Patent ID: 6616164
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: B62J,B62K

Abstract:
A recumbent cycle, comprising:a seat upon which a rider can sit; a frame upon which the seat is supported, said frame being a rigid unitary member extending from a front wheel of the cycle to a rear wheel of the cycle and extending under a substantial portion of said seat; a support member connected to said seat; a connecting member moveably connected to said frame such as to be moveable fore-and-aft on top of a generally horizontal portion of said frame; said support member being pivotally mounted to said connecting member so as to pivot around an axis generally istransverse to said cycle; wherein said support member includes at least one elongated member connected to a bottom of said seat and having a length extending along said axis; wherein a total length of said at least one elongated member is substantially longer than a cross-sectional diameter of said frame below said seat in a direction of said axis; wherein said at least one elongated member includes portions extending from proximate opposite sides of said frame in a direction of said axis to generally proximate outer edges of said bottom of said seat.