Patent ID: 6609724
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: B62M

Abstract:
In a cycle having a front-wheel fork (8) with a front wheel (9), a steering device connected to the front-wheel fork (8), a rear-wheel fork (2) with a rear wheel (3) having a freewheeling hub (4), a chassis (1) connecting the forks (8, 2), a seat (16) securable on the chassis (1), a rear-wheel drive mechanism (5, 18), and foot actuating means (14, 15) for the rear-wheel drive mechanism (5, 18), the chassis (1) formed by a single substantially horizontal bar (1), and the foot actuating means (14, 15) guided in a longitudinally displaceable manner when viewed with respect to a longitudinal direction of the bar (1), the improvement comprising:the foot actuating means (14, 15) formed by a footrest (14, 14â€²) for both feet of a user (19); the seat (16) guided on the bar (1) in a longitudinally displaceable manner when viewed with respect to the longitudinal direction of the bar; and the steering device formed by a steering fork (10) having handles (11), and the bar (1) extending between the steering fork (10).