Golf cart foldable mechanism

摘要

A golf cart includes a lever, a column pivotally attached to a rear end portion of the lever, a bracket having an intermediate portion pivotally secured to the front end portion of the lever for supporting a front wheel, a shank pivotally secured to the bracket and having a rear end portion pivotally secured to the column, and the bracket is pivoted relative to the lever when the shank is moved relative to the lever, a seat is attached to the shank, two rear wheels are attached to the seat with two linkages, and two linking rods are coupled between the linkages and the lever for moving the linkages and the rear wheels toward and away from each other when the shank is moved forwardly and rearwardly relative to the lever.

主权项

1. A golf cart comprising:
a frame including a lever having a front end portion and a rear end portion, and said lever including a middle portion, a column including a lower end portion pivotally attached to said rear end portion of said lever, said column including an upper support and including an upper end portion, a handle rotatably attached to said upper end portion of said column and to be pivoted relative to said column, a bracket including a first end portion, and a second end portion, said bracket including an intermediate portion pivotally secured to said front end portion of said lever, and said bracket including a lower support, a front wheel rotatably attached to said first end portion of said bracket, a shank including a front end portion pivotally secured to said second end portion of said bracket for allowing said bracket to be pivoted relative to said lever by said shank when said shank is moved relative to said lever, said shank including a rear end portion pivotally secured to said column with a pivot shaft which is spaced from said rear end portion of said lever for allowing said shank to be moved forwardly and rearwardly relative to said lever when said column is pivoted forwardly and rearwardly relative to said lever, and said bracket being pivoted relative to said lever when said shank is moved forwardly and rearwardly relative to said lever, said shank including a middle portion, a seat attached to said middle portion of said shank, two linkages pivotally coupled to said seat, two rear wheels rotatably attached to said linkages respectively, and two linking rods pivotally coupled between said linkages and said rear end portion of said lever for moving said linkages toward and away from each other when said shank is moved forwardly and rearwardly relative to said lever.