Auxiliary steering assembly for a tricycle

Claim 1

A tricycle and auxiliary steering assembly comprising: a) a front frame including a pair of handlebars for providing a primary steering device for the tricycle, a pair of spaced upper and lower connection pieces securing the handlebars together, the upper connection piece having a center hole formed therethrough, the lower connection piece having a center hole and a pair of side holes formed therethrough; b) a rear frame including a front end and a rear end, the front end being pivotally secured to the upper and lower connection pieces, a seat mounted to the rear frame; c) an auxiliary steering device including a rod having an upper end and a lower end, a handle secured to the upper end, a seat mount secured to the rear end of the rear frame, the seat mount including a pair of cross arms, the lower end of the rod being rotatably secured to the seat mount for selectively pivoting the cross arms in opposite directions; d) a pair of connecting rods, each connecting rod including a front end pivotally connected to a side hole of the lower connecting piece and a rear end pivotally connected to a cross arm; and e) wherein when a user rotates the rod by manipulating the handle, the cross arms are caused to pivot in opposite directions and thereby steer the front frame in corresponding left and right directions.