Patent ID: 7210492

Claim:
A retractable rain cover for attachment to a golf cart, the golf cart having a roof and a rear end portion adapted to support at least two side-by-side upright golf bags, the rain cover being attachable to the golf cart roof and comprising: a) a rigid open frame attachable to the golf cart roof so as to extend rearward from a rear roof line of the golf cart, the frame including i) two upright pieces spaced a sufficient distance apart to accommodate two side-by-side upright golf bags therebetween. ii) a horizontal piece extending in an aft direction from a lower end of each upright piece and iii) a curved piece extending from an upper end of each upright piece to the outward end of each horizontal piece, the height, depth and length of the frame being sufficient to encompass the upper ends of two side-by-side upright golf bags; b) a flexible canopy carried by the frame and movable relative to and along the frame between a stowed position and a deployed position, the canopy in the deployed position extending along and being supported by the curved pieces and the canopy in the deployed position being adapted to protectively overly the upper ends of two side-by-side upright golf bags; c) the canopy having a pair of closable openings, each of the openings being so located that the openings are adapted to align with the upper ends of the golf bags when the canopy is in the deployed position thereby providing access to a golf club without the need to stow the canopy; d) bias means associated with the frame urging the canopy to a stowed position; and e) a catch on the frame adjacent the juncture of each horizontal piece and curved piece engageable with the canopy to hold the canopy in the deployed position against the bias.