Patent ID: 7967306

Claim:
A tilting three wheeled vehicle having: an elongate frame defining a frame plane extending substantially vertically along a longitudinal centerline of said frame when the vehicle is traveling straight, said frame tiltable from side-to-side defining a range of movement of said frame; a tilting linkage operably secured to the frame, said tilting linkage having; a first portion operably secured to the frame at a first pivot, the first portion operably securing a first wheel; and, a second portion operably secured to the frame at the first pivot, the second portion operably securing a second wheel spaced apart from and aligned substantially parallel to said first wheel; said first and second portions independently moveable about the first pivot; said first wheel pivotally secured to said linkage defining a first pivot axis and having a substantially vertical longitudinal centerline defining a first wheel, said first pivot axis substantially intersecting said first wheel plane; and, said second wheel pivotally secured to said linkage defining a second pivot axis and having a second substantially vertical longitudinal centerline defining a second wheel plane, said second pivot axis substantially intersecting said second wheel plane.