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Foldable tricycle
Assignee: Friendly Toys Corp
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Filing: 2003-09-09
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Granted: 2005-08-30
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Expires: 2023-09-09
Abstract
Abstract A foldable tricycle includes a center frame, a front frame to which a front wheel is rotatably attached, a rear frame to which two rear wheels are rotatably attached, and a four-bar link including a first bar that is integrated with the front frame, a second bar that is integrated with the center frame, a third bar that is integrated with the rear frame, and a fourth bar. The fourth bar has a shape of plates and covers the other bars while the link operates between an unfolded position and a folded position. Lockers that locks the link in either the unfolded position or the folded position are provided and include a pin, two recesses that receives the pin, and a tension spring that presses the pin into the recesses. A semi-circle guide guides the pin between the two positions and also covers the third bar.
Inventors
- 👤 Cheol Wang Lim
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-11-07 06:30
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62K; B62K15/00; B62K15/006; B62K15/008; B62H; B62H7/00; B62J; B62J1/00; B62J1/28; B62J25/00; B62J27/00; B62K9/00; B62K9/02; B62K2201/00; B62K2201/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
246 words
A foldable tricycle comprising: a) a center frame; b) a front frame to which a front wheel is rotatably attached; c) a rear frame to which one or more rear wheels are rotatably attached; d) a four-bar link comprising a first bar, a second bar, a third bar, and a fourth bar; e) a handle bar for steering the foldable tricycle; f) a front wheel fork that rotatably supports the front wheel; g) a fastening member that fastens the handle bar the front wheel fork; and h) a front bearing member that rotatably supports the handle bar and the front wheel fork, and fixed to the front frame; wherein the first bar is integrated with the front frame, wherein the second bar is integrated with the center frame, wherein the third bar is integrated with the rear frame, wherein the fourth bar connects between the first bar and the third bar, wherein the four-bar link moves between a folded position in which the distance between the front wheel and the rear wheels is shortest, and a unfolded position in which the distance between the front wheel and the rear wheels is longest, wherein the fastening member, comprises an annular fastening body into which the handle bar and the front wheel fork are inserted, and a fastening element passes through a handle hole provided in the handle bar, a fork hole provided in the front wheel fork, and a fastening member hole provided in the fastening body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
246 words
A foldable tricycle comprising: a) a center frame; b) a front frame to which a front wheel is rotatably attached; c) a rear frame to which one or more rear wheels are rotatably attached; d) a four-bar link comprising a first bar, a second bar, a third bar, and a fourth bar; e) a handle bar for steering the foldable tricycle; f) a front wheel fork that rotatably supports the front wheel; g) a fastening member that fastens the handle bar the front wheel fork; and h) a front bearing member that rotatably supports the handle bar and the front wheel fork, and fixed to the front frame; wherein the first bar is integrated with the front frame, wherein the second bar is integrated with the center frame, wherein the third bar is integrated with the rear frame, wherein the fourth bar connects between the first bar and the third bar, wherein the four-bar link moves between a folded position in which the distance between the front wheel and the rear wheels is shortest, and a unfolded position in which the distance between the front wheel and the rear wheels is longest, wherein the fastening member, comprises an annular fastening body into which the handle bar and the front wheel fork are inserted, and a fastening element passes through a handle hole provided in the handle bar, a fork hole provided in the front wheel fork, and a fastening member hole provided in the fastening body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
The foldable tricycle of claim 1 , wherein the front wheel fork further comprises an aligning recess, and the fastening member further comprises an aligning projection that engages with the aligning recess, wherein when the aligning projection is engaged with the aligning recess, the fork hole and the fastening member hole are aligned with each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The foldable tricycle of claim 2 , wherein the fastening element comprises a bolt and a nut that engages with the bolt.
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