Patent ID: 6158805
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
Apparatus which retractably and protectively covers two seats and seat backs of a golf cart, the golf cart having a first seat and a second seat and a first seat back and a second seat back, the apparatus for covering comprising:(A) an elongate housing having at least one long opening;(B) mounting means for mounting said housing above the seat backs of the golf cart, with the opening facing forward;(C) two elongate rollers, each roller rotatably mounted within said housing;(D) each roller provided with a water and weather resistant, substantially rectangular, web, having a width at least as great as the width of one seat, said web having a pair of opposed broad faces and a pair of opposed ends, the first of said ends permanently attached to said roller and a second of said ends being attached to an elongate rod or bar at said opening;(E) rod attaching means arranged for mounting below said one seat at the front thereof, said rod attaching means releasably engaging said rod when said rod is pulled from said housing and attached to said rod attaching means, thereby extending said web from said housing and over said seat and seat back for protective covering thereof; and(F) rotary spring bias means connecting said housing to said roller to cause said web to retract and roll up on said roller when said rod is released from said rod attaching means and to cause said web to assume a sloping orientation over said seat and seat back with fixed lateral positioning under continuous tension when deployed for enhanced shedding of soil and water for reproducibly covering said seat and seat back.