Golf bag buckle and mounting structure for golf cart

Claim 1

In combination, a golf bag buckle adapted to be mounted on the frame of a golf cart releasably to buckle a golf bag to said cart, said buckle having bracket means attachable to said frame, said bracket mean extending in opposed directions to the axis of said frame, the outboard ends of said bracket means extending in circumscribing relation to said golf bag, and belt-engaging prong means attached to said bracket means at each of its said outboard ends, said prong means being disposed to provide belt-receiving eye means in said bracket means on both sides of each of said prong means; and a golf bag encircling belt, said belt having a first aperture at one end thereof, said first aperture being received upon one of said prong means, a second aperture removed from said first aperture and adapted to be received upon the other of said prong means, and a plurality of apertures adjacent the other end thereof, said belt being threaded outwardly through said eye means outboard of said one prong means to pass outside of said bracket means form one of its said outboard ends to the other, said belt thereupon being threaded inwardly through said eye means outboard of the other through of said prong means to permit said second aperture to be received upon said other prong means, the reach of said belt between said outboard ends of said bracket means forming a resilient sling against which one side of said golf bag may be supported, said belt thereupon being threaded outwardly through said eye means inboard of said other of said prong means to pass around the other side of and encircle said golf bag, said belt thereupon being threaded inwardly through said eye means inboard of said one prong means at least to permit one of said plurality of apertures to be received upon said one prong means, thereby to retain said golf bag snugly against said sling yet removed from said bracket means to prevent damage to said bag.