US 12,448,076 B2
Brace for three-wheeled vehicle
Saied Nusier, Canton, MI (US); Jamel E. Belwafa, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Srinivasan Sundararajan, Ann Arbor, MI (US); and Rahul Arora, Birmingham, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/301,415.
Prior Publication US 2024/0343334 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
Int. Cl. B62K 5/00 (2013.01); B62K 5/027 (2013.01); B62K 5/06 (2006.01); B62J 27/30 (2020.01)
CPC B62K 5/06 (2013.01) [B62K 5/027 (2013.01); B62J 27/30 (2020.02)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle frame;
a steering post rotatably supported by the vehicle frame;
a crossbar supported by the steering post, the crossbar being bisected by the steering post;
the crossbar elongated in a cross-vehicle direction from a first end to a second end;
a brace supported by the crossbar, the brace having a first portion, a second portion spaced from the first portion, and a curved portion connecting the first portion to the second portion; and
the first portion being supported by the first end of the crossbar and the second portion being supported by the second end of the crossbar.