One rider golf cart

Abstract

Abstract THE THREE-WHEEL CART COMPRISES THREE SUB-ASSEMBLIES DESIGNED TO BE EASILY ASSEMBLED AND DISSASSEMBLED, NAMELY, A FRONT STEERING FORK ASSEMBLY DETACHABLY CONNECTED BY A WITHDRAWABLE KING-PIN WITH THE FRONT END OF THE FRONT FRAME ASSEMBLY, ON WHICH THE DRIVER''S SEAT IS CARRIED, AND A REAR FRAME ASSEMBLY PIVOTALLY AND DETACHABLY CONNECTED TO THE REAR END OF THE FRONT FRAME ASSEMBLY BY MEANS OF AN AXLE WORKING IN A FORE AND AFT REAR LOWER BEARING, SPACER SLEEVE AND PILOT BEARING, TWO WITHDRAWABLE PINS DETACHABLY CONNECTING THE BEARING WITH THE LOWER PORTION OF THE REAR FRAME ASSEMBLY. EACH SUB-ASSEMBLY IS LIGHT ENOUGH AND COMPACT ENOUGH TO BE HANDLED READILY AND STORED IN THE TRUNK OF AN AVERAGE SIZED AUTOMOBILE FOR TRANSPORTATION. THE DRIVE MEANS IS CARRIED ON THE FRONT FORK AND TRANSMITS DRIVE TO THE FRONT STEERABLE WHEEL, AND BRAKE MEANS IS ALSO PROVIDED WORKING ON THE SAME WHEEL. A RIGID UPRIGHT FRAME OF INVERTED U-SHAPE ON THE REAR FRAME ASSEMBLY HAS AN ARCUATE TRACK ON ITS UPPER END STRUCK ON AN ARC WITH THE REAR AXLE AS A CENTER AND HAS A ROLLER ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT SUPPORT RUNNING THEREON BETWEEN WIDELY SPACED STOPS, ALLOWING A WIDE RANGE OF TILTING OF THE FRONT FORK AND FRONT FRAME RELATIVE TO THE REAR FRAME FOR OPERATION LIKE A BICYCLE OR MOTOCYCLE. THE UPRIGHT FRAME ALSO HAS A BETTERY CARRIER CASE PIVOTALLY SUSPENDED THEREIN PERMITTING UPRIGHT POSITIONING OF THE BATTERY WITH THE CASE DURING TRANSPORTATION INDEPENDENTLY OF THE REST OF THE REAR FRAME ASSEMBLY, THE TWO WITHDRAWABLE CONNECTOR PINS HAVING HEAD ENDS THAT HOOK ONTO THE CARRIER CASE WHEN THE CART IS ASSEMBLED TO HOLD THE CARRIER CASE IN RIGID RELATIONSHIP TO THE UPRIGHT FRAME.

Inventors

• 👤 Burton A Rolland

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