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US 4,089,542 AGranted
Collapsible vehicle
OwnerWilliam J. Westermaninventor
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Abstract
A foldable vehicle is adapted to be transported in its own container on the back of a motor home, yacht, or the like, for storage or shipping. The vehicle is motorized and has a chassis and a plurality of wheels along with passenger seats. The vehicle has means for raising and lowering the wheels relative to the chassis between an operative position and a collapsed position. In addition, the hood, window frame, steering wheel column, steering wheel, seats, and roll bar fold to provide a compact, folded vehicle for a shipping or storage container.
Claims20
A foldable vehicle comprising in combination:
- a chassis;
- a plurality of wheels, each mounted to one of a plurality of axles;
- at least one seat;
- a plurality of axle suspending members, each member having a bell crank pinned between its ends to said chassis and having one axle attached to at least one arm of one said bell crank;
- means for lowering said chassis relative to said wheels from an erected position to a folded position, said means including means for locking said wheels in an operative position for movably supporting said chassis;
- and at least one folding lever movably attached to said chassis and connected to a second arm of each of said plurality of bell cranks through a plurality of tie rods connecting said folding lever to each axle suspending member whereby movement of said lever will move said tie rod and axle suspending member to raise and lower said axle and wheels attached thereto relative to said chassis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.