US 5,857,684 A · Collapsible golf cart

A cart for use by golfers and the like;

comprising:
(a) frame assembly means including at least a first frame means and a second frame means and joint means connecting said first frame means and said second frame means for movement with respect to each other and of said frame assembly means between a first or collapsed frame disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are disposed proximate each other and a second or erected disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are arranged to receive and carry an article;
(b) side support means carried by said frame assembly for movement between a first or collapsed support disposition wherein said side support means are collapsed proximate to but support said frame assembly means and a second or erected disposition wherein said side support means extend from and further support said frame assembly means;
(c) operating means carried by and interconnecting said frame assembly means and said side support means and responsive to movement of said frame assembly means between said first frame disposition and second frame disposition to move said side support means between said first support and said second support dispositions thereof;
(d) handle means carried by said second frame means for pivotal movement between a first or collapsed handle disposition and a second or erected handle disposition;
(e) said second frame means being formed with a groove, said handle means nesting in said groove when said handle means are disposed in said first handle disposition;
and
(f) handle latch means interconnecting said handle means and said second frame means and settable between a latched disposition wherein said handle means is prevented from movement between said first handle disposition and said second handle disposition and an unlatched disposition wherein said handle means are permitted movement between said first handle disposition and said second handle disposition;
(g) said latch means being canister like in configuration and including:
(i) a pair of cup-like members carried by said second frame means in spaced relationship one member with respect to the other, said handle means carrying at an end thereof a disc-like member sized and configured to be disposed in said space between said cup-like members;
(ii) at least one of said cup-like members and said disc-like member each having holes formed therein about hole circles of equal diameter and which are concentric when said disc-like member is disposed between said cup-like members;
(iii) a latch member carried by said disc-like member which has holes formed therein, said latch member including a plurality of projections arranged thereon in a projection circle concentric with and of the same size as said hole circles and such that said projections may extend through said holes in said cup-like member of said handle means;
and
(iv) latch operation means carried by said latch means for coaction with said latch member to move said latch member between a latching disposition wherein said projections extend into said holes in said disc-like member and a release disposition wherein said projections are prevented from entering said holes in said disc-like member.

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A cart for use by golfers and the like;

comprising:
(a) frame assembly means including at least a first frame means and a second frame means and joint means connecting said first frame means and said second frame means for movement with respect to each other and of said frame assembly means between a first or collapsed frame disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are disposed proximate each other and a second or erected disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are arranged to coact to receive, position and carry an article and wherein in said second frame disposition of said frame assembly means a center-line through said first frame means will intersect a center-line through at least a portion of said second frame means at a predetermined angle;
(b) side support means carried by said frame assembly for movement between a first or collapsed support disposition wherein said side support means are collapsed proximate to but support said frame assembly means and a second or erected disposition wherein said side support means extend from and further support said frame assembly means;
and
(c) operating means carried by and interconnecting said frame assembly means and said side support means and responsive to movement of said frame assembly means between said first frame disposition and second frame disposition to move said side support means between said first support and said second support dispositions thereof.

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A cart for use by golfers and the like;

comprising:
(a) frame assembly means including at least a first frame means and a second frame means and joint means connecting said first frame means and said second frame means for movement with respect to each other and of said frame assembly means between a first or collapsed frame disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are disposed proximate each other and a second or erected disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are arranged to receive and carry an article;
(b) side support means carried by said frame assembly for movement between a first or collapsed support disposition wherein said side support means are collapsed proximate to but support said frame assembly means and a second or erected disposition wherein said side support means extend from and further support said frame assembly means;
(c) operating means carried by and interconnecting said frame assembly means and said side support means and responsive to movement of said frame assembly means between said first frame disposition and second frame disposition to move said side support means between said first support and said second support dispositions thereof;
(d) said first frame means being formed as a hollow tube within which a slide means is movable with respect to said first frame means between a first slide disposition and a second slide disposition;
(e) said operating means including slide operating means connecting said second frame means to said slide means such that upon movement of said frame assembly means into said first frame disposition said slide means is moved into said first slide disposition and upon movement of said frame assembly means into said second frame disposition said slide means is moved into said second slide disposition;
and
(f) said operating means also including connection means connecting said slide means to said side support means such that upon movement of said slide means to said first slide disposition said side support means is moved into said first support disposition and upon movement of said slide means into said second slide disposition said slide support means is moved into said second support disposition.

