Foldable tricycle
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US8991844B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8991844-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213540490-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 2, 2012 |
| Priority date | Jul 1, 2011 |
| Publication date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
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A wheel and hub assembly for a vehicle includes a clutch dog pivotally attached to a wheel. A toothed ratchet wheel is attached to a pedal crank and positioned adjacent to the clutch dog. A hub cover includes a protrusion. The hub cover is attached to the wheel in a sliding fashion so as to slide between an unlocked position, where the protrusion engages the clutch dog so as to prevent the clutch dog from engaging the toothed ratchet wheel when the pedals are turned in a forward direction; and a locked position, where the protrusion does not engage the clutch dog so that the clutch dog engages the toothed ratchet wheel when the pedals are turned in a forward direction.
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What is claimed is: 1. A wheel and hub assembly for a vehicle comprising: a. a wheel; b. a clutch dog pivotally attached to the wheel; c. a pedal crank; d. a toothed ratchet wheel attached to the pedal crank and positioned adjacent to the clutch dog; e. a hub cover having an exterior surface with a face portion and a flange extending from the periphery of the face portion, said hub cover having a protrusion and being coupled to the wheel and capable of sliding between: i)…
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- What does patent US8991844B2 cover?
- A wheel and hub assembly for a vehicle includes a clutch dog pivotally attached to a wheel. A toothed ratchet wheel is attached to a pedal crank and positioned adjacent to the clutch dog. A hub cover includes a protrusion. The hub cover is attached to the wheel in a sliding fashion so as to slide between an unlocked position, where the protrusion engages the clutch dog so as to prevent the clut…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Bricker Jeffrey, Paramadilok Edward, Fitzwater Jason, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B62K9/02. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).