Patent ID: 7819414
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
1. A therapeutic tricycle comprising: a rigid frame; a fork extending downdwardly from and coupled to said frame; a front wheel coupled to the terminal aspect of said fork; a steering means wherein said fork and said coupled front wheel are pivotable through manipulation of said steering means; a pedal powered drive train means coupled to said frame; a rear axle coupled to a substantially rearward portion of said frame, said rear axle engaging a portion of said drive train means; a pair of rear wheels rotatably mounted upon said rear axle wherein said rear wheels are powered through said pedal powered drive train means; a seat coupled in at least one location to said rigid frame; a lever fixedly attached to said rigid frame oriented in a substantially horizontal plane relative to the ground and the lever's long axis being substantially perpendicular to the frame's long axis, wherein a central portion of said lever is affixed to said frame and the terminal aspect of said lever is vertically movable through user applied upward or downward manual force exerted on a substantially terminal aspect of said lever; wherein said lever is clampably coupled to a substantially horizontal portion of said frame, wherein the terminal aspects of said lever are branched to form a pair of forwardmost handles and a pair of lateral handles, said forwardmost handles pointing substantially toward the front of said frame and said lateral handles pointing substantially laterally, wherein said clampably coupled lever is disposed substantially over said rear axle, wherein when said clampable couplers are loosened, said lever is rotatably adjustable about its central axis.