Wheelchair accessible cycle

A wheelchair accessible cycle to be driven on a surface and operable from a wheelchair, the wheelchair accessible cycle comprising:

• a frame having a front portion with a first wheel and a rear portion with second and third wheels;
• a platform disposed laterally between the second and third wheels and longitudinally between the front and rear portions of the frame, wherein the platform is configurable to transport the wheelchair and is pivotally moveable between a tilted position, where a free edge of the platform is in contact with the surface for rollably receiving the wheelchair, and a horizontal position, where the platform is generally horizontal, and the wheelchair is adjacent to the front portion of the frame when the wheelchair is loaded onto the platform;
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• a locking assembly having a spring connected to the platform and the frame that biases the locking assembly into a locked position, wherein the locking assembly moves between the locked position, where the platform is retained in the horizontal position, and an unlocked position, where the platform can move between the tilted position and the horizontal position.

A wheelchair accessible cycle to be driven on a surface and operable from a wheelchair, the wheelchair accessible cycle comprising:

• a frame having a front portion with a first wheel and a rear portion with second and third wheels;
• a platform disposed laterally between the second and third wheels and longitudinally between the front and rear portions of the frame, wherein the platform is configurable to transport the wheelchair and is pivotally movable between a tilted position, where a free edge of the platform is in contact with the surface for rollably receiving the wheelchair, and a horizontal position, where the platform is generally horizontal;
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• a locking assembly connected to the frame and the platform and having a laterally extending bar for engaging the platform in the horizontal position, wherein the locking assembly moves between a locked position, where the platform is retained in the horizontal position, and an unlocked position, where the platform can move between the tilted position and the horizontal position.

A wheelchair accessible cycle to be driven on a surface and operable from a wheelchair, the wheelchair accessible cycle comprising:

• a frame having a front portion with a first wheel and a rear portion with second and third wheels;
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• a platform disposed laterally between the second and the third wheels and longitudinally between the front and rear portions of the frame,
• wherein the platform is configurable to transport the wheelchair, and the wheelchair is adjacent to the front portion of the frame when the wheelchair is loaded onto the platform,
• wherein the platform has a base, a first side wall extending substantially perpendicular from the base, a second side wall laterally opposite and substantially parallel to the first side wall, a first flange extending upward from the first side wall between a free edge and a second end of the platform longitudinally opposite the free edge and a second flange extending upward from the second side wall between the free edge and the second end of the platform,
• wherein the platform is pivotally moveable between a tilted position, where the free edge of the platform is in contact with the surface for rollably receiving the wheelchair, and a horizontal position, where the platform is generally horizontal, and
• wherein the first flange and the second flange pivotally connect the platform to the frame.

A wheelchair accessible cycle to be driven on a surface and operable from a wheelchair, the wheelchair accessible cycle comprising:

• a frame having a front portion with a first wheel and a rear portion with second and third wheels;
• a platform having a base and a front lip extending at an obtuse angle from the base, the front lip having an flat extension that is substantially parallel to the base of the platform, wherein the platform is disposed laterally between the second and third wheels and longitudinally between the front and rear portions of the frame, wherein the platform is configurable to transport the wheelchair and is pivotally moveable between a tilted position, where a free edge of the platform is in contact with the surface for rollably receiving the wheelchair, and a horizontal position, where the platform is generally horizontal, and wherein the wheelchair is adjacent to the front portion of the frame when the wheelchair is loaded onto the platform;
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• a strap is attached to the front lip of the platform and extends laterally over a recess defined on one side by the flat extension.

A wheelchair accessible cycle to be driven on a surface and operable from a wheelchair, the wheelchair accessible cycle comprising:

• a frame having a front portion with a first wheel and a rear portion with second and third wheels;
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• a platform disposed laterally between the second and third wheels and longitudinally between the front and rear portions of the frame, wherein the platform is pivotally movable between a tilted position, where a free edge of the platform is in contact with the surface for rollably receiving the wheelchair, and a horizontal position, where the platform is generally horizontal,
• wherein a change in a center of gravity moves the platform between the horizontal and tilted positions as the wheelchair is loaded onto or unloaded from the platform.