Hollow Body Patents (Class 280/1.208)
  • Patent number: 6499747
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a manually powered vehicle, such as a child's ride-on toy. The vehicle is powered by a rocking, or up-and-down, motion of the rider. The rocking motion is mechanically translated into a force for propelling the ride-on vehicle via one or more ratcheting levers. The vehicle has two front, driven wheels and a single, rear steerable wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Inventor: Joseph S. Fagan