Hand powered tricycle having a wheelchair hitch

Claim 1

A hand operated cycle apparatus comprising: a cycle frame; a pair of spaced apart rear wheels rotatably attached along a horizontal axis to the rear of the cycle frame; a yoke pivotally attached to the front of the cycle frame; a front wheel rotatably attached to said yoke; drive means for selectively rotating said front wheel; pedal means attached to an upper portion of said yoke and to said drive means for selectively turning said drive means by hand; a seat operably attached to a rear portion of said cycle frame; brake means operably attached to said cycle frame for selectively holding each of the rear wheels form rotating with respect to the frame; footrest means for supporting the feet of a cycle user; a wheelchair having wheelchair frame and a seat, a pair of rear wheels, a pair of front wheels and footrests connected to said wheelchair frame; a wheelchair hitch connected to the rear of said cycle frame, said hitch comprising a somewhat horizontally disposed rod extending transverse to the direction of forward movement of said cycle frame and a pair of spaced apart locking members connected at one end to said rod and extending in the direction of forward movement of said cycle frame whereby the footrests of said wheelchair can be placed below said locking members to prevent the wheelchair from being dislodged from said hitch when said wheelchair is being towed behind said cycle frame.