WO1997045311A1 - Chariot de golf demontable de faible poids - Google Patents

Chariot de golf demontable de faible poids Download PDF

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WO1997045311A1
WO1997045311A1 PCT/US1997/009417 US9709417W WO9745311A1 WO 1997045311 A1 WO1997045311 A1 WO 1997045311A1 US 9709417 W US9709417 W US 9709417W WO 9745311 A1 WO9745311 A1 WO 9745311A1
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golf bag
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Arthur V. Barten
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Barten Arthur V
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B1/00—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor
    • B62B1/02—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor in which the wheel axis is disposed between the load and the handles
    • B62B1/04—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor in which the wheel axis is disposed between the load and the handles involving parts being adjustable, collapsible, attachable, detachable, or convertible
    • B62B1/042—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor in which the wheel axis is disposed between the load and the handles involving parts being adjustable, collapsible, attachable, detachable, or convertible foldable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B2205/00—Hand-propelled vehicles or sledges being foldable or dismountable when not in use
    • B62B2205/10—Detachable wheels
    • B62B2205/102—Detachable wheels stowed on top of each other

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  • the present invention relates to golf bag carts. More particularly, it relates to a lightweight golf bag cart that can be used with a conventional golf bag and that can be easily disassembled and stored.
  • the wheels on golf bag carts can become caked with mud, dirt, or grass in the process of being used on a golf course.
  • dirty wheels can soil areas in a car or home. This is undesirable.
  • the invention relates to a golf bag cart comprising a plurality of wheels, a collapsible frame, an adjustable support means for supporting a conventional golf bag, a storage means for storing the wheels, an adjustable securing means for releasably securing the conventional golf bag to the collapsible frame, and a handle.
  • the golf bag cart has a fully assembled state and a disassembled state.
  • a conventional golf bag is attached to the golf bag cart to permit wheeling about a golf course during the game.
  • the golf bag cart has a proximal side and a distal side.
  • the proximal side of the golf bag cart is that side which would be pulled by a user.
  • the distal side of the golf bag cart is the opposite side.
  • the golf bag cart also has a top and a bottom.
  • the bottom of the golf bag cart is that side which is closest to the ground when the golf bag cart is being pulled along the ground.
  • the top of the golf bag cart is the opposite side.
  • the golf bag cart takes up less room than conventional golf bag carts.
  • the collapsible frame comprises an axle member, a horizontally disposed support means having a proximal end and a distal end, and a vertically disposed support means having a top end and a bottom end.
  • the collapsible frame has a fully assembled state and a disassembled state.
  • the bottom end of the vertically disposed support means is attached to the axle member, and the vertically disposed support means extends substantially vertically from the axle member.
  • the proximal end of the horizontally disposed support means is attached to the axle member, and the horizontally disposed support means extends substantially horizontally from the axle member.
  • the vertically disposed support means and the horizontally disposed means are disconnected from the axle member or are rotated so as to be disposed substantially parallel to the axle member.
  • the wheels are each releasably journaled on the axle member.
  • the distal end of the horizontally disposed support means is connected to the adjustable support means, so as to prevent the adjustable support means from moving vertically relative to the collapsible frame.
  • the adjustable support means supports the bottom of the conventional golf bag and can be adjusted to accommodate conventional golf bags of varying diameters.
  • the top end of the vertically disposed support means is connected to the adjustable securing means, so as to prevent the adjustable securing means from moving relative to the collapsible frame.
  • the adjustable securing means restrains any movement of the top of the conventional golf bag and can be adjusted to accommodate conventional golf bags of varying diameters.
  • the storage means is rigidly connected to the adjustable support means.
  • the wheels are removed from the axle member and are placed within the storage means.
  • the collapsible frame is put in its disassembled state and placed within the conventional golf bag as a conventional golf club.
  • the adjustable support means and the adjustable securing means remain attached to the conventional golf bag.
  • FIGS. 1 through 4 present illustrations a preferred embodiment of the invention wherein like reference numerals refer to like components.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the invention fully assembled and in use with a conventional golf bag.
  • Figure 2 is a perspective, exploded view of the embodiment presented in Figure 1 , wherein the golf bag cart is fully assembled, but the conventional golf bag has been removed from the golf bag cart.
  • FIG 3 is a perspective, exploded view of the embodiment presented in Figure 1, wherein the golf bag cart is in a disassembled state, but a collapsible frame remains in its fully assembled state.
  • An adjustable support means in the form of a hinged canister is attached to the bottom of the conventional golf bag, and an adjustable securing means in the form of an adjustable retaining strip remains encircled around the top of the conventional golf bag.
  • a set of wheels has been removed from the axle member of the collapsible frame.
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of the embodiment presented in Figure 1, wherein the collapsible frame has been disassembled and then placed inside the golf bag, just as a golf club. The detachable wheels (not shown) have been stowed inside the hinged canister between the bottom of the hinged canister and the bottom of the golf bag. Both the hinged canister and retaining strip remain attached to the golf bag.
  • Figures 1 through 4 present a preferred embodiment of the invention, and are not meant to limit the disclosure to the wide variety of embodiments that may be constructed.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show a preferred embodiment of a golf bag cart 10 in its fully assembled state.
  • Golf bag cart 10 comprises two wheels 18, 18; a collapsible frame 12; an adjustable support means for supporting a conventional golf bag 88, and a storage means for storing wheels 18,18, both embodied in a hinged canister 66; an adjustable securing means in the form of a retaining strap 94 for securing a top portion 92 of conventional golf bag 88; and a handle 120.
  • Collapsible frame 12 is comprised of a horizontally disposed support means 16, and a vertically disposed support means 14, and an axle member 30.
  • horizontally disposed support means 16 is embodied by two horizontally disposed support members 56,56, each having a distal ball-shaped end 62 and a proximal ball-shaped end 64.
  • Proximal ball-shaped ends 64,64 are shaped substantially the same as distal ball-shaped ends 62,62, shown in Figure 3.
  • Vertically disposed support means 14 comprises two vertically disposed support members 1 14,1 14, each having a top ball- shaped end 1 16 and a bottom ball-shaped end 1 18.
  • Top ball-shaped ends 1 16,1 16 and bottom ball-shaped ends 1 18,1 18 are shaped substantially the same as distal ball-shaped ends 62,62, shown in Figure 3.
  • Axle member 30 comprises a two-way socket-and-groove connector 38 and two short axle members 34,34.
  • Each short axle member 34 has an outside ball-shaped end 36 and an inside ball-shaped end 32.
  • Outside ball-shaped ends 36,36 and inside ball- shaped ends 32,32 are shaped substantially the same as distal ball-shaped ends 62,62 of horizontally disposed support members 56,56, shown in Figure 3.
  • Inside ball-shaped ends 32,32 of short axle members 34,34 are connected by means of two-way socket-and- groove connector 38.
  • Two-way socket-and-groove connector 38 comprises two socket- and-grooves 44,44, which in turn comprise grooves 40,40 each of which have a substantially circular cross-section and which enlarge to terminate in a spherical socket 42.
  • To connect two-way socket-and-groove connector 38 to short axle members 34,34 inside ball-shaped ends 32,32 are inserted into sockets 42,42 and then slid along grooves 40,40. This connection prevents short axle members 34,34 from translating axially with respect to each other and with respect to two-way socket-and-groove connector 38.
  • the use of two-way socket-and-groove connector 38 allows axle members 34,34 to be short enough to be portable and yet, when placed end-to-end, long enough to provide a wide wheel base for golf bag cart 10, thereby making golf bag cart 10 more stable.
  • Golf bag cart 10 can be wheeled along the ground by means of wheels 18,18, each of which comprises a wheel axle 20 and a groove 22.
  • wheels 18,18 each of which comprises a wheel axle 20 and a groove 22.
