Patent ID: 6119801
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: B62M

Abstract:
A power-assisted, manually power operated vehicle comprised of a frame assembly dirigibly supporting at least one front wheel at the forward end thereof and rotatably supporting at least one driven wheel at the rear end thereof, a seat carried by said frame assembly for accommodating a rider, a crank mechanism including a crankshaft journaled for rotation at a lower portion of said frame assembly about a crankshaft axis and having pedals for operation by a rider seated on said seat, a transfer shaft rotatably journaled about a transfer shaft axis disposed vertically above said crankshaft axis and driven by a first transmission from said crankshaft, a final drive transmission for driving said rear wheel from said transfer shaft, a prime mover carried by said frame assembly and disposed forwardly of said transfer shaft, and a second transmission includes a drive shaft extending from an output shaft of the prime mover toward the rear wheel for driving said transfer shaft from said prime mover.