Steerable platformed vehicle for play or industrial use

Claim 1

An improved platformed vehicle apparatus, said apparatus comprising: (a) a wheeled platform, said wheeled platform having a head portion and tail portion; (b) a chain driven sprocket assembly mounted beneath said head portion of said wheeled platform, said chain driven sprocket assembly comprising: a brace member; a first sprocket axle, a second sprocket axle, a plurality of bushings, a plurality of spacers, a first sprocket wheel, adapted to be mounted on said first sprocket axle, a second sprocket wheel, adapted to be mounted on said second sprocket axle, and a drive chain, said brace member including a U-shaped bracket member and an upper plate member, said upper plate member being fixedly mounted to the lower surface of said head portion, said U-shaped bracket member and said upper plate member being spaced apart and provided with a plurality of clearance holes for allowing said first and second sprocket axles to pass therethrough and to allow the arrangement and placement of said first and second sprocket wheels between said U-shaped bracket and said upper plate member, said plurality of bushings extending through said plurality of clearance holes in said brace member and said upper plate member, wherein said plurality of spacers and said plurality of bushings permit pivotal movement of said first and second sprocket axles within said clearance holes, said first sprocket axle having an upper end abutting the lower surface of said head portion, and said second sprocket axle extending through an aperture in said head portion, the upper end of said second sprocket axle being located above said platform; (c) a front wheel assembly, said front wheel assembly including a front axle, wheels, shock absorption washers and a mounting platform, said mounting platform being mechanically mounted to said first sprocket axle; and (d) a steering mechanism, said steering mechanism being mechanically connected to said upper end of said second sprocket axle.