Patent ID: 6360991
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: B64C,Y10S

Abstract:
A motorized paraglider, comprising:a wheeled frame having a steerable nose wheel at the front thereof and a pair of casters at the rear thereof arranged in a tricycle configuration, each of said casters including: a trailing wheel for engagement with the ground: a support bracket rotatably carrying said trailing wheel; a swivel mechanism being positioned atop said support bracket for permitting said support bracket and said trailing wheel to swivel about a substantially vertical axis; a stop being coupled with said support bracket for preventing said trailing wheel from turning inwardly; and, a spring being coupled with said support bracket for normally urging said support bracket against said stop yet, under the influence of a sufficient lateral force, permitting said support bracket and said trailing wheel to swivel outwardly; a seat for a pilot being secured atop said frame; a canopy anchor being secured to said frame rearwardly of said seat; a motor, having a rotatable propeller for driving said paraglider, being secured to said frame rearwardly of said canopy anchor.