Front-wheel drive motor vehicle
AssigneeGeorge W. Peterson
InventorRobert C. Geschwender
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Abstract
A front-wheel drive motor vehicle comprising a front frame assembly including a front frame extending up at the front of the vehicle, a front wheel mounted at the lower end of the front frame, and handle bars at the upper end of the front frame, a power drive assembly mounted on the front frame for driving the front wheel to power the vehicle, and a rear frame assembly including a rear frame extending rearwardly from the front frame, a rear wheel mounted at the rearward end of the rear frame, and a stand-up rider's platform on the rear frame forward of the rear wheel at an elevation and position designed to permit a rider to stand on the platform while grasping the handle bars.
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A front-wheel drive motor vehicle comprising a front frame assembly including a front frame extending up at the front of the vehicle, a front wheel mounted at the lower end of the front frame, and steering means at the upper end of the front frame, a power drive assembly mounted on the front frame for driving the front wheel to power the vehicle, and a rear frame assembly including a rear frame extending rearwardly from the front frame, a rear wheel mounted at the rearward end of the rear frame, a rider's platform on the rear frame forward of the rear wheel at an elevation and position adapted to permit a rider to stand on the platform while grasping said steering means, said platform being mounted for pivoting on the rear frame about a generally horizontal axis extending generally transversely with respect to the rear frame, and a brake for the rear wheel adapted to be actuated by pivoting said platform about said axis in one direction whereby a person standing on the rider's platform may actuate the brake by pivoting one foot without lifting the foot from the platform, the platform being pivotable in the opposite direction to disengage the brake.
A front-wheel drive motor vehicle comprising a front frame assembly including a front frame extending up at the front of the vehicle, a front wheel mounted at the lower end of the front frame, and steering means at the upper end of the front frame, a power drive assembly mounted on the front frame for driving the front wheel to power the vehicle, a rear frame assembly including a rear frame extending rearwardly from the front frame, a rear wheel mounted at the rearward end of the rear frame, and a rider's platform on the rear frame forward of the rear wheel at an elevation and position adapted to permit a rider to stand on the platform while grasping said steering means, and a quick-release coupling detachably connecting the front and rear frames and permitting the front frame to be pivoted relative to the rear frame for steering the vehicle, said coupling comprising spindle means journalled in an upright position in the rear frame at the forward end thereof, and a lock pin for detachably securing said spindle means to the front frame in a position wherein the ends of said spindle means are in pivotal engagement with the front frame, said spindle means comprising a spindle pin having an axial bore therethrough, the ends of the spindle pin being receivable in vertically-spaced retainers on the front frame, said lock pin being adapted to be inserted through one retainer and said axial bore and into the other retainer for securing the spindle pin in position.
A front-wheel drive motor vehicle comprising a front frame assembly including a front frame extending up at the front of the vehicle, a front wheel mounted at the lower end of the front frame, and steering means at the upper end of the front frame, a power drive assembly mounted on the front frame for driving the front wheel to power the vehicle, a rear frame assembly including a rear frame extending rearwardly from the front frame, a rear wheel mounted at the rearward end of the rear frame, and a rider's platform on the rear frame forward of the rear wheel at an elevation and position adapted to permit a rider to stand on the platform while grasping said steering means, a quick-release coupling detachably connecting the front and rear frames and permitting the front frame to be pivoted relative to the rear frame for steering the vehicle, and a kickstand pivoted at the lower end of the front frame for swinging between an up position when the vehicle is in use and a down position in which it is adapted stably to support the vehicle in an upright position when the vehicle is not in use, said kickstand in its up position being adapted stably to support the front frame assembly in an upright position when the front frame assembly is detached from the rear frame assembly.
A front-wheel drive motor vehicle comprising a front frame assembly including a front frame extending up at the front of the vehicle, a front wheel mounted at the lower end of the front frame, and steering means at the upper end of the front frame, a power drive assembly mounted on the front frame for driving the front wheel to power the vehicle, and a rear frame assembly including a rear frame extending rearwardly from the front frame, a rear wheel mounted at the rearward end of the rear frame, and a rider's platform on the rear frame forward of the rear wheel at an elevation and position adapted to permit a rider to stand on the platform while grasping said steering means, said power drive assembly comprising an engine, a first clutch driven by the output of the engine, a second clutch driven by the output of the first clutch, and drive means connecting the output of the second clutch and the front wheel of the vehicle, said second clutch being a one-way clutch adapted for transmitting a torsional force in one direction to drive the front wheel to propel the vehicle forward but not in the opposite direction thereby to permit freewheeling of the front wheel.
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