# US 5,346,028 A · Golf cart with adjustable steering assembly

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- Number: US 5,346,028 A
- Document ID: US5346028A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/000,123
- Filed: 1993-01-04
- Granted: 1994-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 1992-07-03
- Inventors: Nicola Cassano
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5346028A

## CPC

- B62K 5/027: Motorcycles with three wheels (specially adapted for disabled riders B62K5/023)
- B62B 2202/404: Golf articles, e.g. golfbags
- B62K 2005/002: {with adaptations to be used as golf carts}
- Y10S 280/05: Motorized golf carts
- B62K: CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDECARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE
- B62B: HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES (characterised by animal propulsion B62C; propulsion of sledges by driver or engine B62M)
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

The invention is a golf cart with a motor for the transport of golf equipment and one person. It is equipped with a steering mechanism which enables an individual to drive the cart while sitting on a seat, standing on a board located behind the seat, or walking behind the cart.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A golf cart comprising:
a front wheel;
rear wheels;
a body;
a seat mounted above said body;
front boards located substantially on opposite sides of said seat and a rear board located substantially behind said seat; and
means for steering the golf cart comprising a steering post including a first section having a first end hingedly connected to said front wheel and a second end, a second section telescopically mounted from said second end of said first section, a handlebar attached to said second section, said second section being extendible such that said handlebar is moveable between a first position at which said handlebar is located above said body and a second position at which said handlebar is positioned rearwardly of said body, and wherein the cart is capable of being steered by an operator seated on said seat, standing on said rear board, or walking behind said body.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The golf cart of claim 1, further comprising means for containing golf equipment.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The golf cart of claim 2, further comprising a motor connected to said rear wheels.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The golf cart of claim 3, further comprising means for controlling said motor connected to said handlebar.

### Claim 5

A golf cart comprising:
a front wheel;
rear wheels;
a body;
a seat mounted on said body;
front boards mounted on said body substantially on opposite sides of said seat and a rear board mounted on said body substantially behind said seat; and
means for steering the golf cart including an extendible steering post having a handlebar attached to an outer end thereof and being hingedly connected to said front wheel at an inner end thereof, said steering post being extendible such that said handlebar is positionable from a first position at which said handlebar is adjacent to said seat to a second position at which said handlebar is disposed rearwardly of said body, and wherein the cart is capable of being steered by an operator seated on said seat, standing on said rear board, or walking behind said body of the cart.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The golf cart of claim 5, further comprising a motor connected to said rear wheels.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The golf cart of claim 6, further comprising means for controlling said motor connected to said handlebar.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The golf cart of claim 7, further comprising means for containing golf equipment.