Patent ID: 6345836
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: B62B,Y10S

Abstract:
A folding collapsible golf cart comprising:a front main shaft said front main shaft having a front end and a rear end; a first mounting frame fixedly mounted on the rear end of said front main shaft; an upper golf bag cradle pivoted to said front main shaft; a handle coupled to the front end of said front main shaft and turned relative to said front main shaft within a limited angle between an extended position and a collapsed position; a pivot bolt, which couples said handle to said front main shaft for enabling said handle to be turned relative to said front main shaft within a limited angle between an extended position and a collapsed position; a positioning plate fastened to said pivot bolt, a locking lever pivoted to said pivot bolt and adapted to lock/unlock said handle; a rear main shaft, said rear main shaft having a front end and a rear end; a second mounting frame fixedly mounted on the front end of said rear main shaft and pivoted to said first mounting frame; a lower golf bag cradle pivoted to said rear main shaft; a wheel bracket fixedly mounted on said rear main shaft on the middle between said second mounting frame and said lower golf bag cradle; two wheel holder frames respectively pivoted to said wheel bracket and holding a respective wheel; and two links bilaterally coupled between said wheel holder frames and said first mounting frame; wherein said handle comprises a first rod member, a second rod member, a first engagement block, and a second engagement block, said first rod member and said second rod member being arranged in parallel each having an axle hole transversely extended at a distal end, said first engagement block and said second engagement block being injection-molded from plastics and respectively mounted on said first rod member and said second rod member, each comprising a toothed face disposed at one side, an axle hole axially extended through the center of said toothed face ice, and a transversely extended coupling hole, which receives the corresponding rod member, said first engagement block further comprising a protruded portion axially extended from the border area of a flat outer end thereof; said front main shaft comprises a locating block fixedly mounted on the front end thereof and adapted to be meshed between said first engagement block and said second engagement block, said locating block being injection-molded from plastics, comprising two toothed faces disposed at two distal ends thereof and adapted for engaging the toothed faces of said first engagement block and said second engagement block, and an axle hole axially extended through the center of the toothed faces thereof, said pivot bolt is inserted through the axle hole of said second rod member, the axle hole of said second engagement block, the axle hole of said locating block, the axle hole of said first rod member and the axle hole of said first engagement block, having a threaded rear end; said locking lever comprising a recessed positioning portion, which receives said positioning plate, an axle groove backwardly extended from said recessed positioning portion for the passing of said pivot bolt, and a stop portion disposed at one end of said axle groove; said positioning plate comprises an embedded metal block, said metal block comprising a screw hole threaded onto the threaded rear end of said pivot bolt to secure said locking lever to said pivot bolt, enabling said locking lever to be turned between the locking position where the toothed face of said engagement block and the toothed face of second engagement block are respectively forced into engagement with the toothed faces of said locating block to stop said handle from movement relative to said front main shaft and the unlocking position where the toothed face of said first engagement block and the toothed face of said second engagement block are respectively disengaged from the toothed faces of said locating block for enabling said handle to be turned relative to said front main shaft between said extended position and said collapsed position.