Patent ID: 9221508
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: B60K,B60N,B60Y,B62D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: a frame; front wheels, each coupled to the frame; a single rear wheel coupled to the frame; a cockpit supported by the frame, the cockpit comprising one or more recumbent seats having a bottom surface configured to receive a person's upper legs, and one or more elevated floorboards corresponding to each of the one or more recumbent seats, the one or more elevated floorboards dimensionally configured to receive a person's lower legs at an elevation above a point on the bottom surface of the corresponding recumbent seat; an engine supported by the frame at a location at least partially rearward of the cockpit; and a drive assembly configured to transfer power from the engine to the front wheels, the drive assembly comprising front axle shafts drivingly coupled to each of the front wheels, wherein the front axle shafts laterally traverse the cockpit beneath the one or more elevated floorboards, the axis defined by the centerline of the front wheels being located at an elevation above the point on the bottom surface of the corresponding recumbent seat and at a longitudinal position configured to intersect the person's lower legs.