Apparatus To Protect Golf Club Heads

Abstract

An apparatus comprising a plurality of dividers constructed of lightweight material that when placed at the top of a golf club carrying bag, with the dividers inserted between the individual exposed golf club heads, provides protection to the golf club heads from damage caused by movement of the golf club bag when carrying or transporting. In addition to the protection provided, the apparatus also mutes the noise from the club head contact caused by the same movement.

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         13 . A golf club head protection apparatus, comprising:
 a club head separation body configured to be disposed on an open end portion of a golf club bag, said club head separation body being formed by a plurality of wall segments joined together to form a plurality of openings arranged in a matrix, each of said plurality of openings having at least one of said plurality of wall segments in common with an adjacent other of said plurality of openings, and each of said plurality of openings being configured for respectively receiving a golf club head portion of a golf club therein, wherein said at least one common wall segment thereby obstructing the golf club head portion in each of said plurality of openings from contacting the golf club head portion in an adjacent other of said plurality of openings, and wherein at least a portion of said plurality of openings extend beyond an outer perimeter edge of the open end portion of the club bag.   
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , where said club head separation body includes:
 a plurality of first wall segments, each said plurality first wall segments are longitudinally extended members disposed in spaced relationship one with respect to another in a direction transverse with respect to said longitudinal direction, and   a plurality of second wall segments extending between said plurality of first wall segments and coupled respectively thereto, wherein each of said plurality of second wall segments is coupled on opposing ends thereof to a corresponding pair of transversely adjacent first wall segments.   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , where said plurality of openings have a polygonal contour. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , where at least a portion of said plurality of first wall segments extend beyond an outer perimeter edge of the open end portion of the club bag. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , where each of said plurality of second wall segments are coupled to said corresponding pair of transversely adjacent first wall segments by fasteners. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , where each of said plurality of second wall segments are adhesively coupled to said corresponding pair of transversely adjacent first wall segments. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , where said first and second wall segments have a height dimension in common to extend sufficiently above the open end portion of the golf club bag to obstruct contact between adjacent golf club heads. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , where said first and second wall segments have sufficient rigidity to retain their form and an exterior surface of sufficient softness to avoid marring golf club heads that come in contact therewith. 
     
     
         21 . The apparatus of  claim 19 , where said first and second wall segments have sufficient rigidity to retain their form and an exterior surface of sufficient softness to avoid marring golf club heads that come in contact therewith. 
     
     
         22 . A golf club head protection apparatus, comprising:
 a club head separation body configured to be disposed on an open end portion of a golf club bag, said club head separation body being formed by a plurality of longitudinally extended first wall segments disposed in spaced relationship one with respect to another in a direction transverse with respect to said longitudinal direction, and a plurality of second wall segments extending between said plurality of first wall segments and coupled respectively thereto to form a plurality of openings configured for respectively receiving a golf club head portion of a golf club therein, at least a portion of said plurality of openings extend beyond an outer perimeter edge of the open end portion of the club bag, and wherein said first and second wall segments have a height dimension in common to extend sufficiently above the open end portion of the golf club bag to obstruct contact between adjacent golf club head portions of the golf clubs.   
     
     
         23 . The apparatus of  claim 22 , where each of said plurality of second wall segments is coupled on opposing ends thereof to a corresponding pair of transversely adjacent first wall segments. 
     
     
         24 . The apparatus of  claim 22 , where at least a portion of said plurality of first and second wall segments extend beyond an outer perimeter edge of the open end portion of the club bag. 
     
     
         25 . The apparatus of  claim 22 , where said plurality of openings have a polygonal contour.