  • wheel axle 20 is inserted into a cavity 26 formed in the outside end of a three-way socket-and-groove connector 28.
  • Wheel axle 20 can rotate freely inside cavity 26, but a spring-loaded pin 24 engages groove 22 in wheel axle 20 to prevent wheel 18 from translating axially with respect to three-way socket-and-groove connector 28.
  • Each three-way socket-and-groove connector 28 also has three socket-and- grooves 46, 52, 54.
  • Each of socket-and-grooves 46,46 receive the outer ball-shaped end 36 of one of short axle members 34,34.
  • Socket-and-groove 46 comprises a groove 48 formed in three-way socket-and-groove connector 28 which has a substantially circular cross-section and which enlarges to terminate in a spherical socket 50.
  • Each three-way socket-and-groove connector 28 also has a socket-and-groove 52 which receives ball-shaped proximal end 64 of horizontally disposed support member 56 in the same way as socket-and-groove 46 receives ball-shaped outer end 36, preventing ball-shaped proximal end 64 of horizontally disposed support member 56 from translating vertically with respect to three-way socket-and-groove connector 28.
  • Hinged canister 66 comprises two semicylindrical halves joined at one seam by a hinge 70 and at the other seam by a clamping lock 74.
  • a flange 78 Within hinged canister 66 and extending radially inward from an inner wall 84 of hinged canister 66 is a flange 78.
  • a cavity 82 formed within inner wall 84 and above flange 78 receives a bottom portion 90 of conventional golf bag 88. Bottom portion 90 of conventional golf bag 88 rests on and is supported by flange 78.
  • Clamping lock 74 can be adjusted so as to decrease the diameter of hinged canister 66, thereby snugly securing bottom portion 90 of conventional golf bag 88 within hinged canister 66.
  • a bottom 68 of hinged canister 66 is also fitted with an access plate 72, which is rotatably mounted at one edge of access plate 72 to hinged canister 66 by means of a pin 76 used in hinge 70.
  • access plate 72 can rotate about pin 76, and in doing so, access plate 72 selectively exposes or covers bottom 68 of hinged canister 66.
  • a hole 80 is formed within access plate 72 to allow for easy grasping of access plate 72.
  • Top portion 92 of conventional golf bag 88 is secured to collapsible frame 12 by means of retaining strap 94.
  • Retaining strap 94 comprises a single piece of suitable material encircled about top portion 92 of conventional golf bag 88 and overlapping itself at a first end 96 and a second end 98.
  • First end 96 and second end 98 of retaining strap 94 are clamped together by a clamping lock 100, which permits the diameter of retaining strap 94 to be adjusted so as to snugly fit around top portion 92 of conventional golf bag 88.
  • Retaining strap 94 is attached to collapsible frame 12 by means of a female connector 102 rigidly attached to retaining strap 94.
  • Female connector 102 receives a male connector 104 which protrudes from the distal side of an apex connector 106.
  • Male connector 104 is formed with a groove 108 so that when male connector 104 is inserted into female connector 102, a spring-loaded pin 1 10 engages groove 108, preventing male connector 104 from translating with respect to female connector 102.
  • Apex connector 106 further comprises socket-and-grooves 112,1 12 formed within apex connector 106. Socket-and-grooves 112,112 receive ball-shaped top ends 1 16,1 16 of vertically disposed support members 1 14,114. Ball-shaped bottom ends 1 18,1 18 of vertically disposed support members 1 14,114 are received by socket-and-grooves 54,54 which are not shown but which are substantially the same as socket-and-grooves 46,52.
  • vertically disposed support members 114,114 in connection with short axle members 34,34 form what is substantially an isosceles triangle, which acts to support top portion 92 of conventional golf bag 88 by means of retaining strip 94.
  • horizontally disposed support members 56,56 in connection with short axle members 34,34 also form what is substantially an isosceles triangle, which acts to support bottom portion 90 of conventional golf bag 88 by means of hinged canister 66.
  • horizontally disposed support members 56,56; short axle members 34,34; vertically disposed support members 1 14,1 14; and their connecting means three-way socket-and- groove connectors 28,28; two-way socket-and-groove connector 38, and apex connector 106) form collapsible frame 12.
  • apex connector 106 is fitted with handle 120, which is capable of being rotated in a substantially vertical plane by means of a pin joint 122 between apex connector 106 and handle 120.
  • Pin joint 122 not only allows handle 120 to be rotated in a substantially vertical plane but also to be selectively fixed at any angular position.

