Wheeled Golf Club Carriers Patents (Class 280/DIG6)
  • Patent number: 5496054
    Abstract: A folding collapsible frame including a main frame, a first bag cradle and a second bag cradle mounted on the main frame at two opposite ends, a handle frame pivotably connected to a handle bracket on the main frame by a connecting block, a locating block fixedly mounted on the handle frame for connection to the first bag cradle to hold the handle frame and the first bag cradle in the respective operative positions, The first bag cradle is turned about a pivot on the main frame, and has a locating bolt transversely disposed at the bottom the locating block has a curved locating groove, which engages with the locating bolt on the first bag cradle to hold the collapsible folding frame in the operative position when the first bag cradle and the handle frame are respectively extended out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Inventor: Ching-Chang Wu
  • Patent number: 5496048
    Abstract: A golf cart has a supporting frame formed of articulated struts that can be folded during use and can be unfolded to form storage elements for the golf cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Inventor: Gunter Adam
  • Patent number: 5482304
    Abstract: A trailering device (10) for being secured between a bicycle (12) and a pull-type golf cart (16) such that as the bicycle (12) is ridden, the pull-type golf cart (16) is pulled behind. The trailering device (10) includes a connecting rod (26), a bicycle attachment member (32) secured at one end of the connecting rod (26), and a golf cart attachment member (54) secured to another end of the connecting rod (26). The bicycle attachment member (32) is releasably securable to the bicycle seat post (14) and the golf cart attachment member (54) is releasably securable to the golf cart (16) at the frame (18) or handle (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Inventor: Philip S. Smith
  • Patent number: 5480078
    Abstract: A golf bag and accessory carrier encompasses both an apparatus and method which serves the utility of a golfer both in carrying his golf bag, carrying his accessories, providing a water resistant carrying compartment, a basket type storage area, a self righting liquid refreshment carrier and a golf ball holder. These structures are enabled while still fully enabling a folding function, to enable the golf bag cart to be conveniently carried and stowed in the trunk or back seat of a car. The golf bag cart and accessory carrier provides a carriage and utility area wider than the golf bag being carried, both for stability and enhanced convenience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: C & S Industries
    Inventors: Steven M. Verrette, Christopher C. Bean
  • Patent number: 5480178
    Abstract: A combination golf pull cart and golf bag in which the cart wheel-supporting legs vertically suspend, when not in an open tripod bag-supporting use, from a semi-circular bracket in encircling relation about the rear of the golf bag, which is a position forward and almost entirely within the width of the golf bag, and contributes to an optimum compact storage condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Inventor: Young J. Suk
  • Patent number: 5478097
    Abstract: A mobile golf bag having telescoping wheel supports and wheels mounted to the bottom portion of the golf club container. The telescoping wheel supports have a first extended operable position and a second retracted storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1995
    Inventor: Warren Forma
  • Patent number: 5470095
    Abstract: A transportable golf bag is disclosed which comprises a pair of deployable wheel assemblies attached to the lower portion of a semi-rigid golf bag. The bag forms the structure of the device without requiring a separate frame or chassis. The wheel assemblies can be locked in a deployed or stored position. The stowed wheels are covered by a closable pocket. A deployable handle for pulling the bag, and a deployable leg for supporting the bag in an upright position can be stowed when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Inventor: James E. Bridges
  • Patent number: 5468006
    Abstract: A golf cart for transporting a golfer and golf clubs about a golf course. The inventive device includes a manually powered cycle having a steerable front wheel and a pair of rear wheels. A golf bag holding assembly is secured to the cycle between the rear wheel for supporting and securing a golf bag. A drink holder and writing pad are also secured to the cycle for holding a beverage and a golf scorecard, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Inventor: Robert J. Delserro
  • Patent number: 5464238
    Abstract: An angle-adjustable folding frame assembly for a golf cart, which includes a handle having a handle connector at one end pivoted to the handle bracket and wheel bracket on the main frame of a golf cart, a first locating member made to slide on the handle and having a positioning rod, a slide block connected to the first locating member and moved to slide on the handle connector, a spring stopped between the handle connector and the first locating member, and a second locating member affixed to the front end of the main frame and having two spaced retaining grooves for alternatively receiving the positioning rod of the first locating member in holding the handle in a first or second working position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1995
    Inventor: Ching-Chang Wu
  • Patent number: 5454576
