Patent ID: 6056077
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: A61G,B62K,Y10S

Abstract:
A small, four-wheel vehicle comprised of a body frame assembly, a pair of front wheels, a first suspension system for suspending said front wheels from a forward portion of said body frame assembly with said front wheels being spaced transversely outwardly beyond said forward portion of said body frame assembly, a pair of rear wheels, a second suspension system for suspending said rear wheels from a rearward portion of said body frame assembly with said rear wheels being spaced transversely outwardly beyond said body frame assembly, said body frame assembly forward portion extending generally horizontally rearwardly from a forward termination extending forwardly of said front wheels and terminating at an intermediate portion disposed rearwardly of said front wheels, said body frame assembly rearward portion extending rearwardly and upwardly from said intermediate portion in a longitudinal direction toward said rear wheels and terminating at a point that does not extend rearwardly beyond the rearward peripheral edges of said rear wheels, and a seat carried by said rearward frame portion, the portion of said body frame assembly extending rearwardly from the trailing ends of said front wheels to said seat being not substantially wider than said seat so that a rider standing to the side of said body frame assembly may lower himself onto said seat to assume a seating posture on said vehicle without having to step onto said body frame assembly.