Rideable golf bag cart

A motor driven rideable golf cycle for transporting a rider and a golf bag, comprising:

• a front wheel (66) having a front wheel center, a front wheel axle (67), and a front tire having a front tire outer diameter, a front tire width, and a front tire crown radius;
• a front fork (62) attached to the front wheel (66);
• a steering bracket (34) to which the front fork (62) is rotationally engaged;
• a steering column (35) engaging the front fork (62);
• a handlebar (72) attached to the steering column (35) via a handlebar connector (63), and having a control unit;
• a frame tube (32) connected to the steering bracket (34) and extending downward and rearward from the steering bracket (34) when in a riding configuration;
• a rear wheel (86) having a rear wheel center, a rear wheel axle (88), an internal hub motor, and a rear tire having a rear tire outer diameter, a rear tire width, and a rear tire crown radius, and establishing a wheelbase (510) measured between the front wheel center and the rear wheel center, and a vertical wheel plane containing the front wheel center and the rear wheel center, oriented perpendicular to a ground plane, intersecting the steering bracket (34), and defining a first side and a second side of the vertical wheel plane;
• a base segment (42) attached to the rear wheel (86) and extending toward the front wheel (66);
• a pivoting connector assembly (200) attached to the base segment (42) and the frame tube (32), and capable of locking a relative position of the base segment (42) and the frame tube (32);
• a seat support (53) extending from the base segment (42) and comprising an upper seat support (53U) extending from a lower seat support (53L);
• a seat (52) attached to the upper seat support (53U);
• a running board (56) attached to the base segment (42) and having a top surface defining a running board height (56H) measured vertically above the ground plane;
• a rechargeable battery (102) attached to the frame tube (32) and in electrical communication with the internal hub motor and the control unit;
• an upper bag cradle (98) attached to the motor driven rideable golf cycle such that it is not symmetrical about the vertical wheel plane;
• a bag support base (97) attached to the motor driven rideable golf cycle such that it is not symmetrical about the vertical wheel plane;
• wherein:
• the pivoting connector assembly (200) facilitates the pivoting of the frame tube (32) toward the seat support (53) and into a storage configuration;
• in the riding configuration the motor driven rideable golf cycle has a center of gravity (CG) located a CGy dimension behind the front axle (67), measured horizontally parallel to the ground plane, and located a CGh dimension above the ground plane, measured vertically perpendicular to the ground plane, and the CGy dimension is less than 45% of the wheelbase (510);
• in the riding configuration the motor driven rideable golf cycle has a minimum clearance (500), and the CGh dimension is 2.75-5 times the minimum clearance (500);
• the front tire outer diameter is at least 10% greater than the rear tire outer diameter, and the front tire outer diameter is no more than 160% of the rear tire outer diameter;
• the front tire outer diameter is at least 85% of the CGh dimension, and the rear tire outer diameter is no more than the CGh dimension;
• the rear tire width is at least 10% greater than the front tire width, and the rear tire width is no more than 160% of the front tire width;
• the running board height (56H) is 35-65% of the rear tire outer diameter
• the rear tire crown radius is greater than the front tire crown radius;
• and
• the front tire contacts the ground plane directly below the front axle at a contact point (530), the steering bracket (34) defines a headset axis (520), which intersects the ground plane at an axis contact point (540), a horizontal distance from the contact point (530) and the axis contact point (540) is a trail dimension (550), and the trail dimension (550) is 1.0″-4.0″.

A motor driven rideable golf cycle for transporting a rider and a golf bag, comprising:

• a front wheel (66) having a front wheel center, a front wheel axle (67), and a front tire having a front tire outer diameter, a front tire width, and a front tire crown radius;
• a front fork (62) attached to the front wheel (66);
• a steering bracket (34) to which the front fork (62) is rotationally engaged;
• a steering column (35) engaging the front fork (62);
• a handlebar (72) attached to the steering column (35) via a handlebar connector (63), and having a control unit;
• a frame tube (32) connected to the steering bracket (34) and extending downward and rearward from the steering bracket (34) when in a riding configuration;
• a rear wheel (86) having a rear wheel center, a rear wheel axle (88), an internal hub motor, and a rear tire having a rear tire outer diameter, a rear tire width, and a rear tire crown radius, and establishing a wheelbase (510) measured between the front wheel center and the rear wheel center, and a vertical wheel plane containing the front wheel center and the rear wheel center, oriented perpendicular to a ground plane, intersecting the steering bracket (34), and defining a first side and a second side of the vertical wheel plane;
• a base segment (42) attached to the rear wheel (86) and extending toward the front wheel (66);
• a pivoting connector assembly (200) attached to the base segment (42) and the frame tube (32), and capable of locking a relative position of the base segment (42) and the frame tube (32);
• a seat support (53) extending from the base segment (42) and comprising an upper seat support (53U) extending from a lower seat support (53L);
• a seat (52) attached to the upper seat support (53U);
• a running board (56) attached to the base segment (42) and having a top surface defining a running board height (56H) measured vertically above the ground plane;
• a rechargeable battery (102) attached to the frame tube (32) and in electrical communication with the internal hub motor and the control unit;
• an upper bag cradle (98) attached to the motor driven rideable golf cycle such that it is not symmetrical about the vertical wheel plane;
• a bag support base (97) attached to the motor driven rideable golf cycle such that it is not symmetrical about the vertical wheel plane;
• wherein:
• the pivoting connector assembly (200) facilitates the pivoting of the frame tube (32) toward the seat support (53) and into a storage configuration;
• in the riding configuration the motor driven rideable golf cycle has a center of gravity (CG) located a CGy dimension behind the front axle (67), measured horizontally parallel to the ground plane, and located a CGh dimension above the ground plane, measured vertically perpendicular to the ground plane, and the CGy dimension is less than 45% of the wheelbase (510);
• in the riding configuration the motor driven rideable golf cycle has a minimum clearance (500), and the CGh dimension is 2.75-5 times the minimum clearance (500);
• the front tire outer diameter is at least 10% greater than the rear tire outer diameter, and the front tire outer diameter is no more than 160% of the rear tire outer diameter;
• the front tire outer diameter is at least 85% of the CGh dimension, and the rear tire outer diameter is no more than the CGh dimension;
• the rear tire width is at least 10% greater than the front tire width, and the rear tire width is no more than 160% of the front tire width;
• the running board height (56H) is 35-65% of the rear tire outer diameter the rear tire crown radius is greater than the front tire crown radius;
• the front tire contacts the ground plane directly below the front axle at a contact point (530), the steering bracket (34) defines a headset axis (520), which intersects the ground plane at an axis contact point (540), a horizontal distance from the contact point (530) and the axis contact point (540) is a trail dimension (550), and the trail dimension (550) is 1.0″-4.0″;
• and
• in the storage configuration the motor driven rideable golf cycle fits within an imaginary box having a box width, a box height, and a box length, wherein:
• a girth is 130 inches or less, where the girth is defined as two times a sum of the box width and the box height;
• and
• a sum of the girth and the box length is 165 inches or less.