Patent AU-2012261670-B2 (AU)
Title: A vehicle having a swivel wheel
Inventor: BARON YORAM
IPC: B62K9/00
Filed: 2012-06-19
Granted: 2013-06-20
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date W O 2013/024371 Al 21 February 2013 (21.02.2013) WI P0 POT (51) International PatentClassification: CA, CI CL, CN, CO, CR, CU. CZ, UP, DK, DM, DO, B62H 7/00 (2006.0l) 862K 21/24 (2006.01) DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, 6T, HN, B62K 9/02 (2006.01) HR, I-U, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, (21) International Application Number: KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI. NO, NZ, PCT/IB2012/053080 OM, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, (22) International Filing Date: SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, 19 June 2012 (19.06.2012) TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (25) Filing Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for eve) kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (3W, GH, (26) Publication Language: English GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, (30) Priority Data: UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, 61/523,215 12 August 2011 (12.08.2011) US TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CI CY, CZ, DF, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, (71) Applicant (for all designated States aecpt US): SMART MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, S1, SK, SM, TRIKE MNF PTE LTD. [SG/SGJ; 9 Penang Road # 07- TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, Ci, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, 15 Park Mall, Singapore 238459 (SG). ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (72) Inventor; and Declarations under Rule 4.17: (75) Inventor/Applicant (for US only): BARON, Yoram n ,atotheapplicant'sentitlementtoclaimtheprioitvofthe [l/L]; Meshek 73, 79505 Moshav Nir Israel (IL). earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) (74) Agent: WELLER, Hayim; 42 Shohan St., 76227 Reho- - ofinventorship (Rule 4./7(ivy) vot (IL). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for evey Published: kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, - with international search report (Art. 21(3)) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, B, BIG, 1311, BR, 13W, BY, BZ, (54) Title: A VEHICLE HAVING A SWIVEL WHEEL (57) Abstract: A tricycle (810) nay be oper able between a first mode of operation steer able by a tricycle rider, and a second mode of operation steerable by an individual pushing the tricycle (810). A rider handle (200), in the first node, may be configured to be rotation ally coupled with the stein in a manner per mitting a tricycle rider to exert forces on the rider handle (200) and thereby turn the fork, 500 cand the rider handle (200) in the second 70 mode, being configured to be rotationally un coupled from the stein, preventing forces on the rider handle (200) from turning the fork, * s ,o, At least one rotation restrictor may be in 30 1 cluded for maintaining the front wheel axis in a position trailing the fork axis both when the tricycle (810) is propelled by a tricycle rider in the first mode and when the tricycle (810) 4 n is pushed from behind in the second iode. Fi. C)