Land vehicles – Wheeled – Occupant propelled type
Patent
1982-07-12
1984-05-29
Pekar, John A.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Occupant propelled type
280269, 280282, B60K 504, B60M 300
Patent
active
044510640
ABSTRACT:
A tricycle is disclosed having a pair of laterally spaced rear wheels and a front wheel which has a central hub and which is mounted for free rotation on the front end portion of the frame. Rider operable means for driving at least one of the rear wheels comprises a chain drive mechanism including a driven sprocket operably connected to said at least one rear wheel, and a drive sprocket journalled for rotation independently of the front wheel about a horizontal axis which is disposed through the hub of the front wheel. The axle of the drive sprocket is provided with foot pedal cranks.
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"Bicycles & Tricycles"-An Elementary Treatise on their Design and Construction by Archibald Sharp, B.Sc., The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1977.
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