Sand bottle handle and mounting feature
AssigneeTextron Inc.
InventorRichard Krall
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Abstract
A sand bottle assembly on a golf car includes a bottle and a mounting bracket. The bottle is defined by a longitudinal hollow body having a bottom portion and a top portion. The hollow body defines a vertical axis. A spout is formed at the top portion and is adapted to dispense sand contained in the hollow body. An extension portion is disposed along a sidewall of the hollow body. The extension portion includes a raised sidewall portion. The mounting bracket is adapted to be connected to the golf car and matingly receive the extension portion of the bottle in an installed position. The mounting bracket defines an engaging portion adapted to engage and retain the raised sidewall of the extension portion in a secure position along the vertical axis in the installed position.
Claims16
A sand bottle assembly on a golf car comprising:
- a bottle defined by a longitudinal hollow body having an outer periphery, the bottle defining an opening formed thereon, the bottle having an extension portion extending parallel to the longitudinal hollow body and outside of the outer periphery, the extension portion defining a cavity for receiving sand;
- a first engaging portion defined on the bottle;
- a mounting bracket adapted to be connected to the golf car and receive the bottle in an installed position;
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- a second engaging portion defined on the mounting bracket adapted to slidably receive and retain the first engaging portion of the bottle in an interference fit.
A sand bottle assembly on a golf car comprising:
- a bottle defined by a longitudinal hollow body having an opening formed thereon;
- an extension portion defining a longitudinal member extending generally parallel to an axis defined by the longitudinal hollow body of the bottle, the longitudinal member extending from a first end to a second end;
- a raised sidewall portion that extends beyond the longitudinal hollow body;
- a mounting bracket adapted to be connected to the golf car and receive the bottle in an installed position;
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- an engaging portion formed on the mounting bracket adapted to engage and bottle in a secure position.
A sand bottle assembly on a golf car comprising:
- a bottle defined by a longitudinal hollow body having a bottom portion and a top portion, the longitudinal hollow body defining a vertical axis;
- a spout formed at the top portion and adapted to dispense sand contained in the hollow body;
- an extension portion disposed along a sidewall of the hollow body and defining a longitudinal member extending generally parallel to the vertical axis, the longitudinal member extending from a sloped section formed at a first end to a second end, the extension portion having an engaging portion;
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- a mounting bracket adapted to be connected to the golf car and matingly receive the engaging portion of the bottle in an installed position, wherein the mounting bracket defines an annular protrusion adapted to engage and retain the engaging portion of the extension portion in a secure position along the vertical axis in the installed position, the mounting bracket including an upper ring surrounding the upper portion of the bottle in the installed position and a lower ring surrounding the bottom portion of the bottle in the installed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.