Patent ID: 6659208
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: B62D,Y10S

Abstract:
A golf caddy vehicle comprising a chassis,a golf bag holder carried by the chassis, at least three wheels supporting the chassis for movement, at least one of the wheels being steerable, a motor coupled to at least one of the wheels to propel the chassis, a steerable element on the chassis for manual manipulation by an operator, a mechanism coupling the steerable element to the steerable wheel to steer the wheel in response to manual manipulation of the steerable element, a controller coupled to the motor operating to generate motor control signals in response to propulsion command inputs, and a throttle interface carried by the steerable element for manipulation by an operator and being coupled to the controller to generate the propulsion command inputs, wherein the device includes a switch in communication with the operator during operation of the vehicle, the switch having a first position in which no propulsion command input is generated and a second position that generates a propulsion command input, the switch being movable from the second position to the first position in response to actuation of the switch by the controller when a prescribed maximum separation between the operator and the chassis exists.