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US4354569A
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Electric vehicle
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-03-31
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Granted: 1982-10-19
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Expires: 2000-03-31
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides an electric vehicle, comprising a chassis having a pair of rear wheels and a steerable front wheel driven by an electric motor, a tread board disposed between the wheels for a standing user or driver, and a foot-operated speed control element, wherein control element is formed by a portion of the tread board (6) being designed as a rocking pedal (7) for controlling the electric motor by depression of the front portion of the pedal, and for actuating the brakes by depression of the rear pedal portion.
Inventors
- 👤 Heinz Eichholz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 04:20
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62K; B62K5/00; B62K5/02; B62K5/023; B62K5/025; B60; B60K; B60K1/00; B60L; B60L50/00; B60L50/50; B60L50/60; B62D; B62D51/00; B62D51/02; B62D61/00; B62D61/06; B62D61/08; B62K3/00; B62K3/002; B60L2250/00; B60L2250/26; B62K2005/002; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/70; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20012; Y10T74/20018; Y10T74/20055; Y10T74/20189; Y10T74/20576; Y10T74/20888; Y10T74/20894
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
An electric vehicle comprising: an electric motor; a chassis having a pair of rear wheels, a steerable front wheel driven by said motor, a tread board disposed between the wheels, configured to be stood upon by a standing user or driver and means mounting a portion of said tread board to form a rocking pedal; and a vehicle control means including a speed control element connected to said motor to control the speed thereof; said speed control element comprising a front portion of said pedal and an electronic control system connected to said motor said electronic control system being operable, in response to the depression of said front portion of said pedal, to control said electric motor; and said speed control element further comprising a pair of brakes actuatable by said rocking pedal to engage said rear wheels under spring bias in response to the depression of a rear portion of said pedal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
An electric vehicle comprising: an electric motor; a chassis having a pair of rear wheels, a steerable front wheel driven by said motor, a tread board disposed between the wheels, configured to be stood upon by a standing user or driver and means mounting a portion of said tread board to form a rocking pedal; and a vehicle control means including a speed control element connected to said motor to control the speed thereof; said speed control element comprising a front portion of said pedal and an electronic control system connected to said motor said electronic control system being operable, in response to the depression of said front portion of said pedal, to control said electric motor; and said speed control element further comprising a pair of brakes actuatable by said rocking pedal to engage said rear wheels under spring bias in response to the depression of a rear portion of said pedal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The electric vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the mounting means comprises a rod disposed transversely of the longitudinal direction of said vehicle and around which the pedal rocks.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The electric vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle control means further includes a battery and a switch in the vicinity of said rocking pedal for connecting a circuit between the battery and said electric motor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The electric vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a handle bar removably connected to the chassis for steering the front wheel.
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