Foldable cart for golf bag
OwnerTherese Mary McCarthyinventor
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Abstract
A removable cart for a golf bag is provided. The cart includes a frame for receiving and releasably retaining a golf bag, a first set of wheels and a second set of wheels operatively connected to the cart frame, the first set of wheels configured to extend to a distance longer than the second set of wheels. Upon folding, the first set of wheels wraps around to encompass the second set of wheels. The first and the second set of wheels are connected by axles such that each set of wheels remains parallel to each other at all times, in both a folded position and an open position.
Claims20
A cart for a golf bag comprising:
- a cart frame for receiving and releasably retaining a golf bag;
- a top golf bag support mount fixed to a first end of a shaft and a bottom golf bag support fixed to a second end of the shaft opposite the first end of the shaft;
- a first pair of wheels connected to one another by a first axle having an inverted-U shape, a first end of the first axle engaging an outer surface of one of the first pair of wheels and a second end of the first axle engaging an outer surface of the other one of the first pair of wheels, the first axle being coupled to the second end of the shaft;
- a second pair of wheels connected to one another by a second axle having a linear configuration, a first end of the second axle engaging an inner surface of one of the second pair of wheels and a second end of the second axle engaging an inner surface of the other one of the second pair of wheels, the second axle being coupled to the second end of the shaft and the bottom golf bag support,
- wherein the first pair of wheels extend to a distance longer than the second pair of wheels, wherein upon folding, the first pair of wheels wraps around to encompass the second pair of wheels.
A combination golf bag and golf cart, comprising an elongate golf bag for receiving a plurality of golf clubs, the bag having a top portion and a bottom portion and a removable golf cart comprising a cart frame for receiving and releasably retaining the golf bag;
- wherein the golf cart comprises:
- a top golf bag support mount fixed to a first end of a shaft and a bottom golf bag support fixed to a second end of the shaft opposite the first end of the shaft, the bottom golf bag support engaging the bottom portion of the bag,
- a first pair of wheels connected to one another by a first axle having an inverted-U shape, a first end of the first axle engaging an outer surface of one of the first pair of wheels and a second end of the first axle engaging an outer surface of the other one of the first pair of wheels, the first axle being coupled to the second end of the shaft,
- a second pair of wheels connected to one another by a second axle having a linear configuration, a first end of the second axle engaging an inner surface of one of the second pair of wheels and a second end of the second axle engaging an inner surface of the other one of the second pair of wheels, the second axle being coupled to the second end of the shaft and the bottom golf bag support, the first pair of wheels extending a distance longer than the second pair of wheels, wherein upon folding, the first pair of wheels wraps around to encompass the second pair of wheels, and
- a handle assembly, the handle assembly comprising a handle and a handle support system, the handle support system configured so as to allow the handle to extend from a folded position to an unfolded position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.