Description:FORM 2

THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
(39 of 1970)
&
The Patents Rules, 2003

COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
(See Section 10 and Rule 13)

A SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE

APPLICANT:

TVS MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED, an Indian Company at: “Chaitanya”, No.12 Khader Nawaz Khan Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 006.

The following specification particularly describes the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed.

TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present subject matter relates generally to a support assembly of a multi-wheeled vehicle. More particularly but not exclusively, the present subject matter also relates to a stand lever assembly of a saddle type vehicle.

BACKGROUND
[0002] Generally, for multi-wheeled vehicles, like two wheelers, stands are provided to support the vehicle in a stationary condition or in parking condition. In general, there are two types of support assemblies, namely center stand assembly and a side stand assembly. The former is responsible for supporting the vehicle in the upright parking condition. It also enables servicing by holding the vehicle in upright standing position while servicing. While the latter supports the vehicle in a rather slightly tilted position to expose parts of one side of the vehicle for servicing.
[0003] Conventionally, the center stands are pivoted either to the frame or engine crank-case assembly of the vehicle and are designed to stay in one of the two states: retracted/folded state (OFF-stand condition), where the stand is not in use, and a parking/unfolded state (ON-stand condition), where the stand is being used to support the vehicle. Such center stands can be made of single cast metal or it can be made by attaching different solid members for example a pair of legs with a horizontal member forming a substantially ‘H’ shape. Also, conventionally these days all center stands are provided with a lever fixedly attached to the body of the stand or to the either one of the legs of the stand. It could be either of the left or right leg of the stand. The lever helps in unfolding the stand from OFF stand to ON-stand condition by reducing the effort required (due to leverage).
[0004] Further, the conventional center stands provided with a fixed lever add to the bulk of the support assembly which increased the cost and weight of the lever. while also affecting the aesthetics of the vehicle. The length of the fixed lever and its angle/orientation are restricted due to layout constraints either in retracted condition or in ON-stand condition. This leads to restricted leverage and the effort to put the vehicle to ON-stand condition remains somewhat higher.

[0005] Additionally, since the lever in the known vehicles is an extra part protruding out of the centre stand, it affects the vehicle proportions and may cause obstruction to user in ON or OFF condition. Particularly the protruding nature of the lever may lead to obstructions to design of the swing arm or the frame of the vehicle. It is also known in the art that vehicles may be provided with an additional support member and support brackets to rotatably mount a lever with a torsion spring. But that only made the system more complicated as the torsional spring made the lever stay upright always, thereby obstructing the swingarm cover / transmission cover.
[0006] However, despite several efforts, the length of the lever and the angle/ orientation of the lever remained restricted due to the layout constraints in retracted condition or ON-stand condition and increased lever-weight which in-turn required increased effort on part of the user to put the vehicle on stand.

[0007] To address the above issues, it is necessary to develop an efficient support assembly for multi-wheeled vehicles which is not only simple in construction, efficient in operation by having enhanced leverage, but is also inexpensive to manufacture without adding bulk or weight to the overall assembly. It is also necessary to achieve the above said assembly without obstructing existing frame, swingarm assembly and powertrain assembly so that the proposed support assembly can manufactured for new as well as existing vehicular architecture.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] The details are described with reference to an embodiment of a support assembly along with the accompanying figures. The same numbers are used throughout the drawings to reference similar features and components.
[0009] Figure 1 illustrates a side perspective view of a support assembly of a multi-wheeled vehicle in one embodiment of the invention.
[00010] Figure 2 illustrates an exploded side perspective view of a support assembly of a multi-wheeled vehicle in one embodiment of the invention.
[00011] Figure 3 illustrates a rear exploded view of a support assembly of a multi-wheeled vehicle in one embodiment of the invention.
[00012] Figure 4a illustrates a front view of a support member of a multi-wheeled vehicle showing sectional area cut across plane XX’ (shown in 4b) in one embodiment of the invention. Figure 4b shows a side view of the lever member of support assembly of a multi-wheeled vehicle in one embodiment of the invention while showing position of plane XX’. Figure 4c shows a receiving portion and an elastic member being used to mount the lever L on the support member of a multi-wheeled vehicle in one embodiment of the invention.
[00013] Figure 5 illustrates a side view of the support assembly showing a lever member attached to one of a pair of legs of a support member in support assembly of a multi-wheeled vehicle in one embodiment of the invention.
[00014] Figure 6 illustrates a side exploded view of the support assembly showing lever member, a pair of legs of a support member, mounting means and opening on the lever member in support assembly of a multi-wheeled vehicle in one embodiment of the invention.
[00015] Figure 7 illustrates a side view of a lever member attached to one of a pair of legs of a support member in ON-stand condition in the support assembly of a multi-wheeled vehicle showing the rotary movement of the lever member in unfolded condition in one embodiment of the invention in one pre-determined position.
[00016] Figure 8 illustrates a side view of a lever member attached to one of a pair of legs of a support member in support assembly of a multi-wheeled vehicle showing the movement of the leverage of the lever member acting on the support member right before the ON-stand condition in one embodiment of the invention in another pre-determined position.
[00017] Figure 9a illustrates side view of a lever member of a support assembly of a multi-wheeled vehicle in one embodiment of the invention. Figure 9b illustrates sectional view of a lever member of a support assembly from a front direction of a multi-wheeled vehicle in one embodiment of the invention. Figure 9c illustrates another side view of a lever member of a support assembly of a multi-wheeled vehicle showing the opening on the lever member in one embodiment of the invention.
[00018] Figure 10a illustrates a rear view of one of a pair of legs of a support member in support assembly of a multi-wheeled vehicle showing protrusions. Figure 10b illustrates side view of one of a pair of legs of a support member in support assembly of a multi-wheeled vehicle showing protrusions and receiving portions. Figure 10c illustrates a partial sectional view of one of a pair of legs of a support member in support assembly of a multi-wheeled vehicle showing the receiving portion and protrusions in an embodiment of the present invention.
[00019] Figure 11 illustrates side view of the support assembly mounted on powertrain cover with the support member in ON-stand position while the lever is in unfolded/open condition.
[00020] Figure 12 illustrates side view of the support assembly mounted on a powertrain cover with the support member in OFF-stand condition and the lever member being in unfolded/open position.
[00021] Figure 13 illustrates side view of the support assembly mounted on a powertrain cover with the support member in OFF-stand condition and the lever member being in folded /closed position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[00022] In order to achieve one or more of the above-mentioned objectives and other related objectives, the present invention provides a support assembly for a multi-wheeled vehicle.
[00023] As per one embodiment of the invention, a support assembly for a multi-wheeled vehicle is provided that comprises a support member which is pivotably mounted on the multi wheeled vehicle. The support member is configured to support the multi-wheeled vehicle in a stationary position in an unfolded (ON-stand) position. The support assembly also comprises a lever member which is configured to rotate the support member while the lever member itself being detachably and pivotably attached to the support member. The lever member is configured to enable a user of the multi-wheeled vehicle to unfold the support member to support the multi-wheeled vehicle.
[00024] As per another embodiment of the invention, in the support assembly for the multi-wheeled vehicle, the support member comprises at least a pair of legs preferably a left leg and a right leg. The lever member is detachably and pivotably attached to at least one of these legs.
[00025] As per one embodiment of the invention, in the support assembly for the multi-wheeled vehicle, the support member includes a receiving portion to receive a portion of the lever member.
[00026] As per one embodiment of the invention, in the support assembly for the multi-wheeled vehicle, the lever member is provided with an opening which is aligned to the receiving portion on the support member. The lever member is also attached to the support member with the help of at least one mounting means. In another aspect of the invention, the mounting means can include at least one fastener or bolts or pins or rivets.
[00027] As per one embodiment of the invention, in the support assembly for the multi-wheeled vehicle, the lever member being attached to the support member uses an elastic member which is configured to enable a rotation of the lever member relative to the support member upon exertion of a force on the lever member by the user while the elastic member continues to exert force in reverse direction and the elastic member is configured to enable an automatic retraction of the lever member upon release by the user.
[00028] As per one embodiment of the invention, in the support assembly for a multi-wheeled vehicle, the lever member has a plurality of stopper portions to define the limits of the rotation and retraction of the lever member.
[00029] As per one embodiment of the invention, in the support assembly for the multi-wheeled vehicle, the support member includes a plurality of protrusions that are configured to engage with the stopper portions of the lever member to arrest the rotation and the retraction of the lever member at predefined positions.
[00030] As per one embodiment of the invention, in the support assembly for the multi-wheeled vehicle, the predefined positions of the lever member include an open/unfolded position and a closed/folded position.
[00031] As per one embodiment of the invention, in the support assembly for the multi-wheeled vehicle, the lever member is abutted to a transmission cover of the multi-wheeled vehicle in one of the predefined positions of the lever member. In one aspect said predefined position is the closed/folded position of the lever where it abuts the transmission cover.
[00032] In another embodiment of the invention, a lever member for a multi-wheeled vehicle is provided on a support member which is configured to support the multi-wheeled vehicle in a stationary condition such that the lever member is detachably and rotatably attached to the support member of the multi-wheeled vehicle. The lever member is also capable of rotating about its mounting axis.
[00033] In another embodiment of the invention, the lever member is detachably attached to the support member using an elastic member. The elastic member is configured to enable a rotation of the lever member relative to the support member upon exertion of a force on the lever member by a user. The elastic member is also configured to enable an automatic retraction of the lever member upon release by the user.
[00034] In another embodiment of the invention, the lever member for the multi-wheeled vehicle includes a plurality of stopper portions which are configured to engage with a plurality of protrusions on the support member to arrest the rotation and the retraction of the lever member at predefined positions.
[00035] In another embodiment of the invention, the predefined positions of the lever member of the multi-wheeled vehicle include an open/unfolded position and a closed/folded position.
[00036] In another embodiment of the invention, the lever member is