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US 4,726,597 AGranted
Combination golf cart and golf bag assembly
OwnerRaymond Hickininventor
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Abstract
A combination golf cart and golf bag assembly formed having a rigid tubular housing defining a capsule with a removable cover, the housing being provided with both upper and lower closed ends, wherein a plurality of elongated tubes are mounted in the upper end for receiving the shafts of golf clubs, a cup member being centrally positioned in the upper closed end for storing equipment, and the capsule being mountable to the outside structure of a vehicle by means of a first and a second structure bracket, there being wheels mounted to the lower end of the capsule and a removable handle mounted at the upper end of the capsule to define a cart in conjunction with a golf bag.
Claims5
In combination, a golf cart/golf bag assembly defining a transportation means comprising:
- a rigid capsule defined by a tubular housing having a closed bottom end and a closed upper end;
- said closed upper end being formed with an enlarged-diameter central opening and a plurality of reduced-diameter holes located about said central opening;
- an elongated cup member disposed in said central opening wherein various types of golf equipment are stored;
- a plurality of elongated tube members, each having an upper open end and a lower closed end, said tube members being fixedly mounted within said reduced-diameter holes so as to extend downwardly from said upper end within said capsule, whereby the shafts of golf clubs are received therein;
- a cart handle removably mounted to said tubular housing of said capsule;
- a pair of wheels mounted to said housing, whereby said capsule is moved along the ground surface;
- means to position said capsule in a substantially upright mode;
- wherein said positioning means comprises a spike member having a pointed end projecting below said bottom end of said housing, whereby said spike member engages said ground surface;
- a removable rigid cover member formed to cover said upper end of said housing;
- means for securing said cover to said housing;
- means for securing said golf cart/golf bag assembly to a vehicle for transpoting said golf cart/golf bag assembly;
- wherein said means for securing said golf cart/golf bag assembly to said vehicle comprises:
- a first structure bracket positioned adjacent said upper end of said capsule;
- and
- a second structure bracket positioned adjacent said lower end of said capsule;
- wherein said first structure bracket comprises:
- a keeper member fixedly secured to the outer wall of said vehicle;
- and
- a clip member attached to said housing adjacent said upper end therof;
- said second structure bracket comprising a clamp strap mounted to said vehicle whereby said clamp strap is mounted about said capsule adjacent said lower end thereof.
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A golf bag comprising:
- an elongated, rigid, tubular capsule adapted to receive and store golf clubs and equipment wherein said capsule has an upper and lower closed end:
- a plurality of elongated tubes positioned and supported in said upper closed end and extending downwardly in said capsule;
- a storage cup member centrally mounted in said upper closed end and extending downwardly in said capsule;
- a pair of wheels mounted adjacent said lower closed end of said capsule;
- means for mounting said wheels to said capsule;
- a rigid cover removably secured to said upper end of said capsule;
- a handle means removably mounted to said capsule;
- means for securing said capsule to the exterior of a vehicle for storage and transportation;
- support means mounted at said lower end of said capsule whereby said capsule is held in an upright position;
- wherein said means for securing said capsule to the exterior of a vehicle comprises:
- a first structure bracket positioned adjacent said lower end of said capsule;
- and a second structure bracket positioned adjacent said lower end of said capsule;
- wherein said first structure bracket includes:
- a keeper member fixedly secured to said vehicle;;
- and
- a clip member mounted on said capsule whereby said clip member is interlocked with said keeper member;
- and wherein said second structure bracket includes:
- a clamp strap mounted to said vehicle whereby said capsule is clamped to said vehicle below said first structure bracket;
- and
- locking means attached to said clamp strap whereby said clamp strap is locked around said capsule.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.