| 摘要 |
<p>A golf bag (1) includes metal tubes (11) that are located at the bottom of the bag (1) to accommodate the handle-grips (16) of clubs (4) entered head-up in the bag (1). The tubes (11) are heated to dry the grips (16), by a printed-circuit or wire-wound element (13) that is bonded to the underside of a plate (12). The element (13) is powered from a re-chargeable battery housed in a cavity (19) below the element (13), or from an external-supply connection point (9), in a circuit regulated by a thermostat (23); instead of using a single heating element (13), the tubes (11) may have individual elements (24) (Figure 4). The spaces between the tubes (11) are filled with plastics material (14) and flap-seals (18) close off the tube (11) to reduce loss of heat. Instead of tubes (11), a metal block (27) may be used, the handle-grips (16) being received in cavities (28) of the block (27) to which a heating element (25) is bonded (Figure 5).</p> |
