Three-wheeled electrically propelled cart

Claim 2

A three-wheeled vehicle comprising a body portion having two drive wheels at one end thereof and a single steerable wheel mounted to rotate about a generally vertical axis at the other end thereof, an upstanding post at said other end of said vehicle adapted to be grasped by one hand of an operator, a tonguelike steering pole connected to said single steerable wheel and curved around said post to be grasped by the other hand of the operator such that movement of tHe steering pole inwardly or outwardly with respect to said post will pivot said steerable wheel about its generally vertical axis to steer said vehicle, motor means carried on said body centrally thereof and drivingly connected to said drive wheels, and means on either side of said motor means for receiving the feet of an operator standing in an upright position and grasping with his two hands said upright post and said steering pole, respectively.

Claim 3

The vehicle of claim 1 wherein said motor means is drivingly connected to said drive wheels through a differential and a pair of axles.

Claim 4

The vehicle of claim 1 wherein said motor means comprises a direct current electric motor, and including battery means for said motor carried on said body between said means for receiving the feet of an operator.

Claim 5

The vehicle of claim 3 including a rotatable element adapted to be grasped by the hand of an operator and connected to a rheostat for varying the speed of said electric motor.

Claim 6

The vehicle of claim 1 including a storage area on the vehicle ahead of said post for supporting cargo to be carried by said vehicle.

Claim 7

The vehicle of claim 1 wherein said upright post and said steering pole are fastened to said body through connections which permit the pole and post to be folded downwardly whereby the vehicle can be stored in a compact space.

Claim 8

The three-wheeled vehicle of claim 1 wherein said body portion is formed from fiber glass.

Claim 9

A three-wheeled vehicle comprising a body portion having two drive wheels at one end thereof and a single steerable wheel mounted to rotate about a generally vertical axis at the other end thereof, an upstanding post at said other end of said vehicle adapted to be grasped by one hand of an operator, a steering pole connected to said single steerable wheel and extending upwardly adjacent said post to be grasped by the other hand of the operator such that rotational movement of the steering pole about a generally vertical axis will pivot said steerable wheel to steer said vehicle, motor means carried on said body centrally thereof and drivingly connected to said drive wheels, means on either side of said motor means for receiving the feet of an operator standing in an upright position and grasping with his two hands said upright post and said steering pole, respectively, and a storage area on the vehicle ahead of said post for supporting cargo to be carried by said vehicle.

Claim 10

A three-wheeled vehicle comprising a body portion having two drive wheels at one end thereof and a single steerable wheel mounted to rotate about a generally vertical axis at the other end thereof, an upstanding post at said other end of said vehicle adapted to be grasped by one hand of an operator, a steering pole connected to said single steerable wheel and extending upwardly adjacent said post to be grasped by the other hand of the operator such that rotational movement of the steering pole about a generally vertical axis will pivot said steerable wheel to steer said vehicle, motor means carried on said body centrally thereof and drivingly connected to said drive wheels, means on either side of said motor means for receiving the feet of an operator standing in an upright position and grasping with his two hands said upright post and said steering pole, respectively, and a storage area on the vehicle ahead of said post for supporting cargo to be carried by said vehicle.