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US5924713A
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Auxiliary steering assembly of tricycle
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1997-05-16
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Granted: 1999-07-20
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Expires: 2017-05-16
Abstract
Abstract An auxiliary steering assembly of a tricycle is composed of two fastening pieces of the front steering handle, a fastening tube of the seat mount fastened with the body frame of the tricycle, and an auxiliary handlebar fastened at the bottom end thereof with the fastening tube of the seat mount. Two connection rods are fastened between the front steering handle and the auxiliary handlebar such that the connection rods can be manipulated by the auxiliary handlebar to control the steering of the front steering handle.
Inventors
- 👤 Hsing Li
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 00:12
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62H; B62H7/00; B62K; B62K9/00; B62K9/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
An auxiliary steering assembly of a tricycle, said auxiliary steering assembly comprising: a body frame provided at a front end thereof with a fastening portion and at a rear end thereof with a seat mount having a fastening portion; a front steering handle provided with an upper fastening piece and a lower fastening piece separated from said upper fastening piece by a predetermined distance permitting said fastening portion of said front end of said body frame to be fastened pivotally between said upper fastening piece and said lower fastening piece; an auxiliary handlebar provided at a bottom end thereof with a connection portion which is engaged with said fastening portion of said seat mount of said body frame; and two connection rods fastened at both ends thereof with said connection portion of said auxiliary handlebar and said lower fastening piece of said front steering handle such that said two connection rods may be manipulated by said auxiliary handlebar to control the steering of said front steering handle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
An auxiliary steering assembly of a tricycle, said auxiliary steering assembly comprising: a body frame provided at a front end thereof with a fastening portion and at a rear end thereof with a seat mount having a fastening portion; a front steering handle provided with an upper fastening piece and a lower fastening piece separated from said upper fastening piece by a predetermined distance permitting said fastening portion of said front end of said body frame to be fastened pivotally between said upper fastening piece and said lower fastening piece; an auxiliary handlebar provided at a bottom end thereof with a connection portion which is engaged with said fastening portion of said seat mount of said body frame; and two connection rods fastened at both ends thereof with said connection portion of said auxiliary handlebar and said lower fastening piece of said front steering handle such that said two connection rods may be manipulated by said auxiliary handlebar to control the steering of said front steering handle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
85 words
The auxiliary steering assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein said upper fastening piece and said lower fastening piece of said front steering handle are provided with a pivoting hole; and wherein said fastening portion of said front end of said body frame is provided with a sleeve fastened therewith such that said sleeve is fastened pivotally with said front steering handle by a pivot which is engaged with said pivoting holes of said upper fastening piece and said lower fastening piece, and said sleeve.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
118 words
The auxiliary steering assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein said fastening portion of said seat mount of said body frame is provided with a hollow fastening tube; wherein said connection portion of said auxiliary handlebar is provided with a fastening portion and two connection holes opposite in location to each other, said fastening portion of said auxiliary handlebar being engaged pivotally with said hollow fastening tube of said seat mount of said body frame; and wherein said lower fastening piece is provided with two connection holes which are engaged respectively with one end of said two connection rods each having another end engaged with one of said connection holes of said fastening portion of said auxiliary handlebar.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
The auxiliary steering assembly as defined in claim 3, wherein said hollow fastening tube of said seat mount of said body frame is provided with a hole traversing said hollow fastening tube, and a confining bolt which is engaged with said hole for confining the rotational motion of said fastening portion of said auxiliary handlebar.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
The auxiliary steering assembly as defined in claim 3, wherein said two connection rods have two hooked ends engegeable with said connection holes of said lower fastening piece of said front steering handle and said fastening portion of said auxiliary handlebar.
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