US 12,240,367 B2
Storage compartment for rental golf cart
Darin Whelan, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US)
Filed by Darin Whelan, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US)
Filed on May 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/663,206.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/201,770, filed on May 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0362642 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. B60N 3/10 (2006.01); B60P 3/025 (2006.01); F25D 11/00 (2006.01); G07F 9/02 (2006.01); G07F 9/10 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 3/104 (2013.01) [B60P 3/0257 (2013.01); F25D 11/003 (2013.01); F25D 2331/8013 (2013.01); F25D 2400/12 (2013.01); F25D 2500/06 (2013.01); G07F 9/026 (2013.01); G07F 9/10 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A climate-controlled, storage compartment for rental golf cart comprising:
a golf cart having an electrical power and communication port;
a climate-controlled storage container attached to the electrical power and communication port and storing a plurality of removable retail objects;
wherein the climate-controlled storage container includes sensors for detecting the presence of retail items within the container, and the climate-controlled storage container is capable of recording and transmitting information regarding the number and type of retail items removed from the container while the container is attached to the rental golf cart;
wherein the climate-controlled storage container includes a handle having a blood alcohol level sensor that analyzes the sweat on the person's hand who is opening the compartment, and which does not permit opening of the storage container when the sensor detects a blood alcohol level in the golfer's sweat above a predetermined amount.