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Granted Patent B2
US 12,576,317 · App. 18/604,241 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Bunker rake holder

Inventor: Richard Breedlove (West Baden Springs, IN)
A63B57/20A63B57/50
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Patent No.
US 12,576,317
App. No.
18/604,241
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bunker rake holder includes a tubular body, an end cap, a tubular connector, a front clamp, and a rear clamp. The end cap and the tubular connector are oppositely positioned of each other about the tubular body. The end cap and the tubular connector are concentrically positioned to the tubular body. The end cap is terminally connected around the tubular body and encloses one end of the tubular body. The tubular connector is terminally connected around the tubular body and strengthens the opposite end of the tubular body. The front clamp is positioned adjacent to the tubular connector. The rear clamp is positioned adjacent to the end cap. The front clamp and the rear clamp are adhered offset of each other and onto the roof of the golf cart thus attaching the tubular body within the front clamp and the rear clamp.

Claims (94)

1 . An apparatus mounted onto a golf-cart roof to hold a golf-course bunker rake comprising:

a tubular body;

an end cap;

a tubular connector;

a front clamp;

a rear clamp;

the front clamp and the rear clamp each comprising a first interlocking body, a second interlocking body, and an adhesive layer;

the end cap and the tubular connector being oppositely positioned of each other about the tubular body;

the end cap and the tubular connector being concentrically positioned to the tubular body;

the end cap being terminally connected around the tubular body;

the tubular connector being terminally connected around the tubular body;

the front clamp being positioned adjacent to the tubular connector;

the rear clamp being positioned adjacent to the end cap;

the tubular body being attached to the front clamp and the rear clamp;

the adhesive layer being superimposed onto the first interlocking body;

the second interlocking body being adjustably attached to the first interlocking body;

the adhesive layer and the second interlocking body being oppositely positioned of each other about the first interlocking body;

the first interlocking body and the second interlocking body positioned around an outer surface of the tubular body; and

the tubular body being adjustably crimped in between the first interlocking body and the second interlocking body.

2 . The apparatus mounted onto a golf-cart roof to hold a golf-course bunker rake as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the tubular body is an elongated linear body.

3 . The apparatus mounted onto a golf-cart roof to hold a golf-course bunker rake as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

the tubular connector comprising a fixed end and a free end;

the end cap being terminally connected to an outer surface of the tubular body;

the fixed end being adjacently positioned to the free end;

the fixed end being terminally connected to the outer surface of the tubular body; and

the free end extending beyond the tubular body.

4 . The apparatus mounted onto a golf-cart roof to hold a golf-course bunker rake as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

a substrate layer;

the substrate layer being superimposed onto an inner surface of the tubular body; and

the substrate layer being positioned adjacent to the tubular connector.

5 . The apparatus mounted onto a golf-cart roof to hold a golf-course bunker rake as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the substrate layer is configured as a noise reduction layer.

6 . The apparatus mounted onto a golf-cart roof to hold a golf-course bunker rake as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the substrate layer is configured as a slip resistance layer.

7 . An apparatus mounted onto a golf-cart roof to hold a golf-course bunker rake comprising:

a tubular body;

an end cap;

a tubular connector;

a front clamp;

a rear clamp;

a substrate layer;

the front clamp and the rear clamp each comprising a first interlocking body, a second interlocking body, and an adhesive layer;

the end cap and the tubular connector being oppositely positioned of each other about the tubular body;

the end cap and the tubular connector being concentrically positioned to the tubular body;

the end cap being terminally connected around the tubular body;

the tubular connector being terminally connected around the tubular body;

the front clamp being positioned adjacent to the tubular connector;

the rear clamp being positioned adjacent to the end cap;

the tubular body being attached to the front clamp and the rear clamp;

the substrate layer being superimposed onto an inner surface of the tubular body;

the substrate layer being positioned adjacent to the tubular connector;

the adhesive layer being superimposed onto the first interlocking body;

the second interlocking body being adjustably attached to the first interlocking body;

the adhesive layer and the second interlocking body being oppositely positioned of each other about the first interlocking body;

the first interlocking body and the second interlocking body positioned around an outer surface of the tubular body; and

the tubular body being adjustably crimped in between the first interlocking body and the second interlocking body.

8 . The apparatus mounted onto a golf-cart roof to hold a golf-course bunker rake as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the tubular body is an elongated linear body.

9 . The apparatus mounted onto a golf-cart roof to hold a golf-course bunker rake as claimed in claim 7 comprising:

the tubular connector comprising a fixed end and a free end;

the end cap being terminally connected to an outer surface of the tubular body;

the fixed end being adjacently positioned to the free end;

the fixed end being terminally connected to the outer surface of the tubular body; and

the free end extending beyond the tubular body.

10 . The apparatus mounted onto a golf-cart roof to hold a golf-course bunker rake as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the substrate layer is configured as a noise reduction layer.

11 . The apparatus mounted onto a golf-cart roof to hold a golf-course bunker rake as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the substrate layer is configured as a slip resistance layer.

12 . An apparatus mounted onto a golf-cart roof to hold a golf-course bunker rake comprising:

a tubular body;

an end cap;

a tubular connector;

a front clamp;

a rear clamp;

a substrate layer;

the front clamp and the rear clamp each comprising a first interlocking body, a second interlocking body, and an adhesive layer;

the tubular body being an elongated linear body;

the end cap and the tubular connector being oppositely positioned of each other about the tubular body;

the end cap and the tubular connector being concentrically positioned to the tubular body;

the end cap being terminally connected around the tubular body;

the tubular connector being terminally connected around the tubular body;

the front clamp being positioned adjacent to the tubular connector;

the rear clamp being positioned adjacent to the end cap;

the tubular body being attached to the front clamp and the rear clamp;

the substrate layer being superimposed onto an inner surface of the tubular body;

the substrate layer being positioned adjacent to the tubular connector;

the adhesive layer being superimposed onto the first interlocking body;

the second interlocking body being adjustably attached to the first interlocking body;

the adhesive layer and the second interlocking body being oppositely positioned of each other about the first interlocking body;

the first interlocking body and the second interlocking body positioned around an outer surface of the tubular body; and

the tubular body being adjustably crimped in between the first interlocking body and the second interlocking body.

13 . The apparatus mounted onto a golf-cart roof to hold a golf-course bunker rake as claimed in claim 12 comprising:

the tubular connector comprising a fixed end and a free end;

the end cap being terminally connected to an outer surface of the tubular body;

the fixed end being adjacently positioned to the free end;

the fixed end being terminally connected to the outer surface of the tubular body; and

the free end extending beyond the tubular body.

14 . The apparatus mounted onto a golf-cart roof to hold a golf-course bunker rake as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the substrate layer is configured as a noise reduction layer.

15 . The apparatus mounted onto a golf-cart roof to hold a golf-course bunker rake as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the substrate layer is configured as a slip resistance layer.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63620631 · Jan 12, 2024
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