VEHICLE Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering; vehicles propelled by muscular force of human. SUBSTANCE: vehicle frame consists of two semiframes connected by swivel pivot. Drive of at least one driving wheel is mounted on front semiframe. Pedals and drive handles act together on slider of at least one crank-and-connecting rod mechanism. Drive shaft sprocket of crank-and-connecting rod mechanism is coupled by endless chain with sprocket of driving wheel. EFFECT: increased efficiency of vehicle, possibility of implementing any of design layouts: two-, three, or four-wheel layout. 2 cl, 3 dwg