US2597386A

US2597386A - Golf club cart

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Publication number: US2597386A
Application number: US173576A
Authority: US
Inventors: Herman A Schmid
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1950-07-13
Filing date: 1950-07-13
Publication date: 1952-05-20
Anticipated expiration: 1969-05-20

Description

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GOLF CLUB CART Filed July 115, 1950 2 SHEETS-SHEET l .HEM/IN A. J'CHM/D,

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14 T TOE/V5 Y Patented May 20, 1952 UNITED STATES OFFICE GOLF CLUB CART llcrm n ,A- .Sch Arca ia Cali Application July 13, 1950, Serial No. 173,576

This invention relates to improvements inve- ;hicles forsupporting golf clubs while in use on "an operating handle which is connected with the wheel suspension mechanism of the vehicle in such-amanner that movement of the .handle to swing the handle into an inoperative position against the vehicle will be effective to collapse the wheels against thesides of the vehicle.

These and other objects of the invention, to-

gether with the advantageous features thereof- .will be better understood from the-following detailed description, particularly when reference is had to the accompanying drawings in which a preferred form of the device is illustrated.

In the drawings:

'Fig. lxiS a front elevatipnal view of a golf club cart .embodying the invention Fig. 21s a substantially corresponding side elevational view ofthe veh cle;

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the portion of the device of Fig. 1 showing the traction wheels in collapsed position;

Fig. 4 is 'a sideelevationa'l view of the upper portion ofFig. 3; and

Figs. 5 to 9 are detail views on a larger scale of various parts of the vehicle.

As shown in the drawings, the device of the invention comprises a shallow tray-like base I from which rises a tubular frame 2 and this frame. is near the upper end thereof provided with a plurality of club clamping members 3, the particular construction of which will be hereinafter more fully described.

On the front surface of the frame, at the top thereof, is mounted a bracket II] on which an operating handle I I is shown pivotally hung. A downwardly inclined support bracket I2 is secured to the front surface of the frame nearer the bottom thereof and this bracket is perforated at the corners thereof to receive therein pivots I 3 to I6 on which links III9 and levers I8-2Il are hung to swing. The lower ends of these members are, in Fig. 1, shown pivotally secured to the

hubs

22, 23 of the

traction wheels

24, 25. It is important to note that the levers I8 and 20 extend 3 Claims. (Cl. 280140) a d t n e a e e i o l4, 5 and ilie t u per-ends of these levers are at 26 2! shown pivotally joined to

links

28, 29. The upper e n ds of the latter are pivotally secured to the operating handle I I a short distance above the pivotal connection 9 of this handle with the bracket I0. When the parts are in this manner interconnected, it is found that downward movement of the handle is effective to swing the

tractionwheels

24, 25 upwardly against thesides of the frame into a position substantially-as indicated in Fig. 3, and

that the handle at thesame time moves downward against the front surface of theframe. ,It isimpcrtant to note that the bracket 12 1's down- Werdly and u a d s irect rom il eir m surface of the frame in order to carry the traction wheels into the advanced position shown in Fig. 2. When so constructed, itis foundthlat a slight pull on thehandle will cause the base I of the frame to rise above the ground and the frame, together with the golf clubs supported thereon, to take a Well-balanced position above the wheels. Also that, when the wheels have been'raised into the collapsed positionindicated in Fig. 4, they are-placed symmetrically in position against the sides of the frame. M

But while the projection and retraction-of the traction wheels is effected by the movement of the handle, it becomes necessary to'providemeans for locking the parts in operative and collapsed position. Such means is in the drawings forthe sake ofpsimplicity shown to include a -plunger which is fitted for slidingmovement within the inner end of the handle II, see Fig. 9. From the inner end of this plunger projects a stud 4I through a slot 42 of the handle and this stud terminates in a finger grip 43, as best shown in Fig. 3. A spring 44 bears against the stud M to urge the latter into a notch 45 of the bracket I0,

thereby to lock the lever and the traction wheels in the collapsed position on the frame. To release the parts for projection, it is merely required to withdraw the stud from the notch, against the tension of the spring 44. The handle may then be swung into vehicle perambulating posi: tion. It is now noticed that a second notch 45 is out into the bracket in position to receive therein the stud 4|, when the'operating handle rea hes its upper position, thereby to lock the handle securely in this position.

