Cigar holder adapted for use with golf accessory holders

Abstract

A cigar holder is adapted to engage with a golf accessory holder provided in the dashboard, or other portion, of a golf cart. The golf accessory holder can take the form or a golf ball holder or a golf tee holder. In general the cigar holder includes an interfacing portion that is configured to engage the golf accessory holder, taking the place of the golf accessory for which the golf accessory holder is configured. There is also a wind shield portion extending upward from the lower interfacing portion, and a cigar holder portion that extends laterally from the wind shield portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cigar holder for use with a golf ball holder, comprising:
 a lower interfacing portion configured to interface with a golf accessory holder;   a wind shield extending upward from the lower interfacing portion, wherein the wind shield and lower interfacing portion define a contiguous space inside the wind shield and the lower interfacing portion; and   a holder portion extending laterally from the wind shield portion and having a U-shaped cross section configured to hold a cigar horizontally.   
     
     
         2 . The cigar holder of  claim 1 , wherein the lower interfacing portion comprises a stem configured to interface with a golf tee holder, and a rest portion configured to interface with a surface around the golf tee holder, the rest portion having a height and a diameter. 
     
     
         3 . The cigar holder of  claim 2 , wherein the stem has a lower portion having a diameter that is tapered, and an upper portion having a diameter that is not tapered. 
     
     
         4 . The cigar holder of  claim 2 , wherein the windshield is a ball portion having a semi-spherical shape extending upward from the rest. 
     
     
         5 . The cigar holder of  claim 1 , wherein golf accessory holder is a golf ball holder, the lower interfacing portion is a ball portion that is configured to interface with the golf ball holder. 
     
     
         6 . The cigar holder of  claim 5 , further comprising a spacing extension on a side of the ball portion under the holder portion that runs along an outside curve of the ball portion to the spacing member, wherein the spacing member is formed of a compliant material which extend vertically to the holder portion, and wherein a rest is formed under the holder portion and is configured to interface with a surface around the golf ball holder. 
     
     
         7 . The cigar holder of  claim 6 , wherein the spacing extension is flat in a horizontal direction which is perpendicular to a direction in which the holder portion extends from the wind shield. 
     
     
         8 . The cigar holder of  claim 6 , wherein the compliant material of the spacing member is overmolded onto the cigar holder and is captured by a horizontal dovetail retaining feature formed at a top of the spacing extension. 
     
     
         9 . The cigar holder of  claim 1 , wherein the U-shaped cross section of the holder portion is a semi-circular cross section. 
     
     
         10 . The cigar holder of  claim 1 , wherein the holder portion include at least one pair of opposing cutouts, with one each an opposing wall of the holder portion. 
     
     
         11 . The cigar holder of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one pair of cutouts are located at a midpoint of the holder portion between the wind shield and an end of the holder portion. 
     
     
         12 . The cigar holder of  claim 1 , wherein the holder portion comprises a plurality of lateral ridge on a floor of the holder portion at a distal end of the holder portion. 
     
     
         13 . The cigar holder of  claim 12 , wherein the lateral ridges are sized to form a slope across the lateral ridges. 
     
     
         14 . The cigar holder of  claim 12 , wherein the lateral ridge have a surface that is textured. 
     
     
         15 . A cigar holder configured to be used in a golf cart, comprising:
 a lower interfacing portion configured to interface with one of either a golf ball holder or a tee holder, wherein the golf ball holder and tee holder are formed in a portion of the golf cart;   a wind shield extending upward from the lower interfacing portion, wherein the wind shield and lower interfacing portion define a contiguous space inside the wind shield and the lower interfacing portion; and   a cigar holder portion extending laterally from the wind shield portion that is configured to hold a cigar horizontally on a support surface of the cigar holder portion;   wherein the contiguous space inside the wind shield and lower interfacing portions extends below the support surface of the cigar holder portion.   
     
     
         16 . The cigar holder of  claim 15 , wherein the lower interfacing portion comprises a stem configured to interface with a golf tee holder, and a rest portion configured to interface with a surface around the golf tee holder, the rest portion having a height and a diameter. 
     
     
         17 . The cigar holder of  claim 16 , wherein the cigar holder portion includes a vertical wall at a distal end of the cigar holder portion. 
     
     
         18 . The cigar holder of  claim 15 , wherein golf accessory holder is a golf ball holder, the lower interfacing portion is a ball portion that is configured to interface with the golf ball holder. 
     
     
         19 . The cigar holder of  claim 18 , further comprising a spacing extension on a side of the ball portion under the holder portion that runs along an outside curve of the ball portion to the spacing member, wherein the spacing member is formed of a compliant material which extend vertically to the holder portion, and wherein a rest is formed under the holder portion and is configured to interface with a surface around the golf ball holder. 
     
     
         20 . The cigar holder of  claim 18 , wherein the compliant material of the spacing member is overmolded onto the cigar holder and is captured by a horizontal dovetail retaining feature formed at a top of the spacing extension.