Patent ID: 8419027

Claim:
A steering apparatus for a vehicle, the vehicle including a frame having a head tube, a control rod extending rotatably through the head tube, a reclining unit disposed on the head tube, two suspension units connected to and disposed under the reclining unit, and two front wheels connected respectively to the suspension units, the reclining unit including two side tubes flanking the head tube, the suspension units extending respectively into the side tubes, said steering apparatus comprising a first joint adapted to be disposed on the control rod, two second joints adapted to be disposed respectively on the suspension units, and two connecting bars each connected between said first joint and a respective one of said second joints, wherein said first joint includes a seat adapted to be disposed fixedly on the control rod, at least one first rotating member having a central axis and rotatable on said seat about said central axis of said first rotating member, and at least one second rotating member having a central axis and rotatable on said first rotating member about said central axis of said second rotating member, said axes of said first and second rotating members of said first joint being perpendicular to each other.