Method and system to measure distance travelled by a cart, buggy or trolley

Abstract

A device and system that measures the distance over which a cart, buggy or trolley travels, and that can be mounted easily on a wheel of the cart, buggy or trolley, in particular a golf cart, buggy or trolley. The device includes a housing with a counterweight attached to the lower end of the housing and a measuring device inside the housing. The device further includes an attachment mechanism for attaching the housing to the wheel. The attachment mechanism includes a rotary shaft passing through the interior wall of the housing and rotatable in relation to the housing. The counterweight stops the housing of the measuring device from rotating with the wheel, while the rotary shaft of the measuring device rotates with the wheel. The measuring device consists of magnets in the rotary shaft which generate pulses from sensors mounted within the housing when the wheel turns. Electronic circuitry in the measuring device converts the pulses into a figure that can be displayed indicating the distance covered by the cart/buggy/trolley.

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