Writing surface rotatably attached to a steering wheel

Abstract

A rotating writing surface attached to a steering wheel by a rotating means and off center weight such that the writing surface remains in the plumb position.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] Writing on a typical clipboard attached to a steering wheel while steering has its inherent problems due the fact that the clipboard rotates with the steering wheel. [0002] Golf cart clipboards are a typical example of a clipboard rigidly fixed to a steering wheel. The difficulties associated with a golf cart clipboard that rotates with the steering wheel are players need score quickly to advance to the next avoiding delay and possible injury from incoming balls from players that follow. Since the clipboard needs to be in the vertical orientation in order for a player to score easily it is necessary to make sure that the steering wheel is rotated in such a way that the clipboard is in the vertical position. This allows for viewing and scoring on the scorecard immediately which is desired. [0003] Players traveling to the next hole often need to refer to the clipboard with the score card located on it in order to evaluate their score, look for yardag...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0007] The rotatable clipboard could be available on new cart as an integrated part of the steering wheel or retrofitted to existing golf cart's steering wheels by attaching it The rotatable clipboard could be easily removed and attached with proper detailed instructions.

[0009] A rotatable clipboard would be thin enough as not to hinder steering and safety. The design would be fiat and rigid. The clipboard could be made from metal and / or plastic materials fabricated using standard molding design practices incorporating ribs for durability and rigidity.

Problems solved by technology

Writing on a typical clipboard attached to a steering wheel while steering has its inherent problems due the fact that the clipboard rotates with the steering wheel.

The difficulties associated with a golf cart clipboard that rotates with the steering wheel are players need score quickly to advance to the next avoiding delay and possible injury from incoming balls from players that follow.

Since the golf cart rarely travels in a straight-line and scoring on the current clipboard that is rotating on the same plane as the steering wheel, it is difficult or impossible and often dangerous to try and look at the score card while the golf cart is in motion.

Even the passenger, who is not driving, would find looking at the golf score card attached to a fixed clipboard impossible to read while the golf cart is in motion.

Further, the scorecard often becomes bent after flipping back and forth in the wind as the clipboard rotates with the steering wheel.

This rotation of the clipboard and the scorecard attached to it results the scorecard being prone to dislodging itself from the clip on the clipboard.

Another problem of existing golf cart clipboards is the golf pencil used for scoring is placed in a horizontal aperture within the golf cart clipboard itself.

This makes it difficult and frustrating to keep score.

Since most golfers are aware of the tendency for the golf pencil to fall out they often bring several pencils with them in case one falls out causing many pencils to be wasted and an added expense to the golf course owners.

Pencils and scorecards are easily lost, ran over or depending on the weather, damaged due to the rotation of the clipboard causing inaccurate scoring and frustration

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