Patent ID: 9334015
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: B62K,B62M

Claim Text:
1. A self-powered non-motorized vehicle having a frame, a steerable front wheel carried by the frame, and a rear wheel carried by the frame, the rear wheel linked to a drive axle carried by the frame, comprising: a drive sprocket nest attached to the rear wheel so that when rotational force is applied to the drive sprocket nest the rear wheel rotates causing locomotion; a pedal sprocket carried by the frame and linked to the drive sprocket nest by a chain so that when a rotational force is applied to the pedal sprocket, the pedal sprocket rotates causing the drive sprocket nest to rotate; a derailleur carried by the frame and positioned forward of the drive sprocket nest and rearward of the pedal sprocket; a chain guide that when the derailleur is moved laterally to a long axis of the frame, the chain moves between sprockets on the drive sprocket nest; a base plate included in the derailleur, wherein the base plate has a first slot and a second slot, wherein the second slot is generally a “Z” configuration; and, a first in received in the first slot for guiding the base plate along a first path and a second pin received in the second slot for guiding the base plate along a second path.