Patent ID: 6105986
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B62K,B62M

Abstract:
A handcycle operated by the hands of a driver comprising:a frame having a single rotatable front wheel and a pair of rotatable rear wheels;control means for controlling the attitude of said frame in response to driver orientation and interconnecting said paid of rotatable rear wheels to said frame operable to resist leaning forces;hand driving means mounted on said frame and operably coupled to said front wheel for providing manual power thereto;said control means includes a compressible resilient element incorporated between said pair of rear wheels and said frame;said control means further includes a pivot bearing disposed on said frame;a pair of braces interconnecting said pair of rear wheels to said pivot bearing;said compressible resilient element connected between each of said braces of said pair and said frame and said compressible resilient element separated by said pivot bearing;said compressible resilient element is an elastomer member enclosed in a telescoping housing;said manual driving means includes a pair of contoured handgrips of a pistol-grip type;each of said handgrips having opposite sides separated by an internal cavity;a plurality of openings in each of said sides communicating said cavity exteriorly of each of said handgripseach handgrip has a curved palm fitted rear surface and a series of spaced-apart mounds on a front surface to accommodate clenched fingers of the user about each of said respective handgrips;a shock damper connected between said pair of rear wheels and said frame; andsaid pair of braces converge from connection with said pair of rear wheels towards said frame to terminate adjacent to each other at said pivot bearing.