Towable Framework for Golf Cart Rear Seat Kit

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional golf cart modifications that add rear seats compromise golf club bag hauling capacity and safety, as rear-facing seats pose a risk of passengers falling due to the lack of safety rails, and existing solutions do not allow for easy attachment or detachment.

Innovation Solution

A towable framework with L-shaped brackets and a swivel wheel is designed to attach to a golf cart, enabling a rear-facing seat to pivot and convert to a forward-facing configuration, maintaining bag hauling capability while providing safety and easy installation/removal.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If a rear seat kit is permanently fastened to the golf cart, then additional seating capacity is achieved, but the ability to haul golf club bags is forfeited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveseating capacityVSAvoidbag hauling capability

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The seat assembly is segmented from the golf cart body through the use of a removable towable framework. The framework can be detached by removing bolts from the hitches, allowing the seat assembly to be separated into independent components that can be stored or transported separately, thus preserving bag hauling capability when seating is not needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The framework transitions from a static permanent installation to a dynamic removable structure. The bolted hitch connection allows the framework to be easily attached and detached, enabling the system to adapt between providing additional seating and maintaining full bag hauling capability based on operational needs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Quantity of substance

If a rear-facing seat is mounted on the golf cart, then additional seating is provided, but safety is compromised due to lack of safety rails

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveseating capacityVSAvoidpassenger safety

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The seat orientation is inverted from rear-facing to forward-facing by attaching it to the towable framework. This inversion allows the seat to face the same direction as the driver and front passenger, enabling the use of the golf cart's existing forward-facing safety rail system to protect all passengers, thereby resolving the safety issue.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

3Reliability

If a towable framework with swivel wheel is used, then forward-facing seating with safety is achieved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepassenger safetyVSAvoidframework structure

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The towable framework serves multiple functions: it provides the structural base for the seat assembly, enables forward-facing orientation, incorporates a swivel wheel for maneuverability, and includes hitch connections for easy attachment and detachment. By consolidating these diverse functions into a single integrated framework, the design achieves safety and versatility without proportionally increasing complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10160498B1Towable framework built to accept a golf cart rear seat kit

Publication Date: 2018.12.25 TITUS TED D

AI summary

A towable framework easily attached to the back of a golf cart to allow an additional seat to be utilized to transport additional passengers without compromising the use of the golf cart and/or golf club carrier on the rear. The towable framework can transport passengers in a forward facing position for a safer ride and a more advantageous view when riding or viewing golfers and/or other ongoing activities.