Patent ID: 6578854
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: A61G,A63B,B60N,B62B,Y10S

Abstract:
A mobility vehicle for movement over a ground surface, the mobility vehicle comprising:a vehicle framework for a golf cart, the framework including front, rear, left and right sides; a wheeled drive mechanism, the drive mechanism coupled to the vehicle framework; and a seat assembly, the seat assembly coupled with the framework for swiveling movement about a swivel axis of rotation to move the seat between a first rotational position facing the front side to at least a second rotational position facing outwardly from one of the left, right and rear sides, the seat assembly including (i) a seat bottom, the seat bottom having a seat bottom support frame and a seating surface disposed on the seat bottom support frame, the seating surface bounded by a front end, a rear end that is longitudinally spaced from the front end, and spaced left and right sides that extend from the front end to the rear end, and, (ii) a seat back, the seat back having a seat back surface; and (iii) a tilting mechanism coupled with the seat bottom and the seat back, the tilting mechanism being configured for moving the seat assembly between a first and second position, the seat bottom being generally horizontal and the seat back being generally vertical in the first position forming a first angle between the seating surface and the seat back surface, and the seat bottom being tilted at least 25 degrees relative to horizontal in the second position forming a second angle between the seating surface and the seat back surface, the second angle being greater than the first angle; wherein a user in the seat can (a) swivel the seat from the first rotational position facing towards the front of the vehicle to the second rotational position facing outwardly from at least one of the left, right and rear sides and (2) raise the seat assembly into the second position placing the user into a pseudo-standing position with the user's feet substantially in contact with a ground surface to enable the user to hit a golf ball located on the ground surface with a golf club.