Pole propelled land vehicle

A combination of a wheeled vehicle and a propulsion device particularly adapted for use by a paraplegic such that the vehicle can be moved along a surface using primarily only the upper body of the operator as motive power comprising:

• a. a frame;
• b. a plurality of wheels mounted to the under side of said frame;
• c. a seat means mounted on the upper side of said frame;
• d. a propulsion means comprising
• i. an elongated pole;
• ii. a handle means for manipulation by the operator of the vehicle at a first end of said pole;
• iii. a ground engaging means for frictionally engaging the surface over which the vehicle is to be propelled at a second end of said pole;
• iv. said ground engaging means including:
• (1) a wheel means, and
• (2) a clutch device interconnecting said wheel means with said pole, said clutch device constructed so that said wheel means turns freely in one rotational direction, but resists turning in the other rotational direction, whereby when said ground engaging means is pushed against said surface in one direction, thrust from said handle means is transmitted through said pole, through said wheel means and to the ground such that said vehicle is urged in the opposite direction, but when said wheel means is permitted to merely roll along said surface, said wheel means rotates freely.