Patent ID: 7311321
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: B62K,B62M

Abstract:
1. A cycle having a frame, the frame supporting a rear wheel, the frame having a top head tube, and two fixed frame arms extending down from the frame adjacent the head tube, with one frame arm on each side of the head tube; a steering arm rotatably mounted in the head tube and extending down between the frame arms and alongside one of the frame arms, a lower portion of the steering arm below the head tube being laterally off-set from the head tube; a mounting member fixed to the lower end of the steering arm, the mounting member extending transversely from the steering arm towards the other frame arm and having a hollow cylindrical wheel support section adjacent the head tube axis, a front wheel with a cylindrical hub and annular bearing means connecting the hub to the cylindrical support section of the mounting member to have the front wheel rotatable about the axis of the wheel support section while being steerable relative to the frame arms by the steering arm and about the head tube axis; a pedal axle extending freely through said hollow wheel support section and rotatably supported by lower ends of said frame arms, said pedal axle being provided with pedals outside of the frame arms and being connected by drive means to one of said front or rear wheels; wherein the cylindrical wheel support section carries the inner race or races of the bearing means, the outer race or races of which are connected to said front wheel hub, and wherein parts of said mounting member occupying an area between the bearing means and the steering arm have an enlarged interior space relative to that in the wheel support section to accommodate steering movement of the mounting means relative to the pedal axle.