Golf Cart Bracket Mounting Accessories Without Cosmetic Damage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Golf cart designs like the EZ-Go RXV lack a rigid framework behind the passenger seat for mounting accessories like coolers and sand buckets without damaging cosmetic surfaces, as existing solutions are either costly or cause structural damage.
Innovation Solution
A low-profile bracket is designed to mount to the inside surface of the golf cart's bag well, using threaded fasteners and a dove-tail mechanism to secure accessories above the cosmetic fender surface, ensuring durability and minimizing space usage without damaging the cart's cosmetic surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a large bracket is employed to reach from the existing framework to the desired mount location, then the accessory can be mounted, but it occupies too much space and is cost prohibitive
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket utilizes the vertical dimension by extending upward from the bag well to reach the desired mounting height, and the depth dimension by reaching forward from the rear of the cart. This multi-dimensional approach allows the accessory to be mounted in the optimal location without requiring an excessively large bracket that would occupy too much space.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket is divided into multiple functional segments: a mounting plate that attaches to the bag well, a vertical support structure, and a horizontal mounting surface. This segmentation allows each part to be optimized independently and reduces the overall material required compared to a single large bracket.
2Ease of operation
If the accessory is mounted to the top surface of the rear fender, then mounting is straightforward, but it causes permanent damage and abrasion to the cosmetic surface
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting function is extracted from the cosmetic fender surface and relocated to the bracket, which attaches to non-cosmetic structural elements (bag well). This separation allows the accessory to be mounted easily while the cosmetic surface remains intact and undamaged.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket acts as an intermediary that transfers the mounting load from the accessory to the structural bag well, preventing direct contact between the accessory mounting hardware and the cosmetic fender surface. This eliminates abrasion and permanent damage to the cosmetic surface while maintaining straightforward mounting procedures.
Data Source
AI summary
A mounting bracket for attaching an accessory such as a cooler, sand and seed bucket or a golf equipment washer includes a mounting portion adapted to be mounted to a side wall and/or a front wall of a golf cart bag well. The bracket includes a mounting flange configured to connectably receive the accessory. The bracket may also include a horizontal support provided between the mounting portion and mounting flange. The horizontal support is preferably perpendicular to the mounting flange for supporting a bottom surface of the accessory mounted thereon.