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Hand-powered and controlled two-wheeled cycle for the disabled

  • US 5,465,989 A
  • Filed: 11/17/1993
  • Issued: 11/14/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/17/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A two-wheeled, hand-powered and hand-controlled cycle for leg disabled riders having a front wheel and a rear wheel arranged in the same vertical plane and axially in the same horizontal plane comprising:

  • (a) a rigid support frame having a low center of gravity;

    (b) a combination manual steering and powering means for said front wheel of said cycle having hand cranks which extend one from each side of a transverse axles of said steering and powering means and which include handle end knobs which are aligned axially with each other permitting rotary power motion and steering;

    (c) a retractable wheeled outrigger assembly;

    (d) a seating means; and

    (e) a rigid full leg support means for said rider comprising two bars extending from the seating means to its terminus where the feet of said rider rest whereby the seating means is supported by the two bars.

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