Land vehicles – Wheeled – Occupant propelled type
Patent
1994-10-20
1996-04-30
Hurley, Kevin T.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Occupant propelled type
280247, B62M 112
Patent
active
055118100
ABSTRACT:
A hand driving device for a bicycle, the bicycle having a frame including an inclined frame member and a steering head. The hand driving device has a pair of spaced apart hand levers pivotally connected to a pair of pivoted levers, which are in turn pivotally connected to a pair of pedal connecting rods. Each pedal connecting rod is pivotally supported on the axle of a bicycle pedal. A pedal connecting rod fastener is passed over and along each pedal connecting rod toward the end of the pedal connecting rod for enclosing the axle of the bicycle pedal in an arcuate notch defined the end of the rod. The pivoted levers of the hand driving device are each pivotally connected to a T-shaped bracket, the T-shaped bracket in turn being connected to a pair of fastening plates mounted on the inclined frame member and steering head of the bicycle frame.
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