Tricycle apparatus
OwnerHerminia Dudasinventor
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A tricycle apparatus utilizes a chassis having a housing disposed surrounding the midregions of the rear axle of the tricycle. Each rear wheel is provided having a child carrying seat secured to a fender-like covering therefor. The rear axle is provided having two portions concentrically aligned with one another and each being locked to each other utilizing a removeable locking pin therefor. In a manual mode of operation, both portions of the rear axle, when locked together, are caused to rotate, operating the rear wheels by the conventional pair of bicycle pedals journaled to the tricycle frame. A double output shafted gear head motor, utilizing a pair of slip clutches is coupled individually to each portion of the rear axle so as to enable a battery, carried by the housing, to operate the motor, provided operating power for the tricycle when such motor, slip clutches and battery are added to a mounting within the housing.
A tricycle apparatus comprising a tricycle frame having a pair of foot pedals, said foot pedals secured to a first sprocket, said first sprocket rotatably secured to said tricycle frame, a pair of axles, one of said paid of axles carrying a second sprocket, said second sprocket coupled to said first sprocket, a housing, said housing fixedly secured to said frame, said housing rotatably supporting said pair of axles, a wheel secured to each of said pair of axles, means to releasably lock said pair of axles together against separate rotation, a third sprocket, a fourth sprocket, said third sprocket carried by said one of said pair of axles, said fourth sprocket carried by the other of said pair of axles, an electric motor, said electric motor having two output shafts, a pair of slip clutches, said pair of slip clutches mounted separately to said two output shafts, a fifth sprocket and a sixth sprocket, said fifth sprocket carried by one of said pair of slip clutches, said sixth sprocket being carried by the other of said pair of slip clutches, a pair of bicycle chains, one of said pair of bicycle chains coupling said third sprocket to said fifth sprocket, the other of said bicycle chains coupling said fourth sprocket to said sixth sprocket, said electric motor being mounted within said housing, a battery, said battery being mounted within said housing, said battery coupled to said electric motor, a controller, said controller electrically coupled to said electric motor and said battery.
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