Single wheel zero turn riding sulky for use with a self-propelled vehicle

US5842707A · kind A · utility

Inventor

• Jeffrey H. Smith · Colorado Springs, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 19, 1997
• Grant date: Dec 1, 1998
• Expiry date: Aug 19, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D51/04
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A riding sulky attachment for use with a conventional self-propelled vehicle, the vehicle including a body with front and rear wheels, a self-propelling drive mechanism and a steering assembly including a pair of operating handles extending upwardly and rearwardly from the vehicle body. The riding sulky attachment includes an elongate frame constructed of a first member, a second elevated and parallel extending member and a third angularly disposed and interconnecting member. A forward end of the elongate frame is releasably secured to a rear of the vehicle in a pivotal manner about a first horizontal axis. A carriage assembly supporting a single wheel extends downwardly from a rear end of the elongate frame and is rotatably secured to the elongate frame about a second vertical axis. An elongate cantilever member is secured to an intermediate location along the elongate frame and extends upwardly and in angular fashion relative to the elongate frame. A seat is mounted to a remote end of the cantilever member for supporting an operator at a spaced apart and elevated distance above the elongate frame and within easy reach of the operating handles extending from the vehicle.