Child's vehicle propelled by hand lever

Claim 1

IN A VEHICLE OF THE TYPE DESCRIBED, THE COMBINATION OF A WHEELED BODY STRUCTURE PROVIDING A SUPPORTING AREA ON WHICH THE RIDER CAN STAND; MOUNTING MEANS RIGIDLY CARRIED BY SAID BODY STRUCTURE AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY THEREFROM IN A LOCATION DISPOSED FORWARDLY OF SAID SUPPORTING AREA; LEVER MEANS COMPRISING A STRAIGHT TUBULAR LEVER MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID MOUNTING MEANS FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT A AXIS TRANSVERSE TO THE VEHICLE AND A SECOND LEVER MEMBER EXTENDING THROUGH AND SLIDABLY EMBRACED BY SAID TUBULAR LEVER MEMBER, SAID SECOND LEVER MEMBER BEING LONGER THAN SAID TUBULAR LEVER MEMBER AND HAVING A FRONT END PORTION PROJECTING FORWARDLY FROM SAID TUBULAR LEVER MEMBER AND A REAR END PORTION PROJECTING REARWARDLY FROM SAID TUBULAR LEVER MEMBER, SAID SECOND LEVER MEMBER BEING FREE TO TURN ABOUT ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS WITHIN SAID TUBULAR LEVER MEMBER: DRIVE MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID TUBULAR LEVER MEMBER AND THE DRIVEN WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE AND OPERATIVE TO CONVERT PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID TUBULAR LEVER MEMBER INTO ROTARY MOVEMENT OF THE DRIVEN WHEELS; AND STEERING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID BODY STRUCTURE AND INCLUDING A LINK EXTENDING UPWARDLY TO A POSITION ADJACENT SAID FRONT END PORTION OF SAID SECOND LEVER MEMBER, AND MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE UPPER END OF SAID LINK AND SAID FRONT END PORTION OF SAID SECOND LEVER MEMBER, SAID STEERING MEANS BEING OPERATIVE TO CONVERT TURNING MOVEMENT OF SAID SECOND LEVER MEMBER ABOUT ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS INTO STEERING MOVEMENT OF STEERABLE WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE.