Power drive unit for a golf trolley
AssigneePowermade Designs Ltd.
InventorsDavid George Agutter, Andrew Martin Thompson
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Abstract
A power drive unit (1) for attachment to a golf trolley comprises a drum (2) rotatable about a generally horizontal axis (3) with the external periphery (4) of the drum (2) adapted to seat on the ground and to make frictional contact with the ground for drive purposes, a battery (16) within the drum (2), an electric motor (19) powerable from the battery (16), a transmission from the drive motor (19) to the drum (2), manually operable control means for controlling forward rotation of the drum (2), an end cap (5) at each end of the drum (2), and a final output gear (25) mechanically connected to one end cap (5) via a vibration isolating connection (26, 28, 29).
Claims15
A power drive unit for attachment to a golf trolley comprising:
- (i) a drum rotatable about a generally horizontal axis with an external periphery of said drum adapted to seat on the ground and to make frictional contact with the ground for drive purposes,
- (ii) a battery within said drum,
- (iii) an electric drive motor powerable from said battery,
- (iv) a transmission from said drive motor to said drum,
- (v) manually operable control means for controlling forward rotation of said drum,
- (vi) an end cap at each end of said drum, and
- (vii) a final, output gear mechanically connected to one of said end caps via a vibration isolating connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.