Patent · US Expired

Golf cart canopy and bag support bracket

US6471281B1 · kind B1 · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 9, 2001
Grant dateOct 29, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 9, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S280/05
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A bracket assembly for supporting golf bags on a golf cart and for supporting a rearwardly extending canopy assembly having a canopy and a canopy frame structure. The golf cart having a body, a frame supporting the body, a seating compartment and a golf bag compartment located rearwardly of the seating compartment. The bracket assembly including at least one support member, a mounting mechanism to mount the support member to the cart's frame and a strap for securing the upper portion of golf bags resting in the golf bag storage compartment. In addition, the bracket assembly includes a pivotal joint for pivotally connecting the canopy frame structure to the support member to enable the canopy to be extended to cover the golf bags or folded out of the way to provide access to the golf bags.

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