    Abstract: A foldable two-wheeled golf pull cart for use in conjunction with a conventional golf bag or which may be formed integral with a specially-designed golf bag. The pull cart of the invention is constructed so that its wheels may be collapsed individually and sequentially to a stowed position directly under the bottom of the golf bag one over the other and parallel to the bottom of the golf bag in coaxial relationship with the longitudinal axis of the golf bag. Each wheel is connected by a strut to a hinge on the frame of the golf pull cart and each wheel may be swung easily to its deployed position by a 180 degree rotation about a corresponding single axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Inventor: Alan R. Pitkanen
  • Patent number: 5451072
    Abstract: A golf cart comprising a handle, an upper tube, a middle tube, an upper cover for the middle tube, a lower tube, an upper cover for the lower tube, an upper bracket, a lower bracket having a support base, a lower cover for the lower tube, a rocking butterfly plate, a rocking slide block, a link assembly and cart wheels, wherein the handle is fixed on an upper end of the upper tube and the upper, middle and lower tubes are fitted into each other and pressed and fixed by screws. The upper bracket and lower bracket are respectively fitted on the middle tube and lower tube and fixed by eccentric pressing blocks. The rocking butterfly plate is fitted on a rear face of the lower tube and fixed by the eccentric pressing block. The rocking slide block is slidably fitted into the dovetail channel of the lower tube. By means of the cooperation of the V-shaped pull lever and link assembly, with the rocking slide block, the wheel support is foldable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Inventor: Kuan-Jen Weng
  • Patent number: 5427403
    Abstract: A knockdown golf cart with reduced volume composed of a tube frame assembly, an upper and a lower bracket assemblies, a handle assembly, a wheel support assembly, an L-shaped beam member and a bracket board. The tube frame assembly includes two circular tubes which are formed with inner slide grooves and connected to each other by a fixing ring member. A folding link is connected to a folding link seat disposed under the fixing ring member. The upper and lower brackets are disposed at an upper and a lower ends of the tube frame assembly. The handle assembly includes a slide block slidably fitted in the slide grooves of the circular tubes. The wheel support assembly is secured to the fixing ring member of the tube frame assembly and pivotally connected with the folding links thereof. The L-shaped beam member has a rectangular end fitted with the lower bracket and a flat end fitted with the bracket board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Inventor: Fang-jung Hsiao
  • Patent number: 5421604
    Abstract: A golf cart folding frame assembly includes a folding frame bar mounting structure and a telescopic drag bar mounting structure. The folding frame bar mounting structure includes a first connecting frame mounted on the rear end of a frame bar and having inner and outer locating notches on two opposite, arched side walls thereof, a second connecting frame mounted on the front end of a frame member and having two sliding slots on two opposite side walls thereof, a locating device having two locating rods inserted into the sliding slots and controlled by a spring supported control knob to alterantively engage into the inner or outer locating notches so as to lock the fold frame bar mounting structure in the operative or collapsed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Inventor: Ching-Chang Wu
  • Patent number: 5415284
    Abstract: A carrying case for golf clubs is described which includes two rigid housing sections hingedly connected along abutting edges. Each housing section can support several golf clubs in an upright, spaced-apart manner. The housing sections can pivot between open and closed positions. The case also includes a handle for carrying purposes. The golf clubs are prevented from contacting each other while being carried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Inventor: Larry King
  • Patent number: 5409253
    Abstract: A collapsible golf cart is provided which includes a support rod, a hollow operating rod, a score board and two wheels movably combined with connecting rods to the operating rod. The hollow operating rod has a bottom case formed in a lower section which is either secured to or released from an upper end section of the support rod for operatively opening or collapsing the golf cart by operation of a push button unit which pulls on a rope extending through an inner passage of the hollow operating rod for disengaging a pair of rod projections from a pair of holes formed through a positioning member of the support rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Inventor: Ying-Hsiung Cheng
  • Patent number: 5366075
    Abstract: An improved golf club retaining device holds the clubs in place within a generally circular frame, while avoiding any bending stress transverse to the length of the club handle. The central disc of the club frame carries a band or ring of resilient material, e.g. a large O-ring, in a groove around the periphery of the disc. In locations where the club shafts pass this disc, the disc periphery has scallop-like recesses leaving the band without rearward support in those locations. Transverse force against the club shafts is derived only from the tension in the band or O-ring, to hold clubs securely in the frame. The transverse force on the club shafts is insufficient to induce any deformation in those shafts. An integral multiple cup member is provided as the bottom member of the frame, and has outer walls about its periphery which are higher that their inner counterparts. Forces against the butt of a club shaft handle are distributed over a greater part of the handle end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Inventor: S. Dwight Mills
