Land vehicles – Convertible – Wheel to or from runner
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-11
2005-01-11
Ellis, Christopher P. (Department: 3618)
Land vehicles
Convertible
Wheel to or from runner
C280S014280, C280S024000, C280S845000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06840523
ABSTRACT:
A dog powered and human controlled vehicle comprising a frame structure having a horizontally oriented opening within which will be positioned at least one dog. The frame structure comprises a pair of frame members transversely spaced apart by forward and rearward transversely extending means. The front of the frame is supported by means which includes a steerable member adapted to have contact with the ground. The rear end of the frame is supported by means adapted to have contact with the ground, the frame structure being thus supported a preselected distance from the ground. Manually operable steering means are provided at the rear end of the structure and is connected to a steerable member at the front end so as to change direction of travel of the vehicle. Means are provided for tethering a dog to the frame structure and for connecting a dog harness on a dog to the frame structure so that forward directed longitudinal pulling force produced by the dog is applied to the frame structure. The vehicle may be steered to rotate about a vertical axis by manual actuation of the steering means at the rear end of the vehicle to operate the steerable member at the front end of the vehicle.
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Campbell Kelly E.
Ellis Christopher P.
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