Patent · US Expired

Motorized golf cart

US5109938A · kind A · utility

5Cited by
5References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 17, 1990
Grant dateMay 5, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 17, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T403/32393
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

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.

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