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US 4,062,564 AGranted
Collapsible golf cart
OwnerWerner K. Schimmeyerinventor
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Abstract
A collapsible golf cart apparatus for carrying a golf bag and including a base, a pair of removable wheels mounted on axles that are retractable into the base, a compartment in the base for storing the wheels, a cover for the storage compartment, a bracket to support the cover in one position in place over the storage compartment and in a different position to provide a seat, and a folding handle mechanism.
Claims6
A collapsible golf cart comprising:
- first and second removably mounted wheels;
- a base member having a front portion and a rear portion, the rearward part of said back portion being rounded to generally conform to the base of a golf bag and having a bag supporting upper surface and a lower surface forming a recess of suitable dimensions for receiving said wheels, said front portion having a first axle receiving bore extending into one side thereof and a second axle receiving bore extending into the other side thereof;
- means for retaining said wheels in said recess when they are received therewithin;
- handle forming means affixed to said front portion;
- and
- first and second shafts respectively disposed in said first and second bores, each said shaft being movable between a retracted position and an extended position, the distal ends of each said shaft being adapted to receive one of said wheels, whereby when said cart is in its collapsed configuration said wheels are disposed within said recess and said shafts are in their retracted positions, and when said cart is in its operative configuration said shafts are in their extended positions and said wheels are respectively mounted to the distal ends thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.