  • Patent number: 5354089
    Abstract: The mobile carrier for an augmentative communication device of the present invention encompasses an apparatus enabling the carried augmentative communication device and carrier to be pushed or pulled to accommodate users preference for walking and their disability. The handle of the carrier is adjustable, to accommodate different people of different heights, as well as to adapt to individual needs of users depending upon the severity of their handicap, and the carrier is foldable to a cane configuration for instances where there is insufficient space to allow the carrier to be used in its rolling configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Inventors: Thomas M. Sohrt, Carrie A. Sohrt, James E. Holliday
  • Patent number: 5351983
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an adjustable golf cart for accommodating one or more golf club bags. The adjustable golf cart includes a plurality of movable generally C-shaped clamps and bases for holding either one or more than one golf club bags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Inventor: Theresa A. Descalo
  • Patent number: 5328193
    Abstract: A scooting and coasting golf cart tricycle includes a frame having a main portion and a front portion rotatably mounted to the main portion, a center front wheel rotatably mounted to the front frame portion and a pair of right and left back wheels mounted to opposite rear sides of the main frame portion for rotation about a horizontal axis, a pair of right and left handlebars are connected to the front frame portion for steering the front wheel, and a platform supported by the main frame portion spaced below the horizontal rotational axis of the back wheels. The main frame portion includes a pair of right and left inverted U-shaped back forks rotatably mounting the right and left back wheels and a pair of spaced horizontal right and left support members. The platform is supported upon and between the spaced right and left support members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1994
    Inventor: James A. Shiew
  • Patent number: 5312126
    Abstract: A light, portable golf riding apparatus that may be electric motor or pedal driven. The lightness of the apparatus is provided in part by using a tubular construction, with few, if any, panels, and portability is provided by having the apparatus formed from several sections or frameworks pivoting in relation to each other. In one embodiment, a first central section holds the power train and rear wheels, a front section holds the steering column, and a third a seat for the rider. The central and front sections pivot towards each other, the seat folds onto the central section and the steering collapses about the apparatus to form a compact body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignee: Pro-Lite Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas B. Shortt, Mark J. Lumbard
  • Patent number: 5288099
    Abstract: A telescopic and folding frame assembly includes a folding frame bar mounting structure ana a telescopic drag bar mounting structure. The folding frame bar mounting structure includes a frame member having a spaced golf bag cradle for carrying a golf bag with clubs and a bracket to hold a pair of ground supporting wheels by two side beams and a pair of links, and an elongated frame bar having a front end coupled to a drag bar by the telescopic drag bar mounting structure, a rear end coupled with a locking plate hinged to the frame member adjacent to a front connecting rod thereof, wherein a locking plate is pivotably mounted on the elongated frame bar and retained by a spring and stopped by a stop plate to lock the front connecting rod of the frame member to the elongated frame bar in the operative position, each link pivotably interconnects either side wall on the connecting plate and either side beam at a mid portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Inventor: Ching-Chang Wu
  • Patent number: 5281044
    Abstract: A golf trolley includes a stationary tube and a push tube which has one end connected pivotally to the stationary tube. A locking device includes an engaging bolt provided on the stationary tube and a lock casing which is provided on the push tube and which has a blind bore to receive the engaging bolt therein. A press member extends through the lock casing. When the push tube is pivoted relative to the stationary tube so as to place the push tube in a substantially parallel position with respect to the stationary tube, the engaging bolt extends into the blind bore of the lock casing, and the press member locks the engaging bolt in the blind bore of the lock casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1994
    Inventor: Jueh-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 5267750
    Abstract: A mobile cart including a wheel mechanism and a handle mechanism attachable to a specially designed container for golf clubs and accessories, or attachable to a specially designed golf club container receiving bracket where the wheel mechanism and handle extends to provide for semi-upright support and wheeled locomotion of the cart. The wheel mechanism provides a means for collapsing one wheel from its operating position toward the top or open end of the container and the other wheel toward the bottom or closed end of the container and where each wheel when collapsed is adjacent and approximately parallel to an elongated wall of the bag. The handle collapses from its operating position to a collapsed position internal to or adjacent to the container. The club container includes upper and lower elements attachable to the ends of elongated support tubes which are covered by a fabric to form a bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1993
