Three-wheel vehicle

Claim 1

A three-wheel velocipede with a rear driving wheel driven by a sprocket and a pair of front steering wheels, the velocipede comprising: a frame having a base for supporting the wheels and a superstructure for supporting a crank with a sprocket for driving a chain which is trained around the rear wheel sprocket, steering gear with a steering column, and a seat with a back rest, the seat resting on top of the base; said base having a pair of side rails which converge from the front end of the velocipede toward a middle section thereof and diverge from the middle section to the rear end of the vehicle, said side rails forming a fork for supporting the axle of the rear wheel between the rails, said base further including a plurality of bracing tubes a first of which extends between the side rails at the front end thereof, a second of which extends between the side rails intermediate the front end and middle section, and a third which extends between the side rails just forward of the rear wheel; said superstructure including a single, inverted, V-shaped stanchion for supporting the crank, the stanchion having one leg connected to the second tube and the other leg to the middle section of the frame; a pair of inverted U-shaped supports for supporting the back rest of the seat each support having one leg connected to the frame adjacent the third brace and the other leg connected at the rear end of the base; and a second stanchion projecting upwardly from the middle section of the base for journaling the steering column therein.