WHEELED DEVICE WITH DIFFERENT OPERATIONAL MODES

摘要

The load carrying wheeled device in one form is a golf buggy for transporting a golf bag during a round of golf. In one form, the golf buggy has a pivotal frame having a front frame subassembly pivotally connected to a rear frame subassembly so that the buggy can be converted from a walk mode in which a person walks behind the buggy and ride mode in which a person rides upon the buggy by pivoting the front and rear subassemblies with respect to each other. A steering arrangement is pivotally connected to the front wheel assembly to assist in converting the buggy between the two modes and to control the direction of movement of the buggy by lifting the front wheel assembly to the desired direction and skidding the rear wheels in the desired direction. The rear wheels are driven by a suitable motor powered by an onboard battery having controls located on the steering arrangement. The advantage of the golf buggy is that the buggy can be used in the walk mode for part of the round of golf and when a person becomes tired, the buggy can be converted into a ride mode allowing the person to complete the round of golf where otherwise they may not have been able to because of fatigue. Other forms of the wheeled device include mobility assist vehicles, shopping carts, scooters or other low powered vehicles which can be used to increase the mobility of persons suffering from fatigue, infirmity, disability or the like.