Patent ID: 7845666
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
1. A hub for providing adjustable wheel camber on a human powerable wheeled vehicle convertible between a bicycle mode and a tricycle mode of operation while in motion, comprising: a hub body; left and right axles extending laterally from said hub body, said axles each adapted to support a wheel, at least one of said axles mounted so as to pivot vertically; and a camber control mechanism coupled to said at least one axle and adapted to adjust the angle thereof with respect to the other axle, said camber control mechanism including a linkage for engaging said at least one axle and further including an actuator mounted on said hub body for selectively driving said linkage up and down to adjust the wheel camber between a bicycle mode configuration wherein wheels supported on each of said axles are adjacent each other with no other wheel disposed therebetween at a ground contact point and a tricycle mode configuration wherein wheels supported on each of said axles are substantially displaced from each other at a ground contact point.