Patent ID: 6840523
Filing Date: 2005-01-11
Classification: B62B,B62C

Abstract:
1. A dog powered and human controlled vehicle adapted to be attached to, and powered for forward motion thereof, on the ground, by at least one dog on the ground, said vehicle comprising: a. a frame structure defining an opening sized and adapted for the positioning therein of at least one dog on the around, said frame structure having (i) a pair of spaced-apart longitudinally extending frame members each having a forward end and a rearward end, and (ii) means respectively connected to said forward ends and rearward ends of said frame members to space said frame members apart a preselected transverse distance, b. a forward frame supporting means connected to said means connected to said forward ends of said frame members and including a steerable member adapted to have contact with the ground, c. a rearward frame supporting means connected to said means connected to said rearward ends of said frame members and adapted to have contact with the ground, said forward and rearward frame supporting means being adapted to support said frame structure a preselected distance above the ground, d. manually operable steering means (i) connected to said means connected to said rearward ends of said frame member and (ii) including means connected to said steerable member to control the direction of travel of said vehicle, e. means on said frame structure adapted to be a tethering means to the front of a dog positioned in said opening, and f. means on said frame structure adapted to be a connection means to a dog harness on a dog positioned in said opening; whereby (i) said vehicle may be moved longitudinally forward with respect to the ground by pulling force of a dog adapted to be positioned within said opening and having a dog harness adapted to be connected to said means on said frame structure adapted to be a connection means to a dog harness, and (ii) said vehicle may be steered about a vertical axis by manual actuation of said manually operable steering means at said rearward end of said frame structure to control said steerable member at said forward end of said frame structure.