All terrain cycle with steering stabilizer
OwnerDonald L. Motrenecinventor
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Abstract
An improved all terrain cycle having a single front steerable wheel mounted on a pivotable frame having a steering stabilizer affixed thereto. The steering stabilizer is a damper assembly which has a piston held within a fluid filled cylinder linked to the frame of the cycle at one end and to the frame of the steering assembly at the other end. The resulting cycle is much easier to control because rapid movement of the handlebars which occurs when the front wheel hits rough terrain is effectively eliminated.
Claims6
An improved all terrain cycle of the type having a single front steerable wheel mounted on a pivotable frame, which pivotable frame is held by a main frame of the vehicle which pivotable frame is turned by the movement of a pair of handlebars wherein the improvement comprises:
- a damper assembly having a piston held within a fluid filled cylinder, said damper assembly being pivotably connected at a first end to the pivotable frame at a distance between three and one-half and six inches from the axis of rotation of the pivotable frame and at a second end to the main frame of the vehicle at a point substantially rearward with respect to the first end and near the line of intersection of an imaginary vertical plane that includes a central longitudinal axis of the cycle and an imaginary plane which is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the pivotable frame and which passes through the point of connection of the first end of the damper assembly.
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