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JP-7854706-B2 - Hooks for club cases, and golf carts

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Inventors

  • 北 浩也
  • 三谷 弥寿喜

Assignees

  • 株式会社Sonorant

Dates

Publication Date
20260507
Application Date
20220513

Claims (8)

  1. The main body has multiple hooks for attaching the hooks of a club case used to carry golf clubs on the golf course, The golf cart has a mounting structure for attaching the main body to the frame or seat , The main body is a hook for a club case, which is attached by the mounting structure to the upper part of the rear support column that supports the roof of the golf cart, so as to be located on the side of the outer surface of the support column .
  2. The support column comprises a column body extending from below to the front of the roof, and a joint portion having a smaller cross-sectional shape than the column body and protruding upward from the upper end of the column body. The mounting structure is configured to be attachable to the connection portion, as described in claim 1 , for a hook for a club case.
  3. The mounting structure comprises an inner member disposed inside the support column and an outer member fixed to the inner member from the outside of the support column and forming a column insertion portion through which the support column passes together with the inner member, according to claim 1 or 2 .
  4. The main body has multiple hooks for attaching the hooks of a club case used to carry golf clubs on the golf course, The golf cart has a mounting structure for attaching the main body to the frame or seat, The main body is formed in a plate shape, and a hooking hole is formed as the hooking part. A hook for a club case, wherein the hook of the club case can be hooked onto the lower edge of the aforementioned hooking hole from above.
  5. The hook for a club case according to claim 4, wherein the main body comprises a main body plate with a notch formed therein cut out from the lower side, and a rod-shaped member fixed to the lower end of the main body plate, and the hook hole is formed when the lower side of the notch is closed by the rod-shaped member .
  6. The hook for a club case according to claim 4 , wherein the main body portion, when mounted to the frame by the mounting structure, has its outer surface facing diagonally upward.
  7. The main body is formed in a horizontal shape, and four of the hooking parts are provided spaced apart horizontally, as described in claim 1, for the club case hooking device.
  8. A hook for a club case according to claim 1 or 4 , A golf cart comprising a cart body to which the aforementioned hooking device is attached.

Description

Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act: From December 1, 2021 to May 9, 2022, the two inventors conducted a trial installation of the "hooking device" related to this application onto golf carts at Seikyu Country Club in Shindo, Tondabayashi City, Osaka Prefecture, Hashimoto Country Club in Sumida-cho, Hashimoto City, Wakayama Prefecture, and Fuji Stadium Golf Club South Course in Gotanda, Koka-cho, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture. This invention relates to a hook or similar device for attaching a club case to a golf cart. In recent years, more and more golfers are using club cases to carry their clubs on the golf course. However, while golf carts (riding carts) have designated spaces for golf bags, they do not have designated spaces for club cases. Non-patent document 1 describes a method of attaching club cases to a mesh-like luggage basket located at the upper rear of a golf cart. Blog title: "I want to be a cool middle-aged dad," Featured article theme: "[2020 Edition] Self-standing golf cases are convenient for golf. Be careful where you 'hook' them onto the cart" [online], [Accessed May 4, 2022], Internet <URL: http://training.lifegarden.club/training001/?p=2151> Figure 1 is a side view of a golf cart equipped with a hook for a club case according to an embodiment, where Figure 1(a) shows the state in which the club case is not hooked, and Figure 1(b) shows the state in which the club case is hooked.Figure 2 is a perspective view of the hook for a club case according to the embodiment, seen from the outside at an oblique angle above.Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the hook for a club case according to the embodiment, seen from the outside at an oblique angle above.Figure 4 is a rear view of the connection between the rear support column and the roof of the golf cart. Figure 4(a) shows the golf cart without the club case hooks according to the embodiment, and Figure 4(b) shows the golf cart with the club case hooks attached.Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the attachment of the club case hook according to the embodiment to a golf cart, where Figure 5(a) is a view from the outside at an angle above, and Figure 5(b) is a view from the inside at an angle above.Figure 6 is a front view of a golf cart equipped with a hook for a club case according to the embodiment, where Figure 6(a) shows the state in which the club case is not hooked, and Figure 6(b) shows the state in which the club case is hooked.Figure 7 is a perspective view showing a hook for a club case according to an embodiment, with cushioning material attached.Figure 8 is a perspective view of a modified embodiment of a hook for a club case, seen from the outside at an oblique angle above.Figure 9(a) is a perspective view of a golf cart according to another embodiment, seen from the rear at an oblique angle, and Figure 9(b) is an enlarged perspective view of the recess in the handrail.Figure 10(a) is a perspective view of a golf cart according to another embodiment in which a recess is formed with a different structure; Figure 10(b) is an enlarged perspective view of the recess in the handrail; and Figure 10(c) is an enlarged perspective view of the hooking member seen from the front at an oblique angle. The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Note that the following embodiments are examples of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention, its applications, or its uses. [Regarding the configuration of the hooks for club cases] This embodiment is a device for hanging club cases (sometimes called "sub-bags") 5 used to carry golf clubs on a golf course, and is a club case hooking device (hereinafter simply referred to as "hooking device") 10 that is attached to the frame 3 of a golf cart 1. As shown in Figures 1(a) and 1(b), the hooking device 10 is provided with multiple hooking parts 25 for hanging multiple club cases 5 so that multiple club cases 5 can be suspended from the side of the golf cart 1. A perspective view of the hooking device 10 is shown within the dashed line in Figure 1(a). The hooking device 10 is made of metal. However, other materials such as hard resin may be used for the hooking device 10. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the hooking device 10 comprises a main body 20 provided with multiple hooking parts 25, and a mounting structure 30 for attaching the main body 20 to the frame 3 of the golf cart 1. Here, the frame 3 is the skeletal part of the golf cart 1, including the floor panel and the support columns for the roof 2, and is made of high-strength material (for example, a metal material). In this embodiment, the main body 20 is attached by the mounting structure 30 to the rear support column 3a that supports the roof 2 of the golf cart 1, so as to be positioned on the side of the outer surface of the support column 3a. In this specification, the outside of the golf cart 1 is referred to as the "