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US 11,376,931 B2Granted
Retractable cart roof system
AssigneeJ and J Creations, LLC
InventorsJeremy Ritchey, John Joseph Bellanca
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Abstract
An extendable roof system for carts, or more specifically golf carts, the extendable roof system having at least one extendable side panel stored inside a housing attached to a cart roof top, and a method of using such a system.
Claims18
A roof top assembly for a golf cart, the roof top assembly comprising:
- a roof top panel adapted to provide cover over the golf cart,
- a panel housing secured to the roof top panel, and
- a plurality of extension panels removably housed in the panel housing,
- wherein the panel housing comprises a channel for storing the extension panels in a first storage position,
- wherein the plurality of extension panels are co-planar to the panel housing in a second extended position,
- wherein the plurality of extension panels are transverse to the panel housing and hang down from the panel housing in a third extended position, and
- wherein each of the plurality of extension panels is moveable between the first storage position, second extended position, and third extended position independent of one another.
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An extendable roof system for a golf cart having a top support frame, the extendable roof system comprising:
- a roof top panel having a radial profile and at least one frame securing element adapted to receive the top support frame,
- a panel housing attached to an underside of the roof top panel, the panel housing having a radial profile and including one or more internal channels, and
- a first side panel and a second side panel slidably engaged within the one or more internal channels,
- wherein the first side panel comprises a first radial profile and is reconfigurable between a horizontal and a vertical coverage configuration over a first side of the golf cart when the first side panel is extended from the panel housing, and
- wherein the second side panel comprises a second radial profile and is reconfigurable between a horizontal and a vertical coverage configurations over a second side of the golf cart opposite the first side when the second side panel is fully extended.
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A method of using an extendable roofing system for a golf cart, the method comprising:
- securing the extendable roofing system to a roof support frame of the golf cart, the extendable roofing system having a top panel, a plurality of retractable side panels, and a housing for the plurality of retractable side panels,
- releasing at least one of the plurality of retractable side panels from the housing, and
- extending the at least one of the plurality of retractable side panels out from a storage position within the housing to one of two extended positions outside the housing, the two extended positions comprising a first horizontal position substantially parallel to the housing and a second transverse position substantially perpendicular to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.