Golf car accessory

Abstract

A golf car accessory includes a mounting assembly for attaching a ball washer or other accessory to a golf car. The assembly includes a pair of parallel opposing L-shaped brackets, each bracket having a first member that extends substantially perpendicularly outward from a vertical member. The vertical member of each bracket is mounted to the golf car through one or more mounting holes disposed in the first member of each bracket for attaching each first member to the golf car in a spaced apart configuration. A mounting arm has an upper and lower end. The upper end terminates in a first horizontal member extending outwardly from the mounting arm and beyond the pair of opposing L-shaped brackets and the lower end terminates in a second horizontal member extending inwardly from the mounting arm and forwardly along the pair of opposing L-shaped brackets in a direction opposite the first horizontal member.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mounting assembly for attaching a club and golf ball washer to a golf car, comprising:
 a pair of parallel opposing L-shaped brackets, each bracket having a first member that extends substantially perpendicularly outward from a vertical member, wherein the vertical member of each bracket is mounted to the golf car through one or more mounting holes disposed in the first member of each bracket for attaching each first member to the golf car in a spaced apart configuration;   a mounting arm having an upper and lower end, the upper end terminating in a first horizontal member extending outwardly from the mounting arm and beyond the pair of opposing L-shaped brackets and the lower end terminating in a second horizontal member extending inwardly from the mounting arm and forwardly along the pair of opposing L-shaped brackets in a direction opposite the first horizontal member;   an attachment slot for attaching the mounting arm within the spaced apart configuration bounded between both vertical members of the pair of parallel opposing L-shaped brackets, wherein the second horizontal member is disposed within the attachment slot to secure the mounting arm to the pair of parallel opposing L-shaped brackets, wherein the mounting arm extends substantially vertically from the pair of parallel opposing L-shaped brackets; and   a mounting plate having opposing top and bottom parallel surfaces, wherein the bottom surface is attached to a top side of the first horizontal member and the mounting plate includes one or more mounting points for attaching to a bottom portion of the club and golf ball washer.   
     
     
         2 . The mounting assembly of  claim 1 , wherein one or more fasteners are secured through the one or more mounting holes of each vertical member to a golf bag support surface of the golf car. 
     
     
         3 . The mounting assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first mounting arm coupler of a bottom portion of the mounting arm and a second mounting arm coupler of a top portion of the mounting arm, wherein the bottom and top portion of the mounting arm are attached at the first and second mounting arm coupler.   
     
     
         4 . The mounting assembly of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 one or more mounting arm fastener holes at the first and second arm coupler, wherein one or more mounting arm fasteners are received through the one or more fastener holes to secure the bottom and top portion of the mounting arm together.   
     
     
         5 . The mounting assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the pair of parallel opposing L-shaped brackets are disposed between opposing bag wells of the golf car configured to receive and thereby separate a first golf bag and a second golf bag placed side-by-side in the golf car. 
     
     
         6 . The mounting assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the golf ball washer is disposed atop the mounting plate and positioned vertically of a divider between opposing bag wells of the golf car and rearwardly of a rear bumper of the golf car behind the pair of parallel opposing L-shaped brackets. 
     
     
         7 . The mounting assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the pair of parallel opposing L-shaped brackets are disposed proximate a divider spaced between opposing bag wells of the golf car. 
     
     
         8 . The mounting assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the club and golf ball washer includes a drain disposed aback and outside of opposing bag wells of the golf car for drain washer water directly onto the ground. 
     
