US2110122A - Golf club cover - Google Patents

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arch'8, 1938. K. L. BURGETT GOLF CLUB COVER Filed Nov. 9, 1 3

AITYE.

Patented Mar. 8, 1938 UNITED S PATENT OFFIQE 1 Claim.

This invention has reference to covers for golf clubs and the like, and has for its object the provision of a cover adapted to protect the head of the club and having substantially indestructible means for indicating to a user the particular type of club enclosed by the cover.

I show an embodiment of my invention in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational View of a preferred form of my cover;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view showing the cover in closed position on a golf club; and.

Fig. 3 is a fragmental sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, showing details to be described;

Fig. 4 is a fragmental sectional on line 44 in Fig. 5; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmented side elevational view showing details of a modified structure to be referred to.

Fig. 1 discloses the cover, In, as having an envelope-like form, closed upon its side and top edges and open at the bottom H.

The cover is preferably made from leather, although any suitable material may be used. The top edge is preferably rounded as shown. The size and shape of the cover may obviously be made to suit any particular form of club.

The unit is provided with co-operative snap fastener elements 12 and I3 whereby, when the cover'is applied to a club, the lower portions may be folded over about the stick of the club, as in Fig. 2, and fastened to effectively hold the cover on the club. Other means of closure may be used to accomplish the same result.

Obviously, with a cover applied as noted, quick identification of the enclosed club may be somewhat difiicult, this being especially true in case a number of clubs in a bag are so covered.

Numerous ideas have been advanced for marking the covers to correspond with the enclosed clubs, such as by printing or painting numerals view taken been described are adapted to stand the wear on the outside of the cover, but these have been found unsatisfactory for the reason that, after a short period of use, the covers become soiled and the numerals become obscured by dirt or rubbed off.

For the purpose of marking the covers, so that the enclosed club may easily be identified, in an indestructible manner, I provide an indicator I l.

The indicator may comprise a separate piece of material l4 sewn in the seam I5 which joins the several portions of the cover as indicated in Fig. 3, or may have the form of an extending portion of a member of the cover body as indicated in Figs. 4 and 5.

In any case, the indicator is fashioned to have one or more tabs I6, and the number of tabs is made to indicate the particular form of club enclosed.

It will be apparent that indicators such as has and tear of use, without loss of their indicating function, throughout the life of a cover and that a cover having such indicating means in combination will have its utility greatly increased.

Various modifications of structure of my cover are obviously possible without alteration of the principle disclosed. I do not wish to be limited in form or function except Within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is: 30

A golf club cover comprising, material sewn into a bag-like form with an open mouth at one end, said bag being closed at its other end, said mouth being adapted to receive the head of a golf club, and a plurality of permanent tab markers, each secured by one end to and projecting outwardly and visibly from said closed end of said bag-like cover, said tabs being disposed in edgewise relationship to one another whereby the number of tabs is readily determinable.

KENNETH L. BURGE'I'I.

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