Throat structure for golf bags

US6726009B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Karsten Manufacturing Corporation · US

Inventors

• Ryan Larson · Scottsdale, US
• John A. Solheim · Phoenix, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 28, 2002
• Grant date: Apr 27, 2004
• Expiry date: Nov 11, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A63B55/404
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

In a golf bag that includes a body with a top end and a bottom end, a throat structure is mounted in the top end of the body. The throat structure has a substantially ring shaped outer wall and a substantially ring shaped inner wall spaced inwardly from the outer wall. The inner wall defines a first compartment. First and second divider bars extend between the inner and outer walls and are arranged generally parallel to each other to define a second compartment on one side of the first compartment. Third and fourth divider bars extend between the inner and outer walls and are arranged generally parallel to each other to define a third compartment on the opposite side of the first compartment. The first compartment has a generally elliptical shape and is preferably sized to hold a plurality of golf clubs while the second and third compartments each have a generally square shape and are each preferably sized to hold a single golf club. Fourth and fifth compartments are located along a front side of the throat structure while a sixth compartment is located along a back side of the throat structure. The fourth, fifth and sixth compartments are each preferably sized to hold a plurality …