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A cart for use by golfers and the like;

comprising:
(a) frame assembly means including at least a first frame means and a second frame means and joint means connecting said first frame means and said second frame means for movement with respect to each other and of said frame assembly means between a first or collapsed frame disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are disposed proximate each other and a second or erected disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are arranged to receive and carry an article;
(b) side support means carried by said frame assembly for movement between a first or collapsed support disposition wherein said side support means are collapsed proximate to but support said frame assembly means and a second or erected disposition wherein said side support means extend from and further support said frame assembly means;
(c) operating means carried by and interconnecting said frame assembly means and said side support means and responsive to movement of said frame assembly means between said first frame disposition and second frame disposition to move said side support means between said first support and said second support dispositions thereof;
(d) said first frame means being formed as a hollow tube within which a slide means, carried by a plurality of wheels, is movable with respect to said first frame means between a first slide disposition and a second slide disposition;
(e) said operating means including slide operating means connecting said second frame means to said slide means such that upon movement of said frame assembly means into said first frame disposition said slide means is moved into said first slide disposition and upon movement of said frame assembly means into said second frame disposition said slide means is moved into said second slide disposition;
(f) said operating means also including connection means connecting said slide means to said side support means such that upon movement of said slide means to said first slide disposition said side support means is moved into said first support disposition and upon movement of said slide means into said second slide disposition said slide support means is moved into said second support disposition;
(g) said hollow tube including an elongated slot aligned with said slide means in said first and said second slide dispositions thereof, said slide means including a slide part that extends through said elongated slot and pivotally connects to said slide operating means;
and
(h) a slot cover carried by said first frame means and that is extended over said elongated slot as said slide means moves into said first slide disposition.

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An articulated support frame;

comprising:
(a) frame assembly means including at least a first frame means and a second frame means and joint means connecting said first frame means and said second frame means for movement with respect to each other and of said frame assembly means between a first or collapsed frame disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are disposed proximate each other and a second or erected disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are arranged to receive and carry an article;
(b) side support means carried by said frame assembly for movement between a first or collapsed support disposition wherein said side support means are collapsed proximate to but support said frame assembly means and a second or erected disposition wherein said side support means extend from and further support said frame assembly means;
(c) operating means carried by and interconnecting said frame assembly means and said side support means and responsive to movement of said frame assembly means between said first frame disposition and second frame disposition to move said side support means between said first support and said second support dispositions thereof;
(d) said first frame means being formed as a hollow tube within which a slide means is movable with respect to said first frame means between a first slide disposition and a second slide disposition;
(e) said operating means including slide operating means connecting said second frame means to said slide means such that upon movement of said frame assembly means into said first frame disposition said slide means is moved into said first slide disposition and upon movement of said frame assembly means into said second frame dispostion said slide means is moved into said second slide dispostion;
and
(f) said operating means also including connection means connecting said slide means to said side support means such that upon movement of said slide means to said first slide disposition said side support means is moved into said first support disposition and upon movement of said slide means into said second slide disposition said slide support means is moved into said second support disposition.

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An articulated support frame;

comprising:
(a) frame assembly means including at least a first frame means and a second frame means and joint means connecting said first frame means and said second frame means for movement with respect to each other and of said frame assembly means between a first or collapsed frame disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are disposed proximate each other and a second or erected disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are arranged to receive and carry an article;
(b) side support means carried by said frame assembly for movement between a first or collapsed support disposition wherein said side support means are collapsed proximate to but support said frame assembly means and a second or erected disposition wherein said side support means extend from and further support said frame assembly means;
(c) operating means carried by and interconnecting said frame assembly means and said side support means and responsive to movement of said frame assembly means between said first frame disposition and second frame disposition to move said side support means between said first support and said second support dispositions thereof;
(d) said first frame means being formed as a hollow tube within which a slide means is movable with respect to said first frame means between a first slide disposition and a second slide disposition;
(e) said operating means including slide operating means connecting said second frame means to said slide means such that upon movement of said frame assembly means into said first frame disposition said slide means is moved into said first slide disposition and upon movement of said frame assembly means into said second frame disposition said slide means is moved into said second slide disposition;
and
(f) said operating means also including connection means connecting said slide means to said side support means such that upon movement of said slide means to said first slide disposition said side support means is moved into said first support disposition and upon movement of said slide means into said second slide disposition said slide support means is moved into said second support disposition;
(g) said hollow tube being formed with an elongated slot aligned with said slide means in said first and said second slide disposition thereof;
(h) and said slide means including a slide part that extends through said elongated slot and pivotally connects to said slide operating means;
(i) said first frame member carrying a slot cover that is extended over said elongated slot as said slide means moves into said first slide disposition.

