Tricycle and Steering Mechanism Therefor
OwnerLuther TAYLORinventor
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Abstract
The present invention consists of a human-powered, wheeled vehicle, having: a) two front wheels, each of the two front wheels pivotally coupled to a frame by a pivoting mount; b) one or more rear wheels, one or more of the rear wheels coupled to a drive mechanism and operative to provide a driving force for the vehicle; and c) a steering mechanism coupled to the front wheels, the steering mechanism including a handle for steering control by a driver of the vehicle, a first linkage connecting the handle to a first one of the pivoting mounts and a second linkage connecting the first one of the pivoting mounts to a second one of the pivoting mounts.
Claims16
A human-powered, wheeled vehicle, comprising:
- a) first and second front wheels, each of said first and second front wheels pivotally coupled to a front axle of said frame by respective first and second pivoting mounts;
- b) one or more rear wheels, one or more of said rear wheels coupled to a drive mechanism and operative to provide a driving force for said vehicle;
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- c) a handle for steering control by a driver of said vehicle,
- d) a first linkage connecting said handle to said first pivoting mount,
- e) a second linkage connecting said first pivoting mount to said second pivoting
- mount,
- f) first and second kingpins for coupling said first and second pivoting mounts to said frame,
- wherein said kingpins are offset from vertical by a non-zero angle, whereby when steering through a turn, one of said first and second front wheels traverses a smaller radius than the other of said first and second front wheels;
- and wherein said front axle does not rotate or pivot relative to said frame or to said first and second front wheels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.