Elongated bag, especially for golf clubs, of the type incorporating a carrying strap whose upper and lower ends are fastened to the bag (1) at upper (6) and lower (5) points of attachment, respectively. This bag comprises, above the upper point of attachment (6) of the strap (4), a support arrangement (7) for the forearm of the user of the bag when the strap is in place on the shoulder, this support arrangement (7) comprising an abutment portion (8) unitary with the wall of the bag (1) and a part (9, 12', 17) projecting outward from this abutment portion (8), the abutment portion (8) and the projecting piece (9, 12, 17) forming a support groove in which the forearm of the wearer of the bag may be placed.

A thermoforming manufacturing process is provided for creating modular three dimensional objects, particularly golf bags (10). The process includes preparatory steps of preparing a corresponding female mold member (42) for each of the golf bag segments (74) to be included, and preparing a laminate sheet material (44) having a fabric surface (46) to give the bag (10) the look and feel of a fabric of bag. Thermoforming steps including edge securing the sheet (44), softening with heat, drawing into the female mold member (42), cooling and removing the formed segment (74) are then performed. Finally, the segments (74) are assembled together to form the golf bag (10). Closed cell foam is the preferred thermoformable and shape retentive material with a woven stretchable fabric providing a preferred surface.

A combined golf bag and cart includes a bag for housing golf clubs, and a collapsible wheel support structure attached to the bag. When the wheel support structure is extended, and a pair of wheels are attached thereto, the combined golf bag and cart is configured as a cart for being rolled around a golf course. The cart can be compacted and converted into a bag by detaching the wheels from the support structure, stacking them coaxially on a top opening of the bag, and collapsing the wheel support structure. When stacked, the lower wheel includes open opposite ends and spokes through which the clubs extend. The top wheel includes one open end through which the clubs extend, and a closed end that serves as a top closure, so that the clubs are completely enclosed by the bag and the wheels.

A hinge mechanism for a cover of a container such as a golf bag comprises a spine, and at least one door panel. The spine has a slot which extends vertically from its lower edge. A pin extends transversely across the slot. A radially outwardly extending rib is formed on the container and fits into the slot in the spine. The rib has a channel therein to receive and trap the pin. The cover is movable about the pin from an upright closed position to an inverted open position in which the cover is adjacent the container and usable as a receptacle.

A cart for carrying a golf bag is disclosed, comprising, one or two brackets 100 installed in a golf bag 1; a pair of insertion plates 200 detachably installed in the bracket(s) 100; a pair of bearing parts 300 installed in each of the insertion plates 200, each of the bearing parts 300 having a first bearing 310 and two second bearings 320, the second bearings 320 being located in both sides of the first bearing 310 at suitable intervals (T) and each having at least two keeping grooves 323 in the circumference of shaft holes 322 in the inside surfaces 321 thereof, two pairs of shafts 400 each having at least one keeping protrusion 411 which is selectively inserted in the keeping grooves 323 to limit the rotation of the shafts 400 selectively, each of the shafts 400 being rotatably supported between the first bearing 310 and each of the second bearings 320; and a pair of leg parts 500 each having a wheel 510 and at least one V-shaped leg 520 whose branched upper ends are pivotally connected to each of the shafts 400 and whose lower ends are connected to the wheels 510.