Foldable Golf Cart Rack With Locking Pivot for Cargo Space
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Solution Overview
Problem
Golf carts have limited space for transporting objects, and existing rear seats provide insufficient hauling capacity, necessitating a solution to enhance cargo-carrying capabilities while maintaining usability and safety.
Innovation Solution
A foldable and lockable golf cart rack extending from the rear seat grab bar, with pivotable and telescoping members secured by locking devices, allowing horizontal or vertical positioning to optimize space usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a fixed rack is installed on the golf cart to increase hauling capacity, then cargo-carrying capability is improved, but the device occupies space and creates collision risks when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The rack members are made movable rather than fixed, allowing them to be positioned horizontally for hauling objects and folded vertically for storage. The pivot points enable the rack to dynamically change its configuration between use and storage states, resolving the contradiction between needing space for hauling and minimizing space occupation when not in use
Solution Approach 2:
The rack members transition from a horizontal position (extending outward for hauling) to a vertical position (folded upward for storage). By changing the spatial dimension from horizontal extension to vertical folding, the rack eliminates collision risks and reduces space occupation while maintaining hauling capacity when needed
2Area of stationary object
If a foldable rack is implemented to reduce space occupation, then space efficiency is improved, but the rack may become unstable or unsafe during hauling
Solution Approach 1:
The locking devices are engaged before hauling to secure the rack members in the horizontal position, ensuring stability is established in advance. The retainer is positioned to automatically engage and lock the rack members during the folding action, preventing accidental movement and ensuring reliability both in the folded and extended states
Solution Approach 2:
The locking devices and retainer act as intermediary mechanisms between the movable rack members and the fixed support structure. These intermediaries provide the necessary connection and stability when the rack is extended for hauling, while allowing the rack to be folded when not in use, thus maintaining reliability in both configurations
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AI summary
A foldable and lockable golf cart rack that extends from a rear seat grab bar of a golf cart. A pair of foldable rack members extend generally horizontally from the support members, and are secured relative to vertical support members by a locking device. The rack members are rotatable relative to a pivot point by disabling the locking device. The rack members are pivoted to so as to be positioned and secured in a second configuration by a retainer that is located below the pivot point.