Collapsible four wheel golf cart
OwnerKevin Kimberleyinventor
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Abstract
A collapsible golf cart comprises a frame member, a handle, and a carriage. The handle is pivotably coupled to the frame and the frame is pivotably coupled to the carriage. The carriage has a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels. The golf cart is moveable between an extended configuration in which corresponding ones of the front wheels and rear wheels are offset with respect to one another, and a collapsed configuration in which corresponding ones of the fronts wheels and rear wheels are substantially aligned with respect to one another.
Claims20
A collapsible golf cart comprising:
- a frame member;
- a handle connected to the frame member;
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- a carriage, the frame member being pivotably coupled to the carriage and the carriage having a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels mounted thereon, wherein the golf cart is moveable between an extended configuration in which corresponding ones of the fronts wheels and the rear wheels are offset with respect to one another and a collapsed configuration in which corresponding ones of the front wheels and the rear wheels are substantially aligned with respect to one another.
A collapsible golf cart comprising:
- a frame member;
- a handle connected to the frame member;
- a carriage, the frame member being pivotably coupled to the carriage and the carriage having a pair of front wheel strut assemblies and a pair of rear wheel strut assemblies with respective front wheels mounted on each of the front wheel strut assemblies and respective rear wheels mounted on each of the rear wheel strut assemblies;
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- a collapsing mechanism movable along the front wheel strut assemblies between a first position and a second position, wherein when the collapsing mechanism is in the first position the golf cart is in an extended configuration in which corresponding ones of the front wheels and the rear wheels are offset with respect to one another, and, when the collapsing mechanism is in the second position, the golf cart is in a collapsed configuration in which corresponding ones of the front wheels and the rear wheels are substantially aligned with respect to one another.
A method of constructing a collapsible golf cart, the method comprising:
- constructing a carriage having a pair of pivotable front wheel strut assemblies and a pair of pivotable rear wheel strut assemblies;
- mounting a front wheel on each of the front wheel strut assemblies and mounting a rear wheel on each of the front wheel strut assemblies;
- coupling a pivotable frame member to the carriage and coupling a handle to the frame member;
- mounting a movable collapsing mechanism on the front wheel strut assemblies such that the collapsing mechanism is movable along the front wheel strut assemblies between a first position and a second position;
- coupling the collapsing mechanism to the rear wheel strut assemblies such that the collapsing mechanism transmits motion to the rear wheel strut assemblies when the collapsing mechanism moves along the front wheel strut assemblies between the first position and the second position;
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- coupling the collapsing mechanism to the frame member such that pivoting of the frame member causes the collapsing mechanism to move between the first position and the second position, wherein, when the collapsing mechanism is in the first position, the golf cart is in an extended configuration in which corresponding ones of the front wheels and rear wheels are offset with respect to one another, and, when the collapsing mechanism is in the second position, the golf cart is in a collapsed configuration in which corresponding ones of the front wheels and rear wheels are substantially aligned with respect to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.