Patent ID: 8141890

Claim:
A vehicle support assembly, comprising: first and second tilting wheels disposed respectively at different lateral positions with respect to a longitudinal axis; a tilt-mechanism configured for supportively associating a vehicle body from the tilting wheels to enable the vehicle body to tilt substantially freely through a first tilt range with respect to a surface on which the tilting wheels are disposed; and a tilt-limiter operably associated with the tilt-mechanism to restrict the tilting of the vehicle body to less than the first tilt range, and releasable to allow the tilting through the first tilt range, wherein the tilt mechanism includes a front suspension system including a transverse shock absorber configured for absorbing shocks between the first and second wheels and the vehicle body, and the tilt limiter is configured for locking the suspension system to prevent relative movement between the first and second wheels when the tilt limiter is operated to restrict the tilting.