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A stand system (10) for golf bags provides an automatic leg deployment and retraction capability and offers an exceedingly smooth and efficient operation and design. The stand system (10) includes a golf bag (12) having a base member (16) whose bottom surface (92) includes an arcuate bottom area (100), and a stand assembly (14) which includes a pair of leg members (33), a top pivot subassembly (38), an actuator rod subassembly (40), and a foot pivot subassembly (42). The actuator rod subassembly (40) includes a pair of resilient wire arm members (80 and 82) connected via a "Y" connector (84) to a stiff rod member (78) whose length extends to the foot pivot subassembly (42). The "Y" design simultaneously provides for an instantaneous deployment of the leg members (33) upon tilting of the golf bag (12) forward while also eliminating the need for a supplemental spring or band for good retraction of the leg members (33) against the golf bag body (18). The foot pivot subassembly (42) includes a foot plate (88) which is hinged on the base member bottom surface (92) and which is sufficiently flexible to be able to conform itself to the arcuate bottom area (100). When the golf bag (12) is tipped forward, the golf bag (12) is able to "roll" upon both the bottom surface (92) and the foot plate (88) as the foot plate (88) is forced upward to drive the rod member (78). The rolling action provides an exceptionally smooth deployment of the leg members (33) and also causes the golf bag (12) to remain in continual contact with the ground and be more stable as it is tilted.
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