A tricycle powered by the arms and legs whereby the legs comprises a crank set 3, chain 14 and pedals 1 which are connected to drive leavers 16 for the rider’s arms to move backwards and forwards, via pivots 19 and connecting rods 17. The chain 14 drives a single front wheel 5 which is fixed, while steering is achieved by moving either one of two levers 11 connected independently to rear wheels 6, pivoting in respective head tubes 21. Therefore, to steer to the right the user moves the left leaver to the left and to steer to the left they move the right leaver to the right.
Tricycle powered by legs and arms
2021-06-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
English