Golf club including support attachment

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Accordingly it is the general purpose and object of the present invention to provide a club handle support whereby the handle of the unused golf clubs will be maintained above the ground surface.
Other objects of the invention are to provide a club handle support device which is conveniently attachable to the club and which by its structure does not interfere with the use of the club.
Yet additional objects of the invention are to provide a club handle support device which is easy to produce, convenient in use and requires no maintenance.
Briefly these and other objects are accomplished within the present invention by providing a pivoted spike, the plan form of the spike being substantially that of a right triangle, with the pivot extending through the spike proximate the right angle juncture thereof.
The pivot, in turn, is attached to a circular strap which is supported on a plastic sleeve surrounding the shaft of a golf club.
This circular strap may be deployed adjacent the handle wrapping on the shaft, and more preferably adjacent the normally found end grommet terminating the lower end of the club handle.
In this deployment the short leg of the right triangle spike may be pivoted to abut the handle wrapping or grommet, thus maintaining the long leg of the spike substantially normal to the axis of the shaft.
When deployed along a radial plane normal to the club face, the spike thus extended provides a standoff or support by which the club handle is lifted off ground.
In its other position the spike is turned to align adjacent the shaft, thus presenting minimal interference with the use of the club.
By virtue of this arrangement of parts, a permanently affixed support structure is formed which, in its deployment does not alter materially the weight or the dynamic characteristics of the club.