     
         9 . A golf car mount for mounting a golf car accessory to a bag well of a golf car, comprising:
 a first L-shaped bracket and a second L-shaped bracket, each bracket having a horizontal bracket member that extends substantially perpendicularly outward from a vertical bracket member, wherein each vertical bracket member has an upstanding terminal edge and opposing bottom terminal edge extending rearwardly and forwardly within the bag well between opposing pockets of the bag well and each horizontal bracket member has an outwardly extending terminal edge and opposing inwardly extending terminal edge extending rearwardly and forwardly within the bag well between opposing pockets of the bag well, and wherein the opposing bottom terminal edge of the vertical bracket member is attached to the opposing inwardly extending terminal edge of the horizontal bracket member between opposing pockets of the bag well;   a mounting arm attachment slot disposed between a spaced-apart parallel arrangement of the first L-shaped bracket and the second L-shaped bracket between opposing pockets of the bag well;   a substantially horizontal, rearwardly extending mounting arm having a top side and sidewalls extending between forward and rearward ends, the sidewalls of the arm are disposed within the mounting arm attachment slot between each vertical bracket member, wherein the forward end of the arm extends toward the front side of the bag well and the rearward end of the arm extends toward the backside of the bag well;   a substantially vertically extending mounting arm having opposing top and bottom ends, wherein the bottom end of the arm is attached to the substantially horizontal, rearwardly extending mounting arm;   a substantially horizontal, forwardly extending mounting arm having a top side extending between forward and rearward ends, wherein the substantially horizontal, forwardly extending mounting arm is attached to the substantially vertically extending mounting arm; and   a mounting plate for the golf car accessory, the mounting plate having opposing top and bottom parallel surfaces, wherein the bottom surface is attached to the top side of the substantially horizontal, forwardly extending mounting arm.   
     
     
         10 . The golf car mount of  claim 9 , wherein the upstanding terminal edge of each vertical bracket member terminates above a bumper of the golf car. 
     
     
         11 . The golf car mount of  claim 9 , wherein the bottom end of the substantially vertically extending mounting arm is attached to the top side of the substantially horizontal, rearwardly extending mounting arm above the upstanding terminal edge of each vertical bracket member. 
     
     
         12 . The golf car mount of  claim 9 , wherein and the mounting plate includes one or more mounting points for attaching to a bottom portion of the golf car accessory. 
     
     
         13 . The golf car mount of  claim 9 , wherein the golf car accessory comprises a club and golf ball washer. 
     
     
         14 . The golf car mount of  claim 9 , wherein the rearward end of the substantially horizontal, forwardly extending mounting arm is positioned aback of the bag well of the golf car and the forward end of the substantially horizontal, forwardly extending mounting arm is positioned above the bag well of the golf car. 
     
     
         15 . A golf car accessory, comprising:
 a mounting bracket configured to attach between opposing pockets of a bag well adjacent a rear bumper of a golf car, wherein the mounting bracket has at least one substantially horizontal bracket member that extends perpendicularly outward from at least one substantially vertical bracket member, wherein the substantially vertical member is anchored to a floor of the bag well;   a mounting arm having an upper and lower end, the upper end terminating in a first horizontal member extending outwardly from the mounting arm and beyond the mounting bracket and the lower end terminating in a second horizontal member extending inwardly from the mounting arm and forwardly along the mounting bracket in a direction opposite the first horizontal member; and   a mounting plate having opposing top and bottom parallel surfaces, wherein the bottom surface is attached to a top side of the first horizontal member and the mounting plate includes one or more mounting points for attaching to a bottom portion of the club and golf ball washer.   
     
     
         16 . The golf car accessory of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 at least two of the mounting brackets, wherein the substantially vertical bracket member has an upstanding terminal edge and opposing bottom terminal edge extending rearwardly and forwardly within the bag well between opposing pockets of the bag well and each substantially horizontal bracket member has an outwardly extending terminal edge and opposing inwardly extending terminal edge extending rearwardly and forwardly within the bag well between opposing pockets of the bag well, and wherein the opposing bottom terminal edge of the substantially vertical bracket member is attached to the opposing inwardly extending terminal edge of the substantially horizontal bracket member between opposing pockets of the bag well.   
     
     
         17 . The golf car accessory of  claim 15 , wherein the mounting arm is S-shaped. 
     
     
         18 . The golf car accessory of  claim 15 , wherein the mounting arm includes a first mounting arm section attached to the mounting bracket and a second mounting arm section attached to the first horizontal member, the first and second mounting arm sections joined together by a coupling. 
     
     
         19 . The golf car accessory of  claim 15 , wherein the mounting arm comprises square tubing. 
     
     
         20 . The golf car accessory of  claim 15 , wherein the first horizontal member extends at a raised position above and outwardly from the bag well, wherein a drain of the club and golf ball washer is disposed aback of the golf car for draining wash water onto the ground.