Patent ID: 6189979
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: B60B,B62B

Abstract:
A wheel mounting arrangement comprising:a leg provided at a golf club carrier, said leg comprising a locating hole having an open front, a closed back and a bottom side wall, said locating hole tapering from said open front to said closed back, said bottom side wall having a bottom insertion hole communicating with said locating hole, said bottom insertion hole having two opposite sides, two bottom flanges downwardly extending from said two opposite sides of said bottom insertion hole, and a pivot extending between said bottom flanges;a wheel shaft fastened to said leg for holding a wheel, said wheel shaft having a shaft body holding a wheel, and a locating block integrally formed with one end of said shaft body having a tapered shape matching that of said locating hole of said leg and fitting into said locating hole of said leg, said locating block having a bottom side wall, said bottom side of said locating block including a transverse positioning groove, said transversely positioning groove including two sloping side walls; andsaid pivot arranged parallel to said wheel shaft, a lever pivoting about said pivot in direction perpendicular to said wheel shaft between locked and unlocked positions, said lever including a locking block pivoting with said lever;wherein when said lever is in said locked position, said locking block extends into said bottom insertion hole of said leg and engages said transverse positioning groove of said locating block of said wheel shaft; when said lever is in said unlocked position, said locking block does not engage said transverse positioning groove of said locating block of said wheel shaft; and when said lever is pivoted from said unlocked position to said locked position, said sloping side walls of said transverse positioning groove guide said locking block of said lever into engagement with said transverse positioning groove.