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US 9,517,728 B2Granted
Adjustable bag hoop
AssigneeClub Car, Inc.
InventorsJohn Wiley Jasmin, Bryon Jon Danielson, Roger Kevin Eubanks, William D. Reeves, Jr.
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Abstract
A golf cart is provided with an adjustable golf bag hoop. The hoop is provided with a rod and a cam-locked collar. The collar is moveable along the length of the rod to adjust to varying heights of golf bags.
Claims21
A golf cart comprising:
- a support member having a substantially linear longitudinal axis with a first surface and a second substantially flat surface opposite of the first surface;
- a collar circumferentially disposed about said support member, and slidingly translatable along at least a portion of said longitudinal axis;
- a lever pivotally mounted to said collar having a cam surface, wherein said cam surface is positioned to selectively engage said first surface at any position along the portion of said longitudinal axis of the support member;
- wherein the collar is engaged with the second surface of the support member when the cam surface is engaged with the first surface such that the collar is friction locked in fixed position relative to the support member;
- and
- a belt mounted to said collar.
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A motorized wheeled vehicle comprising:
- a golf bag support platform;
- a rod disposed generally normal to said support platform and having a substantially linear longitudinal axis and an exterior first surface and a substantially flat exterior second surface;
- a collar circumferentially disposed about said rod, and slidingly translatable along said longitudinal axis, said collar includes an interior surface that is selectively engageable with said second surface;
- a lever pivotally mounted to said collar and includes a cam surface, wherein said cam surface is positionable to selectively engage said first surface at any position along said longitudinal axis;
- wherein the interior surface of the collar engages with the second surface of the rod in response to engagement of the cam surface with the first surface of the rod;
- and
- a belt mounted to said collar suitable for securing a golf bag.
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A method of securing a golf bag to a golf cart comprising:
- supporting a golf bag on a platform;
- slidably connecting a collar to a support member having a substantially flat exterior surface extending substantially transverse to said platform;
- translating said collar along said support member to a desired location at any position on the support member;
- locking said collar with a friction engagement of the flat exterior surface at the desired location with a cam lever;
- and
- tightening a belt extending from the slidable collar about said golf bag.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.