Oscillating lever hand propelled vehicle
OwnerGern J. Clouseinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle for converting oscillating human motion into linear vehicular translation. The inventive device includes a frame having first and second pairs of driving wheels rotatably mounted thereto. A pair of center wheels projects from the frame between the pairs of driving wheels to support the frame in conjunction with only one of the pairs of driving wheels. A propulsion and steering assembly mounted to the frame converts a manual pivoting movement of a lever arm about a horizontal axis into rotational torque applied to the driving wheels and further converts a manual pivoting of the lever arm about a vertical axis into steering of the center wheels to control the vehicle.
Claims5
An oscillating lever hand propelled vehicle comprising:
- a frame having a first pair of drive wheels rotatably mounted thereto about a horizontal axis, and a second pair of drive wheels similarly rotatably mounted to the frame about a horizontal axis extending therethrough;
- a pair of center wheels mounted to the frame and positioned between the first and second pair of drive wheels;
- a propulsion and steering means mounted to the frame for converting oscillating human motion into rotational torque outputted through the drive wheels and further for converting pivoting human motion into rotation of the center wheels about a vertical axis to steer the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.