    Inventor: Michael R. Thompson
  • Patent number: 5265894
    Abstract: A cover for enclosing and supporting a bag such as a golf bag and including a pouch for containing golf equipment. This cover is of a collapsible nature for easy and convenient storage and handling as compared with rigid covers, having pliant front rear, side, and top portions. The bottom of the cover has a rigid base with wheels mounted therein. An opening is provided in the cover to permit the insertion of a bag therein, this opening being closable by a suitable device such as a zipper. A handle is mounted on the bag to permit the user to roll the bag along on the wheels. When the bag is not in use, the side, front, rear and top portions can be folded down onto the base to make the cover compact for stowage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Assignee: Bullet Golf Ball, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven B. Dunn
  • Patent number: 5249822
    Abstract: A telescopic and folding frame assembly includes a folding frame bar mounting structure and a telescopic drag bar mounting structure. The folding frame bar mounting structure includes a frame member having two spaced golf bag cradles for carrying a golf bag with clubs and a bracket to hold a pair of ground supporting wheels by two side beams and a pair of links, and an elongated frame bar having a front end coupled to a drag bar by the telescopic drag bar mounting structure, a middle part coupled with a scoreboard and a rear end coupled with a locking plate hinged to the frame member adjacent to a front connecting rod thereof, wherein a locking plate is pivotably mounted on the elongated frame bar and retained by a spring and stopped by a stop plate to lock the front connecting rod of the frame member to the elongated frame bar in the operative position; each link pivotably interconnects either side wall on the connecting plate and either side beam at a mid portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1993
    Inventor: Ching-Chang Wu
  • Patent number: 5232065
    Abstract: A power unit is provided for attachment to a non-motorized golf cart. The power unit converts the cart to a motorized golf cart of the type used to support and carry a golf bag. The power unit includes a motor, drive wheel assembly and battery support, all attached to a single leg which, in turn, is attachable to the frame of the golf cart by means of a releasable coupling which permits the leg to be oriented selectively, at different angles, relative to the golf cart frame. The releasable coupling also allows the leg to be folded against the frame when the cart is collapsed for transport and storage. A pair of relatively closely-spaced drive wheels, mounted on a unitary axle, supports the forward end of the cart and power unit. The drive wheels contact the ground and a reversible motor pushes or pulls the cart in the direction selected by the user. A control box is mounted on the handle of the golf cart to control the speed and direction of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Inventor: James T. Cotton
  • Patent number: 5215194
    Abstract: A bag for carrying golf clubs and related equipment comprising a rigid lower base; a tubular spacer connected at its lower end to the base and defining a body having a front face, rear face and side faces, the spacer being sufficiently rigid to retain its axial length for retaining golf clubs therein; a rigid collar connected to the upper edge of the spacer, the collar adapted for the receipt of golf clubs positioned with the handle end of the golf clubs extending downward through the spacer to the base, the distance between the upper edge of the collar and the base at the front face being less than the distance between the upper edge of the collar and the base at the rear face; cross bars coupled across the interior of the collar, the cross bar located closer to the front face being lower than the cross bar located closer to the rear face; a carrying handle and a shoulder strap connected to the front face of the spacer; and pocket members connected to the side and front faces of the spacer at elevations bene
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Inventors: Linda A. Blanford, Michael R. Ferris, William P. Jacoby, Jr., John M. Krzynowek
  • Patent number: 5201540
    Abstract: A collapsible golf cart comprising an upper frame, a lower frame, a connector connecting straight the upper and the lower frame in a collapsible fashion, an extensible rod extending in the upper frame and through a socket fixed around the top end of the upper frame and moving therein in a telescopic fashion to lengthen or shorten its length in relation to the upper frame so that this golf cart may be collapsed in very small dimensions for putting away or be folded or swung up in a straight lengthened position for using it as a golf cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: Sports World Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fang-Li Wu
  • Patent number: 5193842
    Abstract: A collapsible cart apparatus (10) for transporting a golf bag (100) and a cooler (150); wherein, the cart apparatus (10) comprises a pivoted framework unit (12) mounted on a wheel assembly unit (11) and having a golf bag support unit (13) and a cooler support unit (14) disposed in such a manner that the golf bag (100) overlies the cooler (150) in the operative mode of disposition of the cart apparatus (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Inventor: Joel K. Fontenot
