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Combination golf club headcover and beverage coolerRelated Patent Categories: Purses, Wallets, And Protective Covers, Protective Cover Made Of Flaccid Material, For A Golf Club (e.g., Head Cover)Combination golf club headcover and beverage cooler description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060180254, Combination golf club headcover and beverage cooler. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims benefit and priority from provisional application No. 60/628,863, filed on Nov. 16, 2004, entitled, "Improved Golf Cover/Drink Cooler," which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present general inventive concept relates to a dual-purpose device, which can be used both as a protective cover for golf clubs and an insulated beverage cooler. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Millions of people throughout the world play golf. Because golf is typically played in warmer weather, the prevention of dehydration and sunstroke is important. Therefore, the availability of cool beverages is always a concern. Additionally, most golfers use golf club head covers to protect their woods from damage. The present invention is capable of both keeping beverages cool and protecting a golfer's woods from being damaged. There has been at least one patent directed to combination golf club cover and drink cooler. U.S. Pat. No. 5,099,898, to Miller, has an issue date of Mar. 31, 1992. The patent is directed to a combination golf club cover and beverage insulator which comprises a unitary device. The outer cover has two sections, a first section which receives the golf club head, and a second section which houses the insulating device which receives the beverage. The insulator is a cylindrical sleeve open at both ends which allows the club to pass through the insulator to the furthermost portion of the golf club cover. Once the cover is removed, a beverage can conveniently be placed within the insulator. [0004] However, Applicant's invention has very different form from that of Miller's invention. As a result, Miller's invention does not appear capable of performing all of the functions that Applicant's invention is capable. Unlike Miller's invention, Applicant's invention uses a foam cylinder as the actual head cover and has structural features, such as a fold-in shaft protector and a contoured foam cylinder. These novel improvements allow the Applicant's invention, when being used as a beverage cooler, to be received by standard drink holding apparatuses found in most vehicles, including golf carts. Additionally, Applicant's foam headcover provides an increased level of protection for the head of a golf club as compared to the level of protection provided by Miller's fabric headcover. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0005] It is an aspect of the present general inventive concept to provide a dual-purpose device that can be used both as a golf club headcover and also an insulated beverage cooler. The invention protects a golf club's head and shaft as a regular cover utilizing a thicker protective head cover and an attached sleeve made from thinner material which protects the shafts of the clubs. By simply folding the thinner shaft cover inside the thicker head cover, the device becomes a beverage cooler for both bottles and cans. The protective headcover can be designed and sized to fit into standard golf cart cup holders. The foam rubber insulation provides both the necessary protection for golf clubs and the ability to regulate beverage temperature. [0006] The present invention may include a hollow foam cylinder, or other suitable shape that may have the proper dimensions to either receive a club head of a single golf club or a beverage container, having a closed end and an open end. The circumference of the open end of the hollow foam cylinder can be large enough to receive either the head of a golf club or a standard beverage container. The hollow foam cylinder can also have an attached cylindrical fabric shaft protector for protecting a golf club's shaft from dents and scratches. The cylindrical fabric shaft protector can be folded into the open end of the hollow foam cylinder so that a beverage container can simultaneously be received by both of the hollow foam cylinder and the cylindrical fabric shaft protector. [0007] In a further embodiment, the invention is a combined beverage cooler and golf club cover comprising: an insulative cover configured to protect a golf club head and also being configured to support a beverage and sized fit into a standard drink holder commonly found on golf carts; and a shaft protector extending from the insulator cover and being configured to fold into the head cover when used as a drink holder. [0008] In still a further embodiment, the invention is a combined beverage cooler and golf club cover comprising: a cylindrical insulative cover configured to protect a golf club head and also being configured to support a beverage and sized fit into a standard drink holder commonly found on golf carts; and a shaft protector extending from the club head cover and being configured to fold into the head cover when used as a beverage cooler. [0009] Those and other aspects of the present general inventive concept will become apparent to those skilled in the art after a reading of the following detailed description of the general inventive concept together with the following drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0010] Further features and advantages of the present invention, as well as the structure and operation of various embodiments of the present invention, will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the preferred embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which: [0011] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention, according to an embodiment; [0012] FIG. 2 is a cutaway perspective view of the structure of the present invention, according to an embodiment; [0013] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the present invention receiving a golf club, according to an embodiment; [0014] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the present invention receiving a beverage container, according to an embodiment; and [0015] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the present invention receiving a beverage container and being received by a drink holder in a golf cart, according to an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0016] Reference will now be made in detail to the presently preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. [0017] The present general inventive concept relates to a dual-purpose insulated beverage cooler that may also function as a head cover for a golf club. [0018] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dual-purpose device that may act as both an insulative beverage cooler and head cover for a golf club, according to an embodiment. Continue reading about Combination golf club headcover and beverage cooler... 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