Patent ID: 6761391
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: B60J,Y10S

Abstract:
A combination protective cover for a golf car that has a rigid canopy supported by at least one front support post and one rear support post over a passenger compartment of the golf car and a rear golf bag storage area located behind the passenger compartment the combination comprising:a protective compartment cover having left and right side curtains that are adapted to hang from the canopy and enclose a portion of the passenger compartment, the side curtains being separate panels adapted to extend along respective sides of the passenger compartment from a front of the golf car to an area immediately behind the passenger compartment; and a protective bag cover comprising a frame and a fabric covering overlying the frame having front and rear edges, the frame being movable between an extended position in which the golf bag storage area is covered and a retracted position in which the golf bag storage area is exposed, the fabric covering front edge being operatively connected with the canopy, the bag cover fabric covering extending from the front edge over the golf bag storage area to the rear edge with the rear edge being suspended in a position above the golf bag storage area in the extended position of the frame, and the fabric covering being substantially folded with the rear edge being positioned substantially adjacent the front edge in the retracted position of the frame; and further comprising, a pair of rear side flaps adapted to extend between each of the side curtains and the bag cover front edge on opposite sides of an area of the golf car between the passenger compartment and the golf bag storage area, the rear side flaps having opposite top and bottom edges and extending downward a distance that partially covers over the area between the passenger compartment and the golf bag storage area while permitting access to the area between the passenger compartment and the golf bag storage area from beneath the bottom edges of the rear side flaps.