Patent ID: 6817621
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: B62M

Abstract:
A vehicle including a frame and for pedal propulsion by a passenger seated therefrom, said vehicle including a pedal crank assembly journalled from said frame about a transverse axis, said pedal crank assembly including a pedal crank drive wheel gear, a seat mounted from said frame appreciably above and rearward of the axis of rotation of said pedal crank assembly such that a person seated on said seat in a substantially upright position may operatively engage and drive said pedal crank assembly with his or her feet, said vehicle including a driven wheel journalled therefrom and including at least one driven wheel gear equipped with a one-way clutch, at least one auxiliary wheel journalled from said frame, a drive train structure including a closed loop drive chain drivingly connecting said pedal crank drive wheel gear to said driven wheel gear for rotation of said driven wheel gear in a direction opposite to rotation of said pedal crank drive wheel gear, wherein said driven wheel gear is positioned between said pedal crank drive wheel gear and said at least one auxiliary wheel.