  • Patent number: 5184911
    Abstract: A saddle mounting structure comprising a connector for connecting a saddle to a golf cart's main frame, two symmetrical locating blocks for connecting said connector to the pillar of the saddle by a screw and a lock nut, two fastening plates for connecting the connector to the golf cart's main frame by a second screw. The connector has raised strips radially made on the outer wall surface alternatively engaged in a plurality of radial grooves on one symmetrical locating block for adjusting the angular position of the saddle relative to the golf cart's main frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1993
    Inventor: Ching-Chang Wu
  • Patent number: 5180087
    Abstract: An improved golf cart mainly comprises a pair of grips, a grip-supporting-rod, a fixing seat for grip supporting rod, an upper-fixing-member for golf bag, a collapsible frame, a pair of wheels and a set of wheel supporting means. The grip can receive a golf ball and a plurality of golf tees. The upper-fixing-member for holding a golf bag can receive a plurality of golf balls. The inclination of the grip-supporting-rod is adjustable. The central components of the collapsible frame are disposed in a hollow supporting rod both to prevent the user from being hurt and to increase the component's durability. The wheels and its supporting means are simplified as well as easy for operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1993
    Assignee: Sun Son Aluminum Factory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ching C. Lee
  • Patent number: 5180184
    Abstract: A collapsible or foldable three-stage golf cart is provided having three-stage frames foldably connected by joint members. A collapsible wheel mechanism may be spread or unfolded to allow wheels to interface with the ground for using this golf cart. Alternatively, the golf cart may be folded in a manner that the wheel mechanism is folded adjacent the three-stage frames to minimize the volume dimension of the golf cart when it is to be stored or transported. A foldable club bag holder is further provided to hold the upper portion of a golf bag when the golf cart is unfolded or to be folded to a position adjacent the stage frame members for storage purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1993
    Assignee: Sunshon Molding Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsiu-Hui Chiu
  • Patent number: 5171068
    Abstract: A golf cart wheel axle assembly having a holder plate connected to the frame of a golf cart to hold a wheel axle by a lock screw, wherein the wheel axle has a tapered rod and a rectangular block longitudinally aligned and respectively inserted into a taper hole and a rectangular hole on the holder plate; the lock screw is screwed through the tapered hole into a bolt hole on the tapered rod, having a split circular projection engaged into an annular groove inside the tapered hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Inventor: Ching-Chang Wu
  • Patent number: 5168992
    Abstract: The irons of a set of golf clubs are supported in upright condition with their heads at the bottom received in a pan and their shafts in spaced side-by-side relationship. Doors are openable to expose the club shafts or closable to enclose and restrain the clubs against movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1992
    Inventor: Fredrick E. Bowdy
  • Patent number: 5167389
    Abstract: A self-propelled golf bag car assembly (10) is provided to allow a golfer to walk during a round of golf while having the golf cart (12) and the contents carried by the cart (10). The bag cart (10) includes a plurality of cooperative subassemblies for performing specific functions. The bag cart (10) includes a free subassembly (16), a first drive wheel subassembly (10), a second drive wheel subassembly (20), a caster subassembly (28), a handle subasembly (30), and a hand grip subassembly (32). Each of the drive wheel subassemblies (18, 20) includes a shoulder (22), a motor (26), and a wheel (24) subassembly. Power and control is provided by directly driving a motor (118) associated with each wheel (24) through an electrical subassembly (38). The electrical subassembly includes a battery (48) and a variety of controlling components situated in a manual control box (34), a main power unit (54) the hand grip (32), and an optional remote control unit (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1992
    Inventor: Eric W. Reimers
  • Patent number: 5161635
    Abstract: The invention relates to an three-wheel electromotor-driven golf caddie. Two rear wheels (3), driven by an electric motor (18) via a drive transmission (11) are furnished at the cart frame. The front wheel (13) is supported at a wheel fork, which is offset rearwardly and which is rotary supported at a rotary bearing. A brake device is furnished for the two rear wheels (3), where the brake device is preferably actuated with a brake lever (17) via a Bowden cable (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Inventor: Horst-Gregor Kiffe
  • Patent number: 5154435
    Abstract: A grip with an angle adjustable structure for a golf cart comprising a pair of bevel gears to be separated or to be made to engage with each other by releasing up or shoving down a tightening member which then pulls one of the bevel gears to engage with the other to stop the grip at a certain adjusted positions and the grip being able to rotate to any angle with the pulling rod as a pivot when the tightening member is in the released position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: Sunshon Molding Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsiu-Hui Chiu
