Golf bag transportation apparatus for motor vehicles

• Main Author: STARK; SAMUEL RAY
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.03.2000
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR

A golf bag carrier suitable for carrying golf bags external to a motor vehicle equipped with a standard square tube trailer hitch receptacle permanently mounted to the frame and under the rear bumper of said vehicle is described. The golf bag carrier consists of a substantially rectangular pan assembly upon which the golf bag is vertically placed; a trailer hitch shank which is telescopically received by the standard square tube trailer hitch receptacle mounted to the motor vehicle, said shank being affixed to the bottom of said rectangular pan assembly; a second standard square tube trailer hitch receptacle affixed to the bottom of the rectangular pan assembly and coaxial with its trailer hitch shank, a vertical member detachably attached to the rectangular pan; and a horizontal member detachably attached to the top end of the vertical member and having a plurality of horizontal support arms for stabilizing the golf bag being transported. The vertical member and horizontal member can be disassembled and loosely placed in the rectangular pan of the golf bag carrier for compact storage of the apparatus. The golf bag carrier can be used alone or as part of a system of accessories suitable for adapting the golf bag carrier to a variety of configurations, for use with other devices. Other devices having a trailer hitch shank, such as a second golf bag carrier or a bicycle carrier, can be attached to the golf bag carrier by means of its trailer hitch receptacle, thus permitting multiple devices to be utilized simultaneously for transportation purposes.