Golf bag and golf cart assembly

Abstract

A cart assembly for coupling to a golf bag, the cart assembly being moveable between a collapsed state and a deployed state and a coupling arrangement for coupling a golf bag to cart assembly, the coupling arrangement including one or more supporting collars corresponding in shape to a portion of the golf bag, the supporting collar attached to a coupling member wherein the coupling member is adapted to couple to a corresponding coupling portion located on the cart assembly.

1 . A cart assembly for coupling to a golf bag, the cart assembly being moveable between a collapsed state and a deployed state, the cart assembly including:
 a main body portion including one or more coupling elements for coupling the   main body portion to a golf bag;   a handle member including a handle at one end and a connection point at the other end for coupling the handle member to the main body portion wherein the handle member is able to pivot about the connection point which moves the cart assembly from the collapsed state, where the handle member is located adjacent the main body portion, and the deployed state, where the handle member extends away from the main body portion; and,   
       two wheel supporting members each including a wheel coupling point at one end for cooperating with a wheel, and a connecting arrangement at the other end for coupling the wheel supporting members to the main body portion, wherein each wheel supporting member is able to pivot about the connecting arrangement coupled to the main body portion which moves the cart assembly from the collapsed state, when each wheel support member is located adjacent to the main body portion, and the deployed state, where each wheel support member extends away from the main body portion. 
     
     
         2 . A cart assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the main body portion is elongate and is located along the length of a side of the golf bag when coupled thereto. 
     
     
         3 . A cart assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the main body portion includes at least two coupling elements for coupling the main body portion to a golf bag. 
     
     
         4 . A cart assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the connecting arrangements of the two wheel supporting members are coupled to the main body portion at a point that is located in a middle region of the golf bag when coupled thereto. 
     
     
         5 . A cart assembly according to  claim 1  the connecting arrangements of the two supporting members are coupled to the main body portion adjacent one another. 
     
     
         6 . A cart assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the two wheel supporting members extend in a substantially perpendicular manner relative to the main body portion when in the deployed state. 
     
     
         7 . A cart assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the angle between the two wheel supporting members extending out from the connecting arrangement when in the deployed state is less than about 180 degrees and greater than about 30 degrees. 
     
     
         8 . A cart assembly according to  claim 7  wherein the angle between the two wheel supporting members extending out from the connecting arrangement when in the deployed state is between about 70 degree and about 95 degrees. 
     
     
         9 . A cart assembly according to  claim 7  wherein the angle between the two wheel supporting members extending out from the connecting arrangement when in the deployed state is about 85 degrees. 
     
     
         10 . A cart assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the cart assembly further includes a lateral restriction member coupled between the two wheel supporting members wherein the lateral restriction member inhibits the two wheel supporting members from moving away from each other when in the deployed state. 
     
     
         11 . A cart assembly according to  claim 9  wherein the lateral restriction member is flexible thereby permitting the wheel supporting members to move towards each other when moving into the collapsed state. 
     
     
         12 . A cart assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the cart assembly further includes two support rails wherein one support rail is coupled to the handle portion and one of the wheel supporting members and the other support rail is coupled to the handle portion and the other wheel supporting member. 
     
     
         13 . A cart assembly according to  claim 12  wherein movement of the handle portion from the collapsed state to the deployed state provides the support rails move the wheel supporting members from the collapsed state to the deployed state. 
     
     
         14 . A cart assembly according to  claim 12  wherein the support rails are coupled to the handle member at a point that is a distance along the length of the handle member from the connection point. 
     
     
         15 . A cart assembly according to  claim 14  wherein the distance along the length of the handle member from the connection point is less than 20 cm. 
     
     
         16 . A cart assembly according to  claim 12  wherein the two support rails are coupled to the handle portion via a ball joint, wherein the ball joint allows the support rail to pivot in all planes relative to the handle member whilst the handle member is moving between the collapsed state and the deployed state. 
     
     
         17 . A cart assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the length of the handle member is adjustable. 
     
     
         18 . A cart assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the cart assembly further includes a third wheel support member coupled to the lower end of the main body portion wherein the third wheel support member provides a wheel coupling point for locating a third wheel at a base region below the golf bag when coupled thereto. 
     
     
         19 . A cart assembly according to  claim 18  wherein the third wheel support member is able to move relative to the main body portion between a deployed position wherein the third wheel support member extends beyond the main body portion and a retracted position wherein the third wheel support member is adjacent the main body portion. 
     
     
         20 . A cart assembly according to  claim 18  wherein the cart assembly further includes a motor assembly coupled to at least the wheels located at the end of the wheel support members wherein the motor assembly is capable of rotating the wheels. 
     
     
         21 . A cart assembly according to  claim 20  wherein the motor assembly is operated via a controller wherein the controller is located on the handle portion of the cart assembly, or the motor assembly is operated via remote control. 
     
     
         22 . A cart assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the wheel coupling points include an axel portion extending therefrom, the axel portion being capable of cooperating with and being retained within a corresponding orifice located at the hub of a wheel. 
     
     
         23 . A cart assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the cart assembly is directly coupled to the golf bag. 
     
     
         24 . A cart assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the main body portion of the cart assembly includes one or more coupling elements which corresponds to one or more coupling arrangements located on the golf bag. 
     
     
         25 . A cart assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the cart assembly is integral with the construction of the golf bag. 
     
     
         26 . A coupling arrangement for coupling a golf bag to an item, the coupling arrangement including one or more supporting collars corresponding in shape to a portion of the golf bag, the supporting collar attached to a coupling member wherein the coupling member is adapted to couple to a corresponding coupling portion located on the item. 
     
     
         27 . A coupling arrangement according to  claim 26  wherein the item is a golf cart assembly 
     
     
         28 . A coupling arrangement according to  claim 26  wherein the item is a cart assembly according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         29 . A coupling arrangement according to  claim 26  wherein the portion of the golf bag is located in the neck region and/or the base region of the golf bag. 
     
     
         30 . A coupling arrangement according to  claim 26  wherein the supporting collar is located within the construction of the golf bag. 
     
     
         31 . A coupling arrangement according to  claim 26  wherein the coupling member includes a female receiving portion with an internal thread which corresponds to a thread around a male coupling member located on the item.