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Abstract

Un chariot de golf (10) est constitué d'un récipient cylindrique articulé (66) ayant une paroi interne (84) qui délimite une cavité interne (82) et une collerette (78) s'étendant radialement à partir de la paroi interne (84). La cavité interne (82) du récipient cylindrique (66) loge un sac de golf (88) qui repose sur la collerette (78). Le récipient cylindrique (66) s'installe sur un cadre démontable ou pliant (12) disposant de tourillons sur lesquels on monte des roues amovibles (18) qui permettent, en roulant, de déplacer ledit cadre (12). Un utilisateur qui souhaite que le chariot de golf (10) prenne moins de place peut ranger les roues (18) dans l'espace inutilisé à l'intérieur de la cavité interne (82) du récipient cylindrique (66) et placer le cadre démonté (12) à l'intérieur du sac de golf (88).
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US6227427B1 (en) 1999-07-02 2001-05-08 John H. Kunz Vertically adjustable means for securing a golf bag to a horizontal support
WO2002000310A1 (fr) * 2000-06-27 2002-01-03 Bernt Haugen Ameliorations apportees a des sacs de golf
WO2003089285A1 (fr) * 2002-04-20 2003-10-30 Siegfried Fricker Chariot
DE102006015186A1 (de) * 2006-04-01 2007-10-04 Porsche Lizenz- Und Handelsgesellschaft Mbh Befestigungsvorrichtung zur Befestigung von Golfschlägertaschen an einem Golfwagen

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US2774403A (en) * 1953-04-27 1956-12-18 Jarman Williamson Company Short bag golf club carrier
US4062564A (en) * 1976-11-26 1977-12-13 Schimmeyer Werner K Collapsible golf cart
US4792152A (en) * 1984-05-02 1988-12-20 Remplir Enterprises Limited Golf bag carrier
US5454576A (en) * 1994-10-17 1995-10-03 Pitkanen; Alan R. Foldable two-wheeled golf pull cart

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US2774403A (en) * 1953-04-27 1956-12-18 Jarman Williamson Company Short bag golf club carrier
US4062564A (en) * 1976-11-26 1977-12-13 Schimmeyer Werner K Collapsible golf cart
US4792152A (en) * 1984-05-02 1988-12-20 Remplir Enterprises Limited Golf bag carrier
US5454576A (en) * 1994-10-17 1995-10-03 Pitkanen; Alan R. Foldable two-wheeled golf pull cart

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US6227427B1 (en) 1999-07-02 2001-05-08 John H. Kunz Vertically adjustable means for securing a golf bag to a horizontal support
WO2002000310A1 (fr) * 2000-06-27 2002-01-03 Bernt Haugen Ameliorations apportees a des sacs de golf
JP2004501690A (ja) * 2000-06-27 2004-01-22 バーント・ハウゲン ゴルフバッグに関する改良
US7229080B2 (en) 2000-06-27 2007-06-12 Bernt Haugen Golf bags
WO2003089285A1 (fr) * 2002-04-20 2003-10-30 Siegfried Fricker Chariot
US7021408B2 (en) 2002-04-20 2006-04-04 Siegfried Fricker Carriage
DE102006015186A1 (de) * 2006-04-01 2007-10-04 Porsche Lizenz- Und Handelsgesellschaft Mbh Befestigungsvorrichtung zur Befestigung von Golfschlägertaschen an einem Golfwagen

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