Patent ID: 7237795
Filing Date: 2007-07-03
Classification: B62B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A folding mechanism of a golf cart, the folding mechanism being positioned on a frame of a golf cart, which frame includes a first middle rod part, a first upper rod part, and a first lower rod part; the folding mechanism including: a shell consisting of first and second shell halves securely joined together; a fixed member securely joined to the first middle rod part of the frame and held in the shell; first and second moving members securely joined to the first upper and the first lower rod parts of the frame respectively; the first and the second moving members being each formed with a toothed portion; the toothed portion of the first moving member having an engaging protrusion at one end thereof, and a stop portion at another end thereof; the toothed portion of the second moving member having an engaging protrusion at one end thereof; the moving members being held in the shell, and pivoted to the fixed member, and engaged with each other at the toothed portions thereof such that angular displacement of one of the moving members will cause angular displacement of the other; the golf cart being in a stretched position when the moving members engage each other at the engaging protrusions thereof; a pivotal plate passed through the first shell half; the pivotal plate being normally in a first position, in which position a front end portion thereof will engage the toothed edge portion of the first moving member to prevent the golf cart from folding; the pivotal plate being movable away from the first position when subjected to an external force; the pivotal plate being pivoted back to the first position when an external force is removed; the first moving member being stopped from turning by the stop portion thereof being pressed against the pivotal plate as soon as the golf cart is moved to a folded position; and a strap connected to one end of the pivotal plate that is outside the shell.