  • Patent number: 5147089
    Abstract: A golf bag stand having both an actuated state and a disabled state. The bag has two legs pivotally mounted side by side at the top of the bag. Two spring arms are secured at their lower ends to a control block and at their upper ends are pivotally secured to the legs. A projector is slidingly mounted within the control block and extends downwardly from the control block. It can be secured in two different positions. When the stand is in its disabled state, the projector does not extend beyond the base of the bag; when in its actuated state, the projector extends two to three inches below the base of the bag. When the device is in its actuated state and the user puts the bag down on its base, the projector touches the ground and is forced upwardly relative to the bag. This forces the legs to swing outwardly, forming, with the bag itself, a tripod-like stand for the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1992
    Assignee: Loctec Corporation
    Inventor: Victor R. Anderson
  • Patent number: 5143399
    Abstract: This invention relates to a golf cart and in particular to one which includes an upper rod with a handle grip, a pivot joint having an upper member, a lower member and a U-shaped member, a seat fixedly locked on the bottom of the upper member, an axle member having pivot seat, and a supporting seat fixedly mounted on the lower end of the lower rod, whereby the handle grip can be adjusted in height as desired and the golf cart may be easily assembled and provide a sturdy construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1992
    Inventor: John Son Liu
  • Patent number: 5125507
    Abstract: An improved golf bag is generally V-shaped and has two rows of openings, each of which is identified to a particular club. The inventive bag arranges the clubs so that those which stand higher are at the rear of the bag. The clubs are therefore presented in an orderly, easily-visible array making the clubs exceptionally easy to select. The bag has soft, generally flat sides which are comfortable for the user when the bag is carried by its shoulder strap. The triangular base gives the bag more stability when stood on its end. The V-shape of the bag and the absence of straps or other obstructions from its apex edge accommodates it well to mounting on hand-pulled golf carts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Inventor: Joseph M. Graziano, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5112068
    Abstract: A lightweight and durable golf bag that is conventionally-shaped and is compact in its design for carrying golf clubs and accessories. The golf bag is open at the top end for insertion of golf clubs and has a shoulder strap which is used for carrying the gold bag over one's shoulder. The golf bag also has a pulling ring with a flexible strap which, when the golf bag is converted into a golf cart, is used to pull the golf bag. At the base of the bag is a rigidly constructed, T-shaped element oriented in a horizontal plane. The upper portion of the T-shaped element runs diagonally across the width of the bag, and the lower portion runs radially outward from the bag's center to its exterior. The upper portion of the T-shaped element has attached to it a metal tube into which the axles of the removable wheels can be inserted and attached. The lower portion of the T-shaped element has attached to it another metal tube into which a support stand is inserted and attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Inventors: Henry H. Liao, Meishin A. Liao
  • Patent number: 5109938
    Abstract: The motorized trolley-type golf cart of the invention comprises a chassis made up from at least two supports assembled to each other by a swivel type connection device constituted by a male portion and a female portion which are engaged in each other and which are fixed to respective ones of the two supports of the chassis. One of the supports carries two drive wheels, an electric motor, and a battery, while the other support is essentially constituted by a tiller bar which is foldable and terminated at one end by a grip having a manual control member which is connected to the motor by an electrical connection which includes an intermediate connector whose two halves are fixed to respective ones of the portions of the connection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: Groupement d'Interet Economique Golf Inov
    Inventors: Francis Vautelin, Robert Perrier
  • Patent number: 5106117
    Abstract: An improvement for a folding gold cart, having three adjustable articulated joints connecting an upper pillar, a medium pillar and a lower pillar. The cart having a wheel bearer tilting from the two sides of the lower pillar to support the wheels, and a movable under-carriage and bracket to fix the golf club bag. The articulated joints can be adjusted to different angles to cope with the height and habit of the user, and fold the upper, medium and lower pillars in pairs. The articulated joints, along with the employment of convenient assembling and disassembling wheels overcome the shortcomings of conventional golf carts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Inventor: Lee M. Wang
  • Patent number: 5087040
