Golf Stroller Caddy

Abstract

A golf stroller caddy wherein a stroller is adapted to receive golf tubes whereby golf clubs can be loaded into said golf tubes and a child can be placed in the golf stroller caddy so a user can be with their child and play golf simultaneously.

Claims

1. A golf stroller caddy, comprising: a stroller adapted to receive attachments onto stroller posts on each side of said stroller; golf tubes adapted to be attached to said stroller posts on located on either side of said stroller whereby said stroller posts are generally vertical; and means of attachment of the golf tubes to the stroller.

2. The golf stroller caddy of claim 1 wherein there is a stroller bracket semi-permanently mounted to each said stroller post and golf tube brackets mounted to each said golf tube such that the golf tube brackets can be quickly coupled and decoupled from the stroller brackets located on said stroller.

3. The golf stroller caddy of claim 2 wherein the golf tubes have a bottom cap and apertures formed in the bottom cap such that when the golf tubes are in use for holding golf clubs and water is introduced into said golf tubes the water easily drains out of said golf tubes.

4. The golf stroller caddy of claim 3 wherein the stroller bracket has an elongated channel which allows mounting of the golf tube brackets within that channel and whereby there is a releasable hinged connection on top end of both the stroller bracket and the golf tube bracket and retractable knob that is connected to a pin that can slide into and out of a aperture located on the bottom end of the stroller bracket such that the golf tubes can be quickly coupled and decoupled from the stroller.

5. The golf stroller caddy of claim 1 wherein there are slots located on the sides of the golf tubes such that a connector can be threaded through said slots of the golf tubes and fastened to the stroller posts of said stroller.

6. The golf stroller caddy of claim 5 wherein the connector is selected from the group consisting of a string, a rope, a zip tie, a clamp, a wire, tape or a band.

7. The golf stroller caddy of claim 6 wherein the golf tubes have a bottom cap and drain apertures formed in the bottom cap such that when the golf tubes are in use for holding golf clubs and water is introduced into said golf tubes the water easily drains out of said golf tubes.

8. The golf stroller caddy of claim 7 wherein the golf tubes are positioned in generally vertical position but angled towards the rear of the stroller.

9. The golf stroller caddy of claim 1 wherein the golf tubes are positioned in generally vertical position but angled towards the rear of the stroller.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0004] FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of the golf stroller caddy.

[0005] FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the golf stroller caddy.

[0006] FIG. 3 is a close-up perspective view of one embodiment of the connection method between the golf tube and the stroller post.

[0007] FIG. 4 is a front elevation of the golf tube.

[0008] FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the golf tube.

[0009] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the golf tube with a bracket mounted to said golf tube.

[0010] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of both the stroller bracket and the golf tube bracket.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0011] Referring now to FIGS. 1-2 there is shown a stroller 10 having stroller posts 12 on each side of said stroller 10. Attached to said stroller posts 12 are golf tubes 14. The golf tubes 14 are mounted onto the stroller posts 12 using brackets or other various types of connection methods such as string, rope, zip tie, clamp, wire, tape, band ratchet strap, cinch strap or cinch rope among others. The location and placement of the golf tubes 14 on the either side of a stroller 10 also ensures even weight distribution of the golf clubs along the length of the stroller so that the weight is not all concentrated on the rear of the stroller which could cause the stroller to tip over and fall backwards thus endangering the health and safety of the child. Further, placement of the golf tubes 14 on either side of the stroller 10 keeps available the storage compartment 28 that is found on many common and modern strollers. The golf tubes 14 in one embodiment are mounted to the stroller posts generally vertical with a slight angle towards the rear of the stroller 10 and in a preferred embodiment are cylindrical and have a diameter of 4 inches and a height of 28 inches. Other size and shaped golf tubes 14 can be used or provided. In one embodiment, the golf tubes are made of poly vinyl chloride piping (also known as PVC pipe).

[0012] Referring now to FIGS. 3, 6-7 there is shown a close-up view of one embodiment of the connection method of the golf tubes 14 to the stroller post 12. There is shown a stroller bracket 16 that is mounted to the stroller post 12 using hose clamps 20 and a golf tube bracket 18 designed to be mated with the stroller bracket 16 that is mounted to the golf tube 14 using hose clamps 20. The golf tube bracket 14 has a retractable knob 32 on its bottom end that has a pin that conforms to an aperture 30 in the bottom end of the stroller bracket such that when the two brackets are joined at their top ends via a releasable hinged connection 34 and when coupling the golf tube bracket 18 to the stroller bracket 16 a user would pull on the retractable knob 32 and allow the pin attached to the releasable knob to enter the aperture 34 on the bottom of the stroller bracket and thus locking the golf tube 14 to the stroller. The stroller bracket 16 has an elongated channel 36 which allows mounting of the golf tube brackets 18 within that channel 36 and whereby there is a releasable hinged connection 34 on top end of both the stroller bracket 16 and the golf tube bracket 18 and retractable knob 32 that is connected to a pin that can slide into and out of a aperture 30 located on the bottom end of the stroller bracket 16 such that the golf tubes 14 can be quickly coupled and decoupled from the stroller 10.

[0013] Referring now to FIGS. 4-6 there is shown a golf tube 14 having optional golf tube slots 26 along the golf tubes 14 length for various types of connection methods apart from the bracket connection described above such as string, rope, zip tie, clamp, wire, tape, band ratchet strap, cinch strap or cinch rope. The golf tube has a bottom cap 22 whereby said bottom cap 22 as shown in a bottom plan view of the of the golf tube 14 has drain apertures 24 formed in the cap to allow drainage of water from the golf tubes 14 should a golfer get caught in the rain on a golf course

[0014] The principles, embodiments, and modes of operation of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing specification. The embodiments disclosed herein should be interpreted as illustrating the present invention and not as restricting it. The foregoing disclosure is not intended to limit the range of equivalent structure available to a person of ordinary skill in the art in any way, but rather to expand the range of equivalent structures in ways not previously contemplated. Numerous variations and changes can be made to the foregoing illustrative embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

ENUMERATED ELEMENTS

[0015] 10 stroller [0016] 12 stroller post [0017] 14 golf tubes [0018] 16 stroller bracket [0019] 18 tube bracket [0020] 20 hose clamp [0021] 22 bottom cap [0022] 24 drain apertures [0023] 26 tube slots [0024] 28 storage compartment [0025] 30 bracket aperture [0026] 32 retractable knob [0027] 34 hinged connection [0028] 36 elongated channel