Golf Cart Equipment Holder with Non-Destructive Mounting

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing golf cart bag racks are cumbersome to mount and remove, and they do not provide adequate security or weather protection for golf equipment and accessories, with potential for theft due to loose straps and limited compatibility with various golf cart models.

Innovation Solution

A compartmentalized golf equipment and accessories holder with a non-destructive mounting system that includes a support member and bag retention strap, allowing for semi-permanent installation on most two-seat golf carts, providing weather protection and security features like lockable fasteners, and universal compatibility with various models.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional bag racks are bolted to the seat support frame, then secure mounting is achieved, but installation becomes destructive and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemounting securityVSAvoidinstallation complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The equipment holder is divided into modular components including a main body and separate attachment members with flanges that can be independently positioned and secured to different parts of the cart frame, enabling flexible non-destructive installation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Attachment members with flanges serve as intermediaries between the equipment holder body and the cart frame, providing a standardized interface that connects to universal attachment points without requiring destructive modifications to the cart structure

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If bag retention straps are used to secure golf bags, then bag mounting is achieved, but removal and reattachment becomes cumbersome and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebag retentionVSAvoidmounting time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The equipment holder provides self-contained bag retention functionality through integrated straps and attachment mechanisms that automatically secure bags when placed in position, eliminating the need for complex manual mounting and removal procedures

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

Multiple functions including bag retention, equipment storage, and cart attachment are merged into a single integrated holder unit, allowing all components to work together simultaneously and reducing the number of separate operations needed for mounting

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Ease of operation

If open bag racks are used for golf equipment storage, then accessibility is improved, but theft risk and weather exposure increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveequipment accessibilityVSAvoidtheft and weather damage

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

A flexible weather shield made of protective material is positioned to shield the equipment holder and its contents from environmental elements while maintaining access to stored items, creating a protective barrier without complete enclosure

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Solution Approach 2:

The equipment holder serves multiple functions including secure storage, weather protection, and theft deterrence through its design features, allowing a single device to address multiple harmful factors simultaneously

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Manufacturing precision

If custom bag racks are manufactured for specific cart models, then fit precision is improved, but compatibility across different cart makes and models decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefit to cart recessVSAvoidcart model compatibility

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The equipment holder is designed with universal attachment members that can interface with the standardized seat cross bar attachment points found across multiple cart manufacturers and models, enabling broad compatibility while maintaining precise fit through the contoured body design

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The holder body is contoured to conform to the general dimensions and shape of standard cart recesses, using dimensional parameters that match the common geometry found across different cart models without requiring model-specific customization

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS9260061B1Equipment and accessories holder

Publication Date: 2016.02.16 RUDD DANIEL

AI summary

A golf cart mounted equipment and accessories holder and method of installation to a golf cart which is non-destructively mounted permanently or semi-permanently to a cart, resides at least partially in the golf cart bag well between the rear wheel wells of the cart, and provides a bag retention strap extending into sections of the bag well not otherwise occupied by the equipment and accessories holder. The equipment and accessories holder possesses at least one elongate pocket and compartments adapted to retain and store balls and accessories.