The base I is made from suitable, rather soft material such as rubber and it is by partitions 8 divided into a number of compartments of a size to receive therein the heads of the golf clubs.

The clamping means 3' is shown to consist of a notched bracket 30 rigidly secured in position on the frame. The notches of this bracket are vertically aligned with the compartments of the base and they are of the size to receive therein the handles of the golf clubs. Means is provided for locking the golf clubs firmly in position in the notches of the bar and such means is in the drawing shown to consist of a number of cylindrical sleeve 32 which, by means of bolts 33, are mounted in position above and below the bar adjacent the entrance to the notches thereof. In order to permit of insertion of the golf club handles into these notches and also so as to adjust the entrance to the notches to the sizes of the golf clubs, these sleeves are made of soft r-ubber or other similar, resilient material and they are by manual operation of the bolts 33 comp-ressible to adjust the entrance to the notches to suit the size of the golf club to be held in position therein.

Returning now to Fig. 2, it is noticed that some of the golf clubs, namely, the woods A are placed within the tubular frame I in inverted position, whereas the clubs B, being the irons, are clamped in position within the notches of the bar 30 having their heads resting within the compartments of the base. While it is not absolutely necessary that the clubs should be supported in this manner, I have found it most advantageous because the weight of the heads of the clubs A rising above the frame substantially counter-balances the weight of the irons resting in the base when the frame is tilt-ed on the wheels in position for .perambulation along the golf course. But all of the clubs may, if preferred, be placed within the compartments of the base.

I claim:

1. A golf club cart having a broad base and a tubular receptacle rising therefrom, a bracket at the top of said receptacle, an operating handle hung in said bracket for vertical swinging movement, an inclined support on the receptacle nearer the bottom thereof, a pair of superposed arms pivotally secured to each side of said support, a wheelcarrying hub pivotally secured to the outer ends of said arms, links .pivotally interconnecting the inner ends of said upper arms with the handle, upward movement of the handle being effective to swing the hubs downwardly to bring the wheels into contact with the ground, downward movement of the lever raising the hubs and wheels into position against the sides of the receptacle, the base having compartments therein for receiving the heads of the golf clubs, and means on the receptacle nearer the top thereof for locking the handles of the golf clubs in position against the receptacle.

2. A golf club cart having a broad base and a tubular receptacle rising therefrom, a. bracket at the top of said receptacle, an operating handle hung in said bracket for vertical swinging movement, an inclined support on the receptacle nearer the bottom thereof, a pair of superposed arms pivotally secured to each side of said support, a wheel carrying hub pivotally secured to the outer ends of said arms, links pivotally interconnecting the inner ends of said upper arms with the handle, upward movement of the handle being effective to swing the hubs downwardly to bring the wheels into contact with the ground, downward movement of the lever raising the hubs and wheels into position against the sides of the receptacle, the base having compartment therein for receiving the heads of the golf clubs, and adjustable means on the receptacl nearer the top thereof for locking the handles of the golf clubs in position against the receptacle.

3. A golf club carrier having abroad base and a tubular receptacle rising from said base, the base having compartments therein for receiving the heads of golf clubs, a bracket on the receptacle nearer the top thereof, said bracket having recesses therein in vertical alinement with said compartments, the brackets being vertically perforated at the entrance to each recess, bolts seated in said perforations, and resilient sleeves on said bolts compressible to admit the handles rising from the clubs in the compartments, the resilience of the sleeves maintaining the handles firmly in position within the recesses.

HERMAN A. SCHMID.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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