Patent ID: 6260868
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
A steering assembly for use with a vehicle having a frame, the frame being supported by at least one directional support that is rotatable about a first axis to steer the vehicle, the steering assembly comprising:a mounting member to which the directional support is secured, the mounting member being attached to the frame of the vehicle for pivotal motion about the first axis;a steering lever mounted to the frame adjacent the mounting member, the steering lever being pivotable about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis and having a drive pin associated therewith;a pivotable bearing block for operatively connecting the drive pin to the mounting member, the bearing block including a shaft that is received in the mounting member to permit rotation of the bearing block with respect to the mounting member about a third axis that is perpendicular to the first axis and laterally displaced from the second axis, and first and second studs that project from the bearing block so as to capture the drive pin therebetween;whereby when the steering lever pivots about the second axis, the bearing block pivot in about the third axis and both the bearing block and mounting member pivot about the first axis to rotate the directional support, thus effecting steering of the vehicle.