Patent ID: 7487985

Claim:
A tilting three wheeled vehicle having: an elongate frame defining a frame plane extending substantially vertically along a longitudinal centerline of said frame, 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 operably securing a first wheel having a first hub and a second wheel having a second hub, said second wheel spaced apart from and aligned substantially parallel to said first wheel; said first wheel pivotally secured to said linkage defining a first pivot axis and having a substantially vertical longitudinal centerline defining a first wheel plane that intersects said substantially vertical longitudinal centerline, said first pivot axis substantially intersecting said first wheel plane; 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 that intersects said second substantially vertical longitudinal centerline, said second pivot axis substantially intersecting said second wheel plane; said first pivot axis and said second pivot axis aligned substantially parallel to said frame plane through said range of movement of said frame: and, said tilting linkage is operably secured to said first wheel within said first hub and operably secured to said second wheel within said second hub.