Go-cart
US4682668A · kind A · utility
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13References
26Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S180/908
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A motor-driven miniature vehicle having a wheel base less than or equal to its track, a pair of steerable front wheels and a pair of rear wheels, at least one of which is driven. The vehicle has positive camber and sufficient torsional stiffness and wheel radial spring rate so that the inside rear wheel is lifted completely off the ground in a turning maneuver. The vehicle being further provided with an engine drive train and mounting system which employs two centrifugal clutches, one having a low abrupt engagement and disengagement and the other having a gradual higher speed engagement and disengagement.
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