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US 8,128,114 B2Granted
Vehicle stabilization apparatus and vehicle formed therewith
OwnerWilliam G. Troutinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle assembly includes a two-wheeled vehicle including a frame having opposed sides, opposed front and rear ends, and a front wheel mounted for rotation to the frame proximate to the front end of the frame positioned in front of an opposed rear wheel mounted for rotation to the frame proximate to the rear end of the frame and that is substantially in-line with respect to the front wheel. A member is carried by the frame of the vehicle between the front and rear wheels and has end portions disposed adjacent to the respective sides of the frame. A wheeled stabilizer assembly is carried by each of the end portions of the member to wheelingly interact with the ground over which the vehicle is driven along the sides of the frame proximate to the front and rear wheels of the vehicle.
Claims10
A vehicle assembly, comprising:
- a two-wheeled vehicle including a frame having opposed first and second sides, opposed front and rear ends, and a front wheel mounted for rotation to the frame proximate to the front end of the frame positioned in front of an opposed rear wheel mounted for rotation to the frame proximate to the rear end of the frame and that is substantially in-line with respect to the front wheel;
- a first forward stabilizer and a first rearward stabilizer each mounted to a first support assembly mounted to the frame, the first support assembly movable between a raised position toward the frame of the vehicle away from the ground over which the vehicle is driven, and a lowered position away from the frame of the vehicle toward the ground over which the vehicle is driven;
- the first support assembly supporting the first forward stabilizer along the first side of the frame proximate to, and outboard of, the front wheel of the vehicle, and supporting the first rearward stabilizer along the first side of the frame proximate to, and outboard of, the rear wheel of the vehicle;
- a second forward stabilizer and a second rearward stabilizer each mounted to a second support assembly mounted to the frame, the second support assembly movable between a raised position toward the frame of the vehicle away from the ground over which the vehicle is driven, and a lowered position away from the frame of the vehicle toward the ground over which the vehicle is driven;
- the second support assembly supporting the second forward stabilizer along the second side of the frame proximate to, and outboard of, the front wheel of the vehicle so as to oppose the first forward stabilizer, and supporting the second rearward stabilizer along the second side of the frame proximate to, and outboard of, the rear wheel of the vehicle so as to oppose the first rearward stabilizer;
- the first and second forward stabilizers positioned to interact with the ground over which the vehicle is driven, along the first and second sides of the frame proximate to the front wheel of the vehicle, to stabilize the vehicle proximate to the front end of the frame of the vehicle;
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- the first and second rearward stabilizers positioned to interact with the ground over which the vehicle is driven, along the first and second sides of the frame proximate to the rear wheel of the vehicle, to stabilize the vehicle proximate to the rear end of the frame of the vehicle.
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A vehicle assembly, comprising:
- a two-wheeled vehicle including a frame having opposed first and second sides, opposed front and rear ends, and a front wheel mounted for rotation to the frame proximate to the front end of the frame positioned in front of an opposed rear wheel mounted for rotation to the frame proximate to the rear end of the frame and that is substantially in-line with respect to the front wheel;
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- first and second stabilizer assemblies positioned along the first and second sides, respectively, of the frame to interact with the ground over which the vehicle is driven, the first and second stabilizer assemblies extending along the first and second sides of the frame proximate to the front and rear wheels of the vehicle, to stabilize the vehicle as the vehicle is driven over the ground, wherein the first and second stabilizer assemblies each include an elongate framework assembly mounted to the frame for movement between a raised position toward the frame of the vehicle away from the ground over which the vehicle is driven, and a lowered position away from the frame of the vehicle toward the ground over which the vehicle is driven, and having an attached forward stabilizer disposed proximate to the front wheel of the vehicle and an attached rearward stabilizer disposed proximate to the rear wheel of the vehicle.
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