Steering mechanism
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1. A steering mechanism for a vehicle, which includes:
- a steering shaft having a male splined end;
an elongated crank having a first female splined end operably matably splined to said splined end of said shaft;
a steering plate rotatably connected to a second end of said crank and having a pair of laterally displaced handle grips connected thereto, such that said plate is rotatable about said steering shaft causing said shaft to rotate; and
means for maintaining said handle grips in a fixed non rotating position with respect to one another when said plate is rotated about said shaft wherein said maintaining means includes at least one idler crank having a first end rotatably connectable the vehicle and a second end rotatably connected to said steering plate.
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Abstract
A steering mechanism for a vehicle having a steering shaft includes an elongated crank having a first end operably fixedly connected to an end of the steering shaft and a steering plate rotatably connected to a second end of the elongated crank and having a pair of laterally displaced handles connected thereto, such that the steering plate is rotatable about the steering shaft and may further include at least one idler crank having a first end rotatably connected to a portion of the vehicle and a second end rotatably connected to the steering plate.
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4 Claims
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1. A steering mechanism for a vehicle, which includes:
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a steering shaft having a male splined end; an elongated crank having a first female splined end operably matably splined to said splined end of said shaft; a steering plate rotatably connected to a second end of said crank and having a pair of laterally displaced handle grips connected thereto, such that said plate is rotatable about said steering shaft causing said shaft to rotate; and means for maintaining said handle grips in a fixed non rotating position with respect to one another when said plate is rotated about said shaft wherein said maintaining means includes at least one idler crank having a first end rotatably connectable the vehicle and a second end rotatably connected to said steering plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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