Patents by Inventor Kenneth McAlpin

Kenneth McAlpin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20070246092
    Abstract: A retractable rain cover for attachment to a golf cart includes a rigid frame, a canopy, and at least one closable opening. The golf cart has a roof including upper and lower layers defining an opening therebetween and a rear end portion adapted to support at least two side-by-side upright golf bags. The rigid open frame is attachable to a rear of the golf cart and includes two side members, one located on each side of the rear end portion of the golf cart. The canopy is carried by and extends between the two side members. The canopy is movable between a stowed position between upper and lower layers of the roof and a deployed position supported by the two side members of the frame. The canopy in the deployed position overlays the upper ends of the two side-by-side upright golf bags. The at least one closable opening within the canopy is located to align with the upper end of at least one of the two side-by-side upright golf bags when the canopy is in the deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: William Gerrie, Kenneth McAlpin
  • Publication number: 20050150533
    Abstract: A retractable rain cover is attachable to a golf cart has a rigid frame extending aft from the rear roofline of a golf cart and over a golf bag carried at the rear of the cart. A flexible canopy is movable along the frame from a stowed position to a deployed position. In the stowed position the canopy is contained either rolled up in a housing along the rear roofline of is in a lay flat condition disposed within the footprint of the golf cart roof. In the deployed position the canopy extends along the frame and overlies the golf bag at the rear of the cart. Also, the canopy has a closable opening positioned to align with the upper end of the golf bag when the canopy is in a deployed position thereby permitting direct access through the deployed canopy to any golf club in the bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: William Gerrie, Kenneth McAlpin