Today’s Patent – Electric Tricycle

The said invention (US11945541B2) was invented by Jonathan D. Roberts, Ryan J. Hamblin, patented by USPTO on 22-11-2021. Currently, it stands assigned to Individual.

Three-wheeled vehicles such as tricycles are a popular form of recreation. Users of a tricycle typically use pedals to propel the tricycle forward, without the option of moving in reverse under pedal power. Movement through pedaling requires that the energy for movement come from the user, such as through a gear and articulated chain. Additionally, if a user needs to back up, the user must stop and scoot the tricycle back by pushing off the ground. Gasoline powered tricycles or ATCs have seen a decline in use and are powered by a gasoline engine rather than by pedal or by an electric motor. The present invention relates to electric tricycles with pedals.

An electric tricycle including a frame having a front end coupled to a steering assembly, the steering assembly having a front wheel, and a rear end coupled to a rear wheel assembly, the rear wheel assembly having two rear wheels. At least two pedals rotatably coupled to the rear wheel assembly and configured to move in a reciprocating motion, the at least two pedals having an engaged configuration wherein the at least two pedals are engaged with the two rear wheels and configured to rotate the two rear wheels in a first direction, and a disengaged configuration wherein each of the at least two pedals is disengaged from the two rear wheels and aligned with another of the at least two pedals. An electric motor electrically coupled to a battery and configured to engage with the two rear wheels and to rotate the two rear wheels in the first direction.