    Abstract: A golf cart wheel frame mounting structure comprising a wheel frame holder secured to a golf cart's main frame by a mounting plate, a pressure plate and a lock screw; a shaft fastened in the wheel frame holder at the bottom to hold a pair of left-hand wheel frames and a pair of right-hand wheel frames permitting the left-hand and right-hand wheel frames to be pivoted thereto; two wheel holders pivotably secured to the left-hand and right-hand wheel frames at the bottom for holding two wheels; and a foldable frame having two opposite ends pivotably secured to one of said left-hand wheel frames and one of the right-hand wheel frames. Through the foldable frame, the wheel frames are closed together. By rotating the shaft through 90.degree. angle, the wheel frames, the foldable frame, the wheel holders and the wheels are collapsed and closely attached to the golf cart's main frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1992
    Inventor: Ching-Chang Wu
  • Patent number: 5074577
    Abstract: A system (10) including a soft-sided golf bag (12) and a cart (14) with an attachment mechanism (16) for fastening the bag (12) and cart (14) together. Also shown is a stand (18), which also fastenable to the golf bag (12) with the attachment mechanism (16). Attachment fixture (22) is riveted to base (20) with an upwardly open recess (24) to receive lower end (26) of support tube member (28). Fixture (32) is riveted to collar (30) with a downwardly open recess (34) facing toward the recess (24) in the attachment fixture (22). The recess (34) receives upper end (36) of support tube member (28) of the cart (14). Alternatively, the recesses (24) and (34) receive lower end (38) and upper end (40) of a corresponding support tube member (42) on the stand (18). The support tube members (28) and (42) are spring loaded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Inventor: Young S. Kim
  • Patent number: 5074576
    Abstract: A golf club container and cart combination comprises a frame on which is carried the container element for the golf clubs and ancillary golf equipment. The container, interior, is divided into two coaxial spaces, a center space and an outer circumferential club containing space. The center space may be further divided into two or more compartments. The upper compartments are accessed through the upper end of the container and a wheel container is defined at the lower end of the bag and is accessed through the bottom of the bag.The frame carries a pivotal handle which may be folded back against the bag of the container or extended when utilizing the device as a pull-cart. A foldable strut assembly is also carried by the frame and is adapted to be folded flat against the frame or extended in a cantilever fashion to carry a wheel and axle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Inventor: Richard O. Finlay
  • Patent number: 5071147
    Abstract: A device for protectively storing and transporting golf equipment is provided and consists of an upper angled cushioning insert carried within the forwardly angled open top end of an elongated rigid housing and a plurality of separators spaced apart and angularly positioned vertically within the housing to form vertically angled channels therein. A lid is hinged to the open top end of the housing to protect the heads of golf clubs which are invertably inserted through apertures in the upper angled cushioning insert and through the channels whereby the golf clubs are protected from making contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Inventor: Dan Stansbury
  • Patent number: 5048856
    Abstract: A lightweight, collapsible golf trolley is disclosed comprising an extruded elongate chassis member 1 of lightweight metal or alloy, e.g. aluminium. The chassis member 1 is of an inverted channel section with two downwardly and outwardly flared side wall sections 2, 3 against which are pivoted the wheel struts 4, 5 which are likewise lightweight alloy extrusions. Preferably the struts are in two halves forming a parallel linkage with the chassis and the wheel brackets 13. Hinged to the forward end of the chassis is a handle 27 which can be folded to a position alongside the chassis thus collapsing the wheel struts via the tie 37.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: Acushnet Limited
    Inventors: Mark A. Sanders, Derek D. Roberts
  • Patent number: 5029883
    Abstract: A collapsible golf cart for transporting golf bags and, when resting, standing in a substantially vertical position. The cart includes a base assembly with a round bottom member and a upwardly extending wall with a sufficiently large diameter to snugly receive the bottom of the golf bag. An elongated support member is removably mounted to the base assembly and extends upwardly. The upper section of the bag is urged downwardly against the round bottom member thereby keeping it in place. A bent portion of the elongated support member permits access to lateral pockets commonly found in golf bags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Assignee: Iron Golf Corporation
    Inventor: Horacio P. Derito
  • Patent number: RE33939
    Abstract: A telescopic and collapsible golf cart includes a longitudinal frame member having ground supporting wheels, spaced bag cradle with respective straps a support frame and a handle connected thereto. The frame member is divided into three sections wherein a first section and a second section are pivotally and laterally interconnected by a hinge and adapted to be swung between a aligned position and a position parallel to each other. A third section is adapted to telescope within a hollow inner space of the second section of the frame member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: Union Sports Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Alex Cheng