Umbrella holder for golf cart

Claim 1

In combination, an umbrella, said umbrella including a shaft, a handle located at one end of said shaft and a canopy portion located at an opposite end of said shaft and movable between an open position, in which said canopy portion extends generally radially outward from said shaft, and a closed position, in which said canopy portion is collapsed against said shaft; and an umbrella holder, said umbrella holder including attaching means for releasably and adjustably attaching said holder to a handle of a golf cart such that said holder is adjustable between a first position, in which said umbrella is maintained in a substantially vertical orientation when said canopy portion of said umbrella is in its open position, and a second position, in which said umbrella is maintained in a substantially horizontal orientation transversely of the handle of the golf cart when said canopy portion of said umbrella is in its closed position, and holding means for removably holding said handle of said umbrella when said canopy portion is in its open position and for removably holding said canopy portion of said umbrella when said canopy portion is in its closed position, said holding means having a bore extending therethrough defining a first open end located on one face of said holder and a second open end located on an opposite face of said holder, a stop for lateral movement with respect to said bore and located has been included following the term "mounted"; mounted on said one face of said holder, said stop being movable between an extended position, in which said first open end of said holding means is obstructed by said stop so as to engage said handle of said umbrella when said canopy portion of said umbrella is in its open position and said handle of said umbrella is inserted into said bore from said second open end, and a retracted position, in which said first open end of said holding means is not obstructed by said stop so as to permit said canopy portion of said umbrella to extend beyond said one face of said holder when said canopy portion is in its closed position and is inserted through said bore said umbrella holder including storing means for storing golf balls, said storing means including another bore which extends through said umbrella holder from said one face thereof to said opposite face thereof, said stop being movable to positions for obstructing and not obstructing said another bore to control the dispensing of golf balls from said storing means.