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A wheeled golf cart which can be manually pulled over a golf course for transporting golf equipment or carried to and from a golf course to storage or transporting in a vehicle. The entire hand-carried cart can be converted into a full manually mobile golf cart in seconds for operation on golf cours

A wheeled golf cart which can be manually pulled over a golf course for transporting golf equipment or carried to and from a golf course to storage or transporting in a vehicle. The entire hand-carried cart can be converted into a full manually mobile golf cart in seconds for operation on golf course.

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A combination golf cart and golf club bag for balanced and stable pulling on a golf course, and for complete self containment for hand carrying away from or to a golf course, for car trunk transport, and for compact storage and shipment, and for quick conversion from a pulling assembly to a carrying

A combination golf cart and golf club bag for balanced and stable pulling on a golf course, and for complete self containment for hand carrying away from or to a golf course, for car trunk transport, and for compact storage and shipment, and for quick conversion from a pulling assembly to a carrying and storage assembly, comprising: (a) a rectangular golf equipment bag of a length to receive golf club receiving tubes, to receive in turn a golf club set, having: two diagonal wheel strut end receiving non circular inserts, located at the mid length of this bag at each terminus of the sides of one of the largest width sides of this rectangular bag, which side, upon the pulling of this bag over a golf course, is facing downwardly; a top centered operating handle end receiving non circular straight insert, with a top entry inside the rectangular bag, adjacent the largest width side, which is facing downwardly during the pulling use of this bag over a golf course; a full bottom of this bag; a full level top of this bag having: circular shaped recesses adapted to receive golf club receiving tubes arranged in a U shaped pattern, with the base of the U being adjacent the largest width side, which is facing downwardly during the pulling use of this bag over a golf course; a non circular entry adapted to receive almost the entire length of an operating handle; and two non circular entries adapted to receive substantial portions of respective wheel struts; fasteners arranged around this bag adjacent the full level top adapted to receive a flexible cover creating an additional enclosed volume above this full level top; a handle arranged on the bag, adjacent these fasteners, and adapted to be gripped at one of the smallest width sides of this bag; a compartment arranged within the bag below the handle and within the volume defined by the U shaped pattern of circular spaced recesses, which are adapted to receive and to position the golf club receiving tubes, having a securable access through one of the largest wide sides of this bag, which is facing upwardly, upon the pulling of this bag over a golf course, whereby golf balls, tees, and a flexible cover are stored during a golfing outing, with this flexible cover remaining ready for subsequent use to create an additional enclosed volume above this full level top of this bag into which other accessories needed by a golfer are selectively placed; (b) an operating handle extending straight away from a hand gripping end for a major portion of the overall length of this operating handle, and then turning at an angle creating an end insertable within the top centered operating handle end receiving non circular straight insert of this bag, whereby, upon pulling the bag over a golf course, the operating handle extends out ahead of the bag, presenting the hand gripping end at the hand level of the golfer; (c) a removable retaining pin adapted to insure the retention of this operating handle within this receiving insert during the pulling of this bag over a golf course; (d) a pair of assemblies, each having: a wheel strut of non circular cross section, commencing in a straight top insertable end adapted for fitting into one of the two diagonal wheel strut end receiving non circular inserts of the bag, then continuing in an outwardly bias downwardly extending portion to increase the tracking width to gain transverse stability, and terminating in a straight bottom end having a receiving hole to position an axle; an axle for positioning in this receiving hole and extending radially outwardly from the wheel strut; a wheel for rotating about this axle; and a retaining means to keep the wheel, axle, and wheel strut in their operating positions; and (e) a flexible cover for temporary storage in the compartment during the pulling of the bag over the golf course, and for placement above the bag and securement about the full level top, using the adjacent fasteners to provide an additional enclosed volume above this full level top, within which the heads of golf clubs will be positioned, the handle in part will be positioned, and the wheels, axles, and adjacent wheel-strut ends will be positioned, when this combination golf cart and bag is to be carried away from or to a golf course.