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Tricycle
Assignee: Melton International LLC
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Filing: 2000-12-11
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Granted: 2002-10-22
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Expires: 2020-12-11
Abstract
Abstract A tricycle comprises a front tube, a handlebar frame, a front fork, a front wheel, two footboards, and a swiveling member. The handlebar frame is put through the front tube. The front fork is fastened with the bottom end of the handlebar frame for fastening the front wheel. The two footboards are pivoted with the front tube and are formed of a bottom tube, a step board, and a rear wheel. The swiveling member is pivoted with the front tube and is provided at the top end the bottom end with a cross rod. The two cross rods are arranged at an interval between the two bottom tubes.
Inventors
- 👤 Pin-Chieh Feng
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 10:53
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62K; B62K3/00; B62K3/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
263 words
A tricycle comprising: a front tube; a handlebar frame comprising an upright portion, and a grip portion extending from each of two sides of the top end of said upright portion, said upright portion being received in said front tube; a front fork comprising two side wings extending from two sides of the bottom end of said upright portion, said side wings being provided at a free end with a shaft connection portion; a front wheel pivoted to said shaft connection portion; two footboards fastened to two sides of said front tube, each of the two footboards formed of a bottom tube, a step board, and a rear wheel, each said bottom tube being rotatably engaged at a front side to said front tube, said step board being fastened with a rear end of said bottom tube, said rear wheel being fastened to an underside of said step board; and a swiveling member having a body which is rotatably engaged on a rear side of said front tube, said body being provided at a top and a bottom with a cross rod, wherein each said bottom tube is engaged between said two cross rods; wherein said front tube is provided at a front side with a pivoting seat which is in turn provided at a center thereof with a pivoting hole; wherein said bottom tubes are provided at a front end with a pivoting hole, said bottom tubes being rotatably fastened with said front tube by a pivot which extends through said pivoting hole of said front tube and each said bottom tube.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
263 words
A tricycle comprising: a front tube; a handlebar frame comprising an upright portion, and a grip portion extending from each of two sides of the top end of said upright portion, said upright portion being received in said front tube; a front fork comprising two side wings extending from two sides of the bottom end of said upright portion, said side wings being provided at a free end with a shaft connection portion; a front wheel pivoted to said shaft connection portion; two footboards fastened to two sides of said front tube, each of the two footboards formed of a bottom tube, a step board, and a rear wheel, each said bottom tube being rotatably engaged at a front side to said front tube, said step board being fastened with a rear end of said bottom tube, said rear wheel being fastened to an underside of said step board; and a swiveling member having a body which is rotatably engaged on a rear side of said front tube, said body being provided at a top and a bottom with a cross rod, wherein each said bottom tube is engaged between said two cross rods; wherein said front tube is provided at a front side with a pivoting seat which is in turn provided at a center thereof with a pivoting hole; wherein said bottom tubes are provided at a front end with a pivoting hole, said bottom tubes being rotatably fastened with said front tube by a pivot which extends through said pivoting hole of said front tube and each said bottom tube.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
80 words
The tricycle as defined in claim 1 , wherein said front tube is provided at a rear side with a protruded pillar; wherein said body of said swiveling member is provided with a through hole in which said protruded pillar is received, said protruded pillar being provided at a free end with a threaded hole, wherein said swiveling member is rotatably engaged with said front tube by a bolt which is engaged with said threaded hole of said protruded pillar.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The tricycle as defined in claim 1 , wherein said front tube is provided with two urging frames whereby said two urging frames are located under said two bottom tubes to confine a pivoting range of said two bottom tubes.
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