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An articulation support frame;

comprising:
(a) frame assembly means including at least a first frame means and a second frame means and joint means connecting said first frame means and said second frame means for movement with respect to each other and of said frame assembly means between a first or collapsed frame disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are disposed proximate each other and a second or erected disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are arranged to receive and carry an article;
(b) side support means carried by said frame assembly for movement between a first or collapsed support disposition wherein said side support means are collapsed proximate to but support said frame assembly means and a second or erected disposition wherein said side support means extend from and further support said frame assembly means;
(c) operating means carried by and interconnecting said frame assembly means and said side support means and responsive to movement of said frame assembly means between said first frame disposition and second frame disposition to move said side support means between said first support and said second support dispositions thereof;
(d) said side support means including a first side support carried to one side of said frame assembly means and a second side support carried to a second side of said frame assembly means, each such side support including a support mount means and each such support mount means carrying a side support member comprising a rotatively mounted wheel;
(e) said operating means including slide means carried by said first frame means, and movable with respect to said first frame means between a first slide disposition and a second slide disposition and said second frame means carrying slide operating means connecting said second frame means to said slide means such that upon movement of said frame assembly means into said first frame disposition said slide means is moved into said first slide disposition and upon movement of said frame assembly means into said second frame disposition said slide means is moved into said second slide disposition;
(f) said operating means further including connection means connecting said slide means to said side support means such that upon movement of said slide means to said first slide disposition said side support means is moved into said first support disposition and upon movement of said slide means into said second slide disposition said side support means is moved into said second support disposition;
(g) said slide operating means and said slide means, as well as said slide operating means and said second frame means, and said slide means and each of said side supports being respectively pivotally connected together, with all of said pivotal connections including pivot means that are disposed so that all pivoting is about vertically disposed axes, except for the pivotal connection between said slide operating means and said second frame means;
(h) said slide operating means further including at least an operating strap pivotally connected proximate a first end thereof to said second frame means and proximate a second end thereof to said slide means;
(i) handle means pivotally carried by said second frame means for movement between a first or collapsed handle disposition and a second or erected handle disposition;
(j) said second frame means being formed with a groove with said handle means nesting in said groove when said handle means are disposed in said first handle disposition;
(k) handle latch means interconnecting said handle means and said second frame means and settable between a latched disposition wherein said handle means is prevented from movement between said first handle disposition and said second handle disposition and an unlatched disposition wherein said handle means are permitted movement between said first handle disposition and said second handle disposition;
(l) said latch means being canister like in configuration and including:
(i) a pair of cup-like members carried by said second frame means in spaced relationship one member with respect to the other and said handle means carries at an end thereof a disc-like member sized and configured to be disposed in said space between said cup-like members;
(ii) at least one of said cup-like members and said disc-like member each having holes formed therein about hole circles of equal diameter and which are concentric when said disc-like member is disposed between said cup-like members;
(iii) a latch member carried by said disc-like member which has holes formed therein, said latch member including a plurality of projections arranged thereon in a projection circle concentric with and of the same size as said hole circles and such that said projections may extend through said holes in said cup-like member of said handle means;
and
(iv) latch operation means carried by said latch means for coaction with said latch member to move said latch member between a latching disposition wherein said projections extend into said holes in said disc-like member and a release disposition wherein said projections are prevented from entering said holes in said disc-like member.

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A cart for use by golfers and the like;

comprising:
(a) frame assembly means including at least a first frame means and a second frame means and joint means connecting said first frame means and said second frame means for movement with respect to each other and of said frame assembly means between a first or collapsed frame disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are disposed proximate each other and a second or erected disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are arranged to receive and carry an article and wherein in said second frame disposition of said frame assembly means a center-line through said first frame means will intersect a center-line through at least a portion of said second frame means at a predetermined angle;
(b) side support means carried by said frame assembly means for movement between a first or collapsed support disposition wherein said side support means are collapsed proximate to but support said frame assembly means and a second or erected disposition wherein said side support means extend from and further support said frame assembly means;
(c) operating means carried by and interconnecting said frame assembly means and said side support means responsive to movement of said frame assembly means between said first frame disposition and second frame disposition to move said side support means between said first support and said second support dispositions thereof;
(d) said side support means, including a first side support carried to one side of said frame assembly means and a second side support carried to a second side of said frame assembly means;
(e) each such side support carrying a wheel mount means and each such wheel mount means rotatively carrying a wheel;
(f) said first frame means carrying slide means movable with respect to said first frame means between a first slide disposition and a second slide disposition and said second frame means carrying slide operating means connecting said second frame means to said slide means such that upon movement of said frame assembly means into said first frame disposition said slide means is moved into said first slide disposition and upon movement of said frame assembly means into said second frame disposition said slide means is moved into said second slide disposition, and;
(g) connection means connecting said slide means to said side support means such that upon movement of said slide means to said first slide disposition said side support means is moved into said first support disposition and upon movement of said slide means into said second slide disposition said side support means is moved into said second support disposition.

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An articulated support frame;

comprising:
(a) frame assembly means including at least a first frame means and a second frame means and joint means connecting said first frame means and said second frame means for movement with respect to each other and of said frame assembly means between a first or collapsed frame disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are disposed proximate each other and a second or erected disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are arranged to receive and carry an article and wherein in said second frame disposition of said frame assembly means a center-line through said first frame means will intersect a center-line through at least a portion of said second frame means at a predetermined angle;
(b) side support means carried by said frame assembly means for movement between a first or collapsed support disposition wherein said side support means are collapsed proximate to but support said frame assembly means and a second or erected disposition wherein said side support means extend from and further support said frame assembly means;
(c) operating means carried by and interconnecting said frame assembly means and said side support means responsive to movement of said frame assembly means between said first frame disposition and second frame disposition to move said side support means between said first support and said second support dispositions thereof;
(d) said side support means, including a first side support carried to one side of said frame assembly means and a second side support carried to a second side of said frame assembly means;
(e) each such side support including a support mount means and each such support mount means carrying a side support member;
(f) said first frame means carrying slide means movable with respect to said first frame means between a first slide disposition and a second slide disposition and said second frame means carrying slide operating means connecting said second frame means to said slide means such that upon movement of said frame assembly means into said first frame disposition said slide means is moved into said first slide disposition and upon movement of said frame assembly means into said second frame disposition said slide means is moved into said second slide disposition, and;
(g) connection means connecting said slide means to said slide support means such that upon movement of said slide means to said first slide disposition said side support means is moved into said first support disposition and upon movement of said slide means into said second slide disposition said side support means is moved into said second support disposition.

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An articulated support frame;

comprising:
(a) frame assembly means including at least a first frame means and a second frame means and joint means connecting said first frame means and said second frame means for movement with respect to each other and of said frame assembly means between a first or collapsed frame disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are disposed proximate each other and a second or erected disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are arranged to receive and carry an article and wherein in said second frame disposition of said frame assembly means a center-line through said first frame means will intersect a center-line through at least a portion of said second frame means at a predetermined angle;
(b) side support means carried by said frame assembly means for movement between a first or collapsed support disposition wherein said side support means are collapsed proximate to but support said frame assembly means and a second or erected disposition wherein said side support means extend from and further support said frame assembly means;
(c) operating means carried by and interconnecting said frame assembly means and said side support means responsive to movement of said frame assembly means between said first frame disposition and second frame disposition to move said side support means between said first support and said second support dispositions thereof;
(d) said side support means, including a first side support carried to one side of said frame assembly means and a second side support carried to a second side of said frame assembly means;
(e) each such side support including a support mount means and each such support mount means carrying a side support member;
(f) connection means comprising a pair of operating straps each pivotally mounted proximate one of its ends to said second frame means at a position above said joint means and each pivotally mounted proximate its other end to one of said side supports.

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An articulated support frame;

comprising:
(a) frame assembly means including at least a first frame means and a second frame means and joint means connecting said first frame means and said second frame means for movement with respect to each other and of said frame assembly means between a first or collapsed frame disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are disposed proximate each other and a second or erected disposition wherein said first frame means and said second frame means are arranged to receive and carry an article and wherein in said second frame disposition of said frame assembly means a center-line through said first frame means will intersect a center-line through at least a portion of said second frame means at a predetermined angle;
(b) side support means carried by said frame assembly means for movement between a first or collapsed support disposition wherein said side support means are collapsed proximate to but support said frame assembly means and a second or erected disposition wherein said side support means extend from and further support said frame assembly means;
(c) operating means carried by and interconnecting said frame assembly means and said side support means responsive to movement of said frame assembly means between said first frame disposition and second frame disposition to move said side support means between said first support and said second support dispositions thereof;
(d) said side support means, including a first side support carried to one side of said frame assembly means and a second side support carried to a second side of said frame assembly means;
(e) each such side support including a support mount means and each such support mount means carrying a side support member;
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(f) connection means comprising a pair of operating straps each pivotally mounted proximate one of its ends to said first frame means at a position removed from said joint means and each pivotally mounted proximate its other end to one of said side supports.

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