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Water tricycle

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-11-04
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Granted: 1963-05-28
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Expires: 1980-11-04
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Leiberman Harry

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 19:26
CPC Classifications
B; B63; B63H; B63H16/00; B63H16/08; B63H16/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 360 words
A TRICYCLE USABLE ON A HARD SURFACE AND ON WATER, COMPRISING AIR CHAMBERED FRONT AND REAR WHEELS, THE REAR WHEELS COMPRISING RIMS AND CONICAL SIDE WALLS FIXEDLY CONNECTED THERETO, THE RIMS OF THE REAR WHEELS BEING OF EQUAL AND SUBSTANTIAL WIDTH AND HAVING AXIALLY SPACED ANNULAR RIBS THEREOF AND HAVING AXIALLY SPACED TIRE SEATS AT THE ENDS THEREOF, THE SIDE WALLS OF THE REAR WHEELS PROJECTING OUTWARDLY BEYOND THE RIMS TO PROVIDE OUTER WALLS FOR SAID TIRE SEATS, THE RIM OF SAID FRONT WHEEL BEING PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF SIDE BY SIDE TIRE SEATS, THE SIDE WALLS OF SAID FRONT WHEEL PROJECTING OUTWARDLY BEYOND THE RIM TO CONSTITUTE THE OUTER WALLS FOR THE OUTER TIRE SEATS THEREON, TIRES ARRANGED IN SAID TIRE SEATS, THE TIRES ON SAID FRONT WHEEL BEING DISPOSED IN SIDE BY SAID LATERAL SUPPORTING RELATION TO EACH OTHER, INWARDLY TAPERING PROPELLER BLADES DISPOSED RADIALLY AND IN ANGULARLY SPACED RELATION ON THE OUTER SIDE WALLS OF SAID REAR WHEELS WITH THEIR OUTER EDGES IN INWARDLY SPACED RELATION TO THE PERIPHERIES THEREOF, A REAR AXLE, SAID REAR WHEELS HAVING TUBULAR HUBS SLEEVED UPON AND CONNECTED TO SAID REAR AXLE, SAID FRONT WHEEL HAVING AN AXLE PROJECTING LATERALLY THEREFROM AND TO WHICH THE SIDE WALLS OF SAID FRONT WHEEL ARE FIXEDLY CONNECTED, A TUBULAR DRIVEN SHAFT SLEEVED UPON SAID REAR AXLE BETWEEN SAID HUBS AND DRIVINGLY CONNECTED THERETO, A DRIVEN SPROCKET DISPOSED CENTRALLY ON AND DRIVINGLY CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVEN SHAFT, A FRAME INCLUDING LATERALLY SPACED REARWARDLY PROJECTING MEMBERS PROVIDED WITH BEARINGS FOR SAID DRIVEN SHAFT, A STEERING SHAFT MOUNTED ON THE FRONT END OF SAID FRAME PROVIDED WITH HANDLE BARS ON ITS UPPER END AND WITH A YOKE EMBRACING SAID FRONT WHEEL AND ON WHICH SAID FRONT WHEEL AXLE IS ROTATABLY MOUNTED, A SEAT MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME FORWARDLY OF SAID REAR WHEEL, AND A DRIVING SHAFT MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME DISPOSED TRANSVERSELY THEREOF AND PROVIDED WITH PEDALS AND WITH A SPROCKET AND A SPROCKET CHAIN CONNECTING SAID SPROCKETS, THE FLOATING CAPACITY OF SAID WHEELS BEING SUCH THAT THE TRICYCLE IS OPERABLE IN WATER, SAID TIRES CONSTITUTING TREAD MEMBERS WHEN THE TRICYCLE IS OPERATED ON A HARD SURFACE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 360 words
A TRICYCLE USABLE ON A HARD SURFACE AND ON WATER, COMPRISING AIR CHAMBERED FRONT AND REAR WHEELS, THE REAR WHEELS COMPRISING RIMS AND CONICAL SIDE WALLS FIXEDLY CONNECTED THERETO, THE RIMS OF THE REAR WHEELS BEING OF EQUAL AND SUBSTANTIAL WIDTH AND HAVING AXIALLY SPACED ANNULAR RIBS THEREOF AND HAVING AXIALLY SPACED TIRE SEATS AT THE ENDS THEREOF, THE SIDE WALLS OF THE REAR WHEELS PROJECTING OUTWARDLY BEYOND THE RIMS TO PROVIDE OUTER WALLS FOR SAID TIRE SEATS, THE RIM OF SAID FRONT WHEEL BEING PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF SIDE BY SIDE TIRE SEATS, THE SIDE WALLS OF SAID FRONT WHEEL PROJECTING OUTWARDLY BEYOND THE RIM TO CONSTITUTE THE OUTER WALLS FOR THE OUTER TIRE SEATS THEREON, TIRES ARRANGED IN SAID TIRE SEATS, THE TIRES ON SAID FRONT WHEEL BEING DISPOSED IN SIDE BY SAID LATERAL SUPPORTING RELATION TO EACH OTHER, INWARDLY TAPERING PROPELLER BLADES DISPOSED RADIALLY AND IN ANGULARLY SPACED RELATION ON THE OUTER SIDE WALLS OF SAID REAR WHEELS WITH THEIR OUTER EDGES IN INWARDLY SPACED RELATION TO THE PERIPHERIES THEREOF, A REAR AXLE, SAID REAR WHEELS HAVING TUBULAR HUBS SLEEVED UPON AND CONNECTED TO SAID REAR AXLE, SAID FRONT WHEEL HAVING AN AXLE PROJECTING LATERALLY THEREFROM AND TO WHICH THE SIDE WALLS OF SAID FRONT WHEEL ARE FIXEDLY CONNECTED, A TUBULAR DRIVEN SHAFT SLEEVED UPON SAID REAR AXLE BETWEEN SAID HUBS AND DRIVINGLY CONNECTED THERETO, A DRIVEN SPROCKET DISPOSED CENTRALLY ON AND DRIVINGLY CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVEN SHAFT, A FRAME INCLUDING LATERALLY SPACED REARWARDLY PROJECTING MEMBERS PROVIDED WITH BEARINGS FOR SAID DRIVEN SHAFT, A STEERING SHAFT MOUNTED ON THE FRONT END OF SAID FRAME PROVIDED WITH HANDLE BARS ON ITS UPPER END AND WITH A YOKE EMBRACING SAID FRONT WHEEL AND ON WHICH SAID FRONT WHEEL AXLE IS ROTATABLY MOUNTED, A SEAT MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME FORWARDLY OF SAID REAR WHEEL, AND A DRIVING SHAFT MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME DISPOSED TRANSVERSELY THEREOF AND PROVIDED WITH PEDALS AND WITH A SPROCKET AND A SPROCKET CHAIN CONNECTING SAID SPROCKETS, THE FLOATING CAPACITY OF SAID WHEELS BEING SUCH THAT THE TRICYCLE IS OPERABLE IN WATER, SAID TIRES CONSTITUTING TREAD MEMBERS WHEN THE TRICYCLE IS OPERATED ON A HARD SURFACE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

CH19203A Cited
US1104229A Cited
FR1122181A Cited
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-05-27 1966-11-26 1967-05-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-05-27 1970-11-26 1971-05-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-05-27 1974-11-26 1975-05-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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