Patent ID: 6926296

Claim:
A multi-person velocipede, comprising: first and second frame members having forward and rearward end portions and long axes extending between said forward and rearward end portions; a first seat coupled to said first frame, and a second seat coupled to said second frame; a first forward wheel rotatably coupled to said forward end portion of said first frame, and a second forward wheel rotatably coupled to said forward end portion of said second frame; said first and second forward wheels being selectively rotatable about axes that extend generally perpendicular to the long axes of said first and second frames; a first set of pedals operatively coupled to said first forward wheel, and a second set of pedals operatively coupled to said second forward wheel; said first and second frames maintaining the axes of rotation of said first and second forward wheels in a generally fixed perpendicular orientation with respect to the long axes of said first and second frames while the velocipede is operated throughout a turn; a first rearward wheel rotatably coupled to said rearward end portion of said first frame, and a second rearward wheel rotatably coupled to said rearward end portion of said second frame; a first seat operatively coupled to said first frame intermediate said forward and rearward end portions, and a second seat operatively coupled to said second frame intermediate said forward and rearward end portions; and a support member operatively coupled to said first and second frames to maintain said first and second frames in a horizontal spaced relationship with one another.