Side-by-side flexible twin bicycles
OwnerCeferino Aponte-Riverainventor
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Abstract
Various embodiments of side-by-side flexible adjacent vehicles, such as twin bikes, are disclosed including includes two vehicles joined together side-by-side by means of a plurality of interconnecting pivoted link bars. One or more driver riders may simultaneously or independently operate said side-by-side flexible adjacent vehicles. The side-by-side flexible twin bicycle may be configured employing different size bicycles, in-line multi-rider tandem bicycles, recumbent bicycles, mountain bicycles, and motorcycles of various types. These embodiments provide the vertical stability of a four-wheel vehicle while retaining the ability to lean into turns and ride over irregular surfaces affording for each of the riders the handling, ride and feel similar to that of a single conventional vehicles.
Claims13
A side-by-side flexible structure for adjacent vehicles comprising:
- at least two adjacent vehicles comprising a first vehicle and a second vehicle,
- wherein said first vehicle comprises a first vehicle frame,
- a first steering mechanism;
- wherein said second vehicle comprises a second vehicle frame and a second steering mechanism;
- a coupling frame comprising a plurality of linking bars,
- wherein said coupling frame attaches said at least two adjacent vehicles adjacent to each other,
- wherein said plurality of liking bars comprises a upper front link bar, a lower front link bar, a upper rear link bar, a lower rear link bar, a steering link bar;
- wherein said steering link bar comprises a first steering end mechanically coupled to the first steering mechanism, a second steering end mechanically coupled to the second steering mechanism;
- a plurality of mechanical articulating joints comprising a first mechanical articulating joint, a second mechanical articulating joint, a third mechanical articulating joint, a fourth mechanical articulating joint, a fifth mechanical articulating joint, a sixth mechanical articulating joint, a seventh mechanical articulating joint, a eight mechanical articulating joint a first steering mechanical articulating joint and a second steering mechanical articulating joint,
- wherein each mechanical articulating joint from said plurality of mechanical articulating joints comprises a first adjustable inclination angle mechanism;
- wherein said first steering end is mechanically coupled to the first steering mechanism by the first steering mechanical articulating joint, and wherein said second steering end is mechanically coupled to the second steering mechanism by the second steering mechanical articulating joint;
- and at least one horizontal diagonal bar and at least one vertical diagonal bar,
- wherein said at least one vertical diagonal bar comprises an inclination angle adjustable mechanism;
- wherein said at least vertical diagonal bar comprises a vertical proximal end and a vertical distal end,
- wherein said vertical proximal end comprises a vertical proximal articulating joint;
- wherein said vertical distal end comprises a distal vertical articulating joint, wherein said vertical proximal articulating joint is mechanically coupled to the first vehicle and said distal vertical articulating joint is mechanically coupled to the second vehicle;
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- wherein said at least a horizontal diagonal bar comprises an horizontal proximal end and an horizontal distal end, wherein said horizontal proximal end comprises a horizontal proximal articulating joint;
- wherein said horizontal distal end comprises a horizontal distal articulating joint;
- wherein said horizontal proximal articulating joint is mechanically coupled to the first vehicle and said horizontal distal articulating joint is mechanically coupled to the second vehicle.
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