Golf cart pulling apparatus

Claim 2

A golf cart comprising: a main frame with a front end and a back end; at least three wheels rotatably mounted to said main frame, two of said three wheels rotatably mounted to said front end and another of said three wheels pivotally mounted to said back end; a golf bag holding means movably mounted on said frame being erectable when in use and collapsible when not in use; and, connecting means secured to said main frame and adapted to be attached to the hips of a human for pulling the golf cart; said holding means includes an elongated frame having a bottom enD pivotally mounted to said main frame adjacent said front end; said holding means further includes a support frame with a bottom end pivotally mounted to said main frame, said support frame has an upper end and is pivotable upward toward said elongated frame with said upper end of said support frame lockingly engageable with said elongated frame, said main frame includes a channel with at least two of said wheels mounted thereto, said channel includes a pair of opposed vertical walls joined together with said bottom end of said elongated frame pivotally mounted to said opposed vertical walls.

Claim 3

A golf cart comprising: a main frame with a front end and a back end; at least three wheels rotatably mounted to said main frame, two of said three wheels rotatably mounted to said front end and another of said three wheels pivotally mounted to said back end; a golf bag holding means movably mounted on said frame being erectable when in use and collapsible when not in use; and, connecting means secured to said main frame and adapted to be attached to the hips of a human for pulling the golf cart; said main frame has a front end with two of said wheels mounted thereto and a back end with another of said wheels pivotally mounted thereto; said connecting means includes a rigid telescopic rod with a lower end pivotally mounted to said front end of said main frame, said connecting means further includes an adjustable belt arrangement mounted to said telescopic rod with said belt arrangement adapted to surround the hips of a person pulling the golf cart; said holding means includes an elongated frame having a bottom end pivotally mounted to said main frame adjacent said front end; said holding means further includes a support frame with a bottom end pivotally mounted to said main frame, said support frame has an upper end and is pivotable upward toward said elongated frame with said upper end of said support frame lockingly engageable with said elongated frame; said main frame includes an elongated channel with opposite ends and an axle extending through said one of said opposite ends and an upwardly and rearwardly extending bracket mounted to the other opposite end, said axle has two of said three wheels mounted thereon and said bracket has the other of said three wheels pivotally mounted thereon; said channel has a horizontally extending wall and a pair of elevated, aligned shelves extending along opposite sides of said wall, said support frame is pivotable downward when not in use and restable atop said wall, said elongated frame is pivotable downward when not in use and is restable atop said shelf with said bracket projecting upwardly through said elongated frame.

Claim 4

A golf cart comprising: a main frame with a front end and a back end; at least three wheels rotatably mounted to said main frame, two of said three wheels rotatably mounted to said front end and another of said three wheels pivotally mounted to said back end; a golf bag holding means movably mounted on said frame being erectable when in use and collapsible when not in use; and, connecting means secured to said main frame and adapted to be attached to the hips of a human for pulling the golf cart; said main frame has a front end with two of said wheels mounted thereto and a back end with another of said wheels pivotally mounted thereto; said connecting means includes a rigid telescopic rod with a lower end pivotally mounted to said front end of said main frame, said connecting means further includes an adjustable belt arrangement mounted to said telescopic rod with said belt arrangement adapted to surround the hips of a person pulling the golf cart; said holding means includes an elongated frame having a bottom end pivotally mounted to said main frame adjacent said front end; said holding means further includes a support frame with a bottom end pivotally mounted to said main frame, said support frame has an upper end and is pivotable upward toward said elongated frame with said upper end of said support frame lockingly engageable with said elongated frame; said main frame includes an elongated channel with opposite ends and an axle extending through said one of said opposite ends and an upwardly and rearwardly extending bracket mounted to the other opposite end, said axle has two of said three wheels mounted thereon and said bracket has the other of said three wheels pivotally mounted thereon; said channel has a horizontally extending wall and a pair of elevated, aligned shelves extending along opposite sides of said wall, said support frame is pivotable downward when not in use and restable atop said wall, said elongated frame is pivotable downward when not in use and is restable atop said shelf with said bracket projecting upwardly through said elongated frame.

Claim 5

The golf cart of claim 2 wherein: said telescopic rod includes fastening means operable to adjust the angle between horizontal and said rod.

Claim 6

A golf cart comprising: a horizontally extending channel including a forward end and a rear end; an axle having opposite ends and being mounted to and extending through said forward end; a pair of wheels rotatably mounted to opposite ends of said axle; a third wheel pivotally and rotatably mounted to said rear end of said channel; a telescopic rod mounted to said forward end of said channel and extending upwardly therefrom providing means for pulling the golf cart; a golf bag holding frame having a bottom end pivotally mounted to said forward end of said channel, said frame being pivotable from an erected position to a collapsed position atop said channel; a second frame having a bottom end pivotally mounted to said rear end of said channel and further having a top end lockingly engageable with said golf bag holding frame when in said erected position, said second frame being pivotable downwardly against and between said channel and said golf bag holding frame; a waist encircling belt arrangement mounted atop said telescopic rod; said golf bag holding frame is an inverTed U-shaped frame with offset bottom ends pivotally mounted to said channel; said channel includes a pair of opposed vertical walls integrally joined together with said offset bottom ends pivotally mounted outwardly of said pair of vertical walls.

Claim 7

A golf cart comprising: a horizontally extending channel including a forward end and a rear end; an axle having opposite ends and being mounted to and extending through said forward end; a pair of wheels rotatably mounted to opposite ends of said axle; a third wheel pivotally and rotatably mounted to said rear end of said channel; a telescopic rod mounted to said forward end of said channel and extending upwardly therefrom providing means for pulling the golf cart; a golf bag holding frame having a bottom end pivotally mounted to said forward end of said channel, said frame being pivotable from an erected position to a collapsed position atop said channel; a second frame having a bottom end pivotally mounted to said rear end of said channel and further having a top end lockingly engageable with said golf bag holding frame when in said erected position, said second frame being pivotable downwardly against and between said channel and said golf bag holding frame; a waist encircling belt arrangement mounted atop said telescopic rod; said golf bag holding frame is an inverTed U-shaped frame with offset bottom ends pivotally mounted to said channel; said channel includes a pair of opposed vertical walls integrally joined together with said offset bottom ends pivotally mounted outwardly of said pair of vertical walls.

Claim 8

The golf cart of claim 4 wherein: said channel has a pair of elevated, aligned, shelves joined to said opposed vertical walls, said support frame is pivotable downward when not in use and restable atop said shelves.