Electrical vehicle

Claim 2

A power vehicle comprising a frame, only a pair of wheels supporting the frame, one of said wheels being a steering wheel and another of said wheels being a drive wheel, and electric storage battery supported on the frame, an electric motor, means for electrically connecting the motor to the battery, a drive train interconnecting the motor and the drive wheel; said drive train including a jackshaft carrying a pair of jackshaft sprockets, a chain connecting one of the jackshaft sprockets to the sprocket on the motor, and another chain connecting the other jackshaft sprocket to the sprocket on the drive wheel; said frame having a pair of longitudinally extending vertical assemblies formed of structural members, said assemblies being horizontally spaced apart a distance greater than the corresponding horizontal dimension of the battery, means rigidly interconnecting said vertical assemblies, said battery being located between the vertical assemblies with its bottom surface lying at the approximate elevation of the lowermost portions of the assemblies.

Claim 3

A power vehicle comprising a frame, only a pair of wheels supporting the frame, one of said wheels being a steering wheel and another of said wheels being a drive wheel, an electric storage battery supported on the frame, an electric motor, means for electrically connecting the motor to the battery, a drive train interconnecting the motor and the drive wheel, said frame having a pair of longitudinally extending vertical assemblies formed of structural members, said assemblies being horizontally spaced apart a distance greater than the corresponding horizontal dimension of the battery, means rigidly interconnecting said vertical assemblies, said battery being located between the vertical assemblies with its bottom surface lying at the approximate elevation of the lowermost portions of the assemblies, a footrest attached to the frame and being movable from a generally horizontal foOt-supporting position to an inoperative position, and a ground-contacting support leg attached to the footrest for movement therewith, said support leg being movable from a raised inoperative position when the footrest is in its foot-supporting position to a lowered ground-contacting position when the footrest is in its inoperative position.

Claim 4

A power vehicle comprising a frame, only a pair of wheels supporting the frame, one of said wheels being a steering wheel and another of said wheels being a drive wheel, an electric storage battery supported on the frame, an electric motor, means for electrically connecting the motor to the battery, a drive train interconnecting the motor and the drive wheel, said frame having a pair of longitudinally extending vertical assemblies formed of structural members, said assemblies being horizontally spaced apart a distance greater than the corresponding horizontal dimension of the battery, means rigidly interconnecting said vertical assemblies, said battery being located between the vertical assemblies with its bottom surface lying at the approximate elevation of the lowermost portions of the assemblies, a footrest attached to the frame and being movable from a generally horizontal foOt-supporting position to an inoperative position, and a ground-contacting support leg attached to the footrest for movement therewith, said support leg being movable from a raised inoperative position when the footrest is in its foot-supporting position to a lowered ground-contacting position when the footrest is in its inoperative position.

Claim 5

A vehicle according to claim 2 wherein the footrest is pivoted on the frame about a horizontal axis which extends longitudinally of the vehicle.

Claim 6

A power vehicle comprising a frame and wheels supporting the frame in a manner permitting the inclination of the frame about its longitudinal axis, a footrest attached to the frame and being movable from a generally horizontal foot-supporting position to an inoperative position, and a ground-contacting support leg attached to the footrest for movement therewith, said support leg being movable from a raised inoperative position when the footrest is in its foot-supporting position to a lowered ground-contacting position when the footrest is in its inoperative position.

Claim 7

A power vehicle comprising a frame and wheels supporting the frame in a manner permitting the inclination of the frame about its longitudinal axis, a footrest attached to the frame and being movable from a generally horizontal foot-supporting position to an inoperative position, and a ground-contacting support leg attached to the footrest for movement therewith, said support leg being movable from a raised inoperative position when the footrest is in its foot-supporting position to a lowered ground-contacting position when the footrest is in its inoperative position.

Claim 8

A vehicle according to claim 4 wherein the footrest is pivoted on the frame about a horizontal axis which extends longitudinally of the vehicle.

Claim 9

A vehicle according to claim 4 wherein the footrest is arranged to lie at an intermediate position which lies between the foot-supporting position and the raised inoperative position when no external weight is supported thereon, and an electrical switch associated with the footrest and arranged to open when the footrest is in its intermediate position and to close when the footrest is moved to its foot-supporting position when weight is applied to the footrest, a battery and an electric motor being electrically connectable to propel the vehicle, said switch being a portion of an electric circuit between the motor and the battery, thereby preventing energization of the motor when no weight is supported by the footrest.

Claim 10

A power vehicle comprising a frame, wheels including a drive wheel for supporting the frame, an electric motor, a drive train interconnecting the motor and the drive wheel, a battery, circuit connecting the battery to the motor, a footrest, an electrical switch forming a portion of said circuit, said switch being associated with the footrest and arranged to close only when an external weight is applied to the footrest, thereby preventing energization of the motor when no external weight is supported by the footrest.

Claim 11

A power vehicle comprising a frame, wheels including a drive wheel for supporting the frame, an electric motor, a drive train interconnecting the motor and the drive wheel, a battery, circuit connecting the battery to the motor, a footrest, an electrical switch forming a portion of said circuit, said switch being associated with the footrest and arranged to close only when an external weight is applied to the footrest, thereby preventing energization of the motor when no external weight is supported by the footrest.