Mobility vehicle
OwnerMicheal Don Jonesinventor
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Abstract
A pump-action mobility vehicle may include a pumping arm attached to a foot slide. As the pumping arm is actuated, the foot slide moves forward and rearward in response to the pumping action. The foot slide may be connected to a drive mechanism that selectively engages a chain or belt that loops around a drive wheel arranged on an axle of the vehicle. When the drive mechanism catches and moves the belt or chain in a forward direction, the axle rotates in a forward direction to drive the vehicle forward. A reverse mechanism may also be provided that selectively causes the drive mechanism to catch and drive the belt or chain in an opposite direction.
Claims20
A pump-action mobility vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one pumper arm connected to the frame and configured to pivot rearward and forward around a pivot point to provide a pumping action;
- a foot slide slidably mounted with respect to the frame and connected to the pumper arm such that the foot slide moves forward and rearward in response to the pumping action;
- a steering arm connected through the pumper arm to a steering mechanism that is arranged to control a direction of travel of the vehicle;
- a belt or chain connected around a free spinning wheel and a drive wheel, wherein the drive wheel is fixed to a driving axle to drive movement of the driving axle in response to movement of the drive wheel;
- a driving mechanism arranged on the belt or chain and configured to drive the belt or chain in a forward direction in response to movement of the pumper arm when the driving mechanism is in a forward driving configuration;
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- a reverse mechanism configured to move the driving mechanism from a forward driving configuration to a rearward driving configuration such that the driving mechanism is configured to drive the belt or chain in a rearward direction in response to movement of the pumper arm when the driving mechanism is in the rearward driving configuration.
A pump-action mobility vehicle comprising:
- a pump-action arm configured to provide movement to the vehicle when pumped;
- a foot slide connected to an end of the pump-action arm to move in response to the pump-action;
- a chain or belt assembly that engages a drive wheel on an axle to provide rotational movement to the axle;
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- a drive mechanism configured to selectively engage the chain or belt assembly to drive the chain or belt assembly in a desired direction.
A pump-action mobility vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a pump arm connected to the frame and having a pivot point;
- a steering arm connected to the pump arm through a universal joint, wherein the universal joint is aligned with a center of the pivot point;
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- a steering bar connected to a steering mechanism that turns one or more front wheels of the vehicle from side to side in response to turning of the pump arm;
- a foot slide connected to the pump arm and configured to slide forward and backward in response to a pumping action of the pump arm;
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- a drive mechanism that drives the mobility vehicle in response to the pumping action of the pump arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.