hyderesin type adhesive has been found practical but it will be appreciated that the particular composition of the adhesive employed in the bonding of the casing 23 to the circular portion lbottom construction. It is provided with a transversely extending shelf 32 on which the bottom 29 of the thermos jar is adapted to be seated. Below the shelf 32 a' complemental bottom portion 33 of the casing is provided and the space between the shelf 32 and the complementa] bottom portion 33 serves as a receptacle for a collapsible drink- -ing cup when not in use. At the inner end of the complementary portion 33 of the bottom of section 23 a downwardly extending section 34 is provided which terminates in the transversely extending bottom portion 35, Vthe latter having an upturned rim 36. A drinking cup such as indicated at 31 is adapted to be seated on the transverse bottom portion 35 and is readily accommodated below the bottom of the thermos .lar 29 and the spigot or faucet 28.` This faucet 28 is suitably *provided with a spring-pressed valve member 38 which may be readily depressed to open the valve and permit the beverage to flow from the thermos jar into the drinking cup 31. Upon release of the valve plunger 38, the valve is immediately, closed and the remaining contents of the thermos jar preserved. By virtue of the arrangement for therpositioning 0f the drinking cup 31. immediately below the spigot or faucet 28, noneof the beverage is permitted to contact the golf bag or anyof the parts thereof and thus any soiling of the bag by the liquid contents of the thermos jar is completely obviated. Access to the spigot 28 and the valve plunger 38 aswell as to the drinking cup 31 is had through the access flap 39 shown in open position in Figures 2 and 3. The access flap 39 may advantageously be 'provided with a continuous fastener of the "zipper type as indicated at 40 and 4l The thermos jar 29 is adapted to be received in a close fitting relationship to the casing 23 and to be frictionally held in assembled position therein with the spigot 28 in a position where it is protected by the walls 25 and 26 of the channel 21 and yet where it is readily available upon openy ing the access ilap 39. The drinking cup is likewise frictionally held between transverse walls 32 and 33 until it is desired for use when it is removed and expanded as shown in Figure 3. When the player has satised his thirst, the drinking cup is collapsed and restored to its storage position between the walls 32 and 33. The access flap 39 is closed and the continuous fastener element 4|) moved from the position shown in Figure 2 to the position occupied thereby as shown in Figure 1.. It will be observed that there is thus provided a means for receiving and carrying a thermos jar containing a beverage responding to the demands of the season as well as the whims or tastes of the player in such relationship to the golf bag and the clubs contained therein as to permit ready access to the beverage container and without in any Way contaminating the golf bag or clubs or interfering with the conventional use thereof.

l An alternative embodiment is shown in Figures 5 to 7. In this embodiment the casing 23a has concentric inner and outer walls and is provided with a vertically extending slot 21a for the spigot 28. In this embodiment the bag wall i9 is also slotted as indicated at 42. The combined thickness of the bag wall ID and the wall of the casing 23a functions to protect spigot 28o, against damage. In this case the spigot 28a is moved downwardly through the coinciding slots 21erl and 42 until the spigot 28a is in its lowest position. A closure and reinforcing flap 43 is provided which is appropriately hinged and secured to the bag wall l0 along the vertical line as indicated at 44. It is highly desirable to provide the closure flap 43 with a steel reinforcing element for bridging the slot 42 in bag wall when the closure flap 43 is in closed position to thereby give rigidly to the bag wall and compensate for the slotting thereof at 42. The closure flap 43 may be provided with snap fasteners such as shown at 45 for securing the same in closed position. When access to the spigot 28a is desired, the snap fasteners are loosened and the closure flap 43 turned back. In this modication the drinking cup 46 is not of the collapsible type and is normally housed and held in position by the bottom wall 41 of the casing 23a. vIn other respects the embodiment of the modification of Figures 5 to 7 corresponds to that of Figures 1 to 4 and the mode of operation and use of the device is the same.

In Figure 8 there is illustrated a form of thermos jar construction which is readily adapted for use with the present invention. In this case a disc 48 is mounted on the vertical movable valve plunger 49 in such a position that when the drinking cup 50 is pressed upwardly against the disc 48, the discharge valve in the bottom of the thermos jar will be opened and the beverage will flow from the thermos jar into the drinking cup until such time as the pressure applied to the disc 48 is released whereupon the valve will automatically close. It will be appreciated that this is an alternative form of structure appropriate to the present invention in that it vpositions the discharge valve from the thermos jar sov that the same is always protected against injury or damage in the conventional use of the golf bag. It will be observed that in all modifications of the invention, provision is made to safeguard the discharge valve from the thermos jar against damage incident to the normal use of the golf bag while at the same time permitting ready access thereto when desired.

Having thus described the invention, whatwe claim is:

1. A golf bag comprising an elongated bag closed at the bottom and open at the top, said bag having a conguration such that a portion of the bag wall constitutes a substantial semicircle, the diameter of which is the shortest transverse dimension between the straight side `walls of the bag, a cylindrical casing having Ian outer diameter equal to the diameter of said semicircular portion of the bag wall and adhered to said bag wall throughout the semicircular area of contact therewith, an access nap carried by the bag wall adapted to be opened to permit access to the lower portion of said cylindrical casing.

2. A golf bag comprising an elongated bag closed at the bottom and open at the tcp, said bag having a configuration such that a portion of the bag wall constitutes a substantial sen1icircle, the diameter of which is the shortest transverse dimension between the straight side walls of the bag, a substantially cylindrical casing having an outer diameter substantially equal to the diameter of said semicircular portion of the bag Wall throughout the semicircular area. of contact therewith, an access ilap carried by the bag Wall adapted to be opened to permit access to the lower portion of said cylindrical casing.

3. A golf bag comprising an elongated bag closed at the bottom and open at the top, said bag having a conguration such that a portion of the bag wall constitutes a substantial semicircle, the diameter of Which is the shortest transverse dimension between the straight side walls of the bag, a cylindrical casing having an outer diameter equal to the diameter of said semicircular portion of the bag wall and adhered to said bag wall throughout the semicircular area of contact therewith, a longitudinally extending slot in the wall of said casing, an access iiap carried by the bag wall adapted to be opened to permit access to the cylindrical casing through said slot.

4. A golf bag adapted to be provided ywith bev erage carrying and dispensing instrumentalities, comprising an elongated bag closed at the bottom and open at the top, said bag having a conguration such that a portion of the bag wall constitutes a substantial semicircle, a cylindrical casing having an outer diameter substantially equal to the diameter of said semicircular portion of the bag wall and adhered to said bagT Wall throughout the semicircular area of contact therewith, a longitudinally extending slot in the wall of said casing having a width adequate to receive a spigot carried by a thermos jar when the latter is inserted into or withdrawn from said casing, an access flap carried by the bag wall adapted to be opened to permit access to a thermos jar spigot when disposed in said slot, and means for supporting a drinking cup substantially within the coniines of the bag wall below said cylindrical casing.

IRVING H. FILLER.. VICTOR H. OLMSTED.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the i'ile of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,434,621 Marwood et al. Nov. 7, 1922 1,709,582 Kahle Apr. 16, 1929 1,711,344 Evans Apr. 30, 1929 1,829,093 Hollins Oct. 27, 1931 2,256,521 Kirkpatrick et al. Sept. 23, 1941

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