Mobility vehicle
AssigneePride Mobility Products Corporation
InventorJonathan Davis
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Abstract
A mobility vehicle may comprise a frame, a first pivot arm, a second pivot arm, and a suspension assembly. The first pivot arm may be coupled to the frame and coupled to a drive wheel. The second pivot arm may be coupled to the frame and coupled to a ground engaging caster wheel. The suspension assembly may be coupled to the frame. The suspension assembly may include a first spring assembly and a second spring assembly. The first spring assembly may be disposed about a first spring axis and coupled to the first pivot arm. The second spring assembly may be disposed about a second spring axis and coupled to the second pivot arm. The first spring axis and the second spring axis may be disposed relative to each other at an angle of no greater than about 150° when the mobility vehicle is operating on horizontal ground.
Claims19
A mobility vehicle comprising:
- a frame having a bottom surface;
- a stiffening assembly coupled to the bottom surface of the frame and having a stiffening axis extending from a left side of the frame to a right side of the frame;
- a first pivot arm coupled to the stiffening assembly and to a drive wheel;
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- a second pivot arm coupled to the stiffening assembly and a caster wheel,
- wherein the first pivot arm and the second pivot arm are each pivotable relative to the stiffening assembly about respective pivot axes that are parallel to the stiffening axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.