Patent ID: 6499751
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
A cambering vehicle, comprising:a frame comprising a front column and a left and a right trailing arm; said front column having an upper end and a lower end opposite said upper end; each said trailing arm having a forward end and a rearward end opposite said forward end; a left and a right trailing arm attachment point disposed opposite one another upon said front column, and immediately above said lower end thereof; said forward end of said left and said right trailing arm being pivotally attached respectively to said left and said right trailing arm attachment point of said front column; a link attachment point disposed circumferentially rearwardly substantially midway between said left and said right trailing arm attachment point of said front column; a transverse link having a left and a right end, pivotally secured to said link attachment point of said front column; elastomeric arm connecting means disposed at said left end and said right end of said link; said link directly connecting and pivotally linking said left and said right trailing arm together such that said left and said right trailing arm each subtend arcs substantially equal to one another and in directions opposite to one another when arcuately pivoted respectively about said left and said right trailing arm attachment point of said front column; surface contact means extending from said rearward end of each said trailing arm; a steering shaft having an upper end and a lower end opposite said upper end, and concentrically disposed within said front column; and a single surface contact means extending from said lower end and steering means extending from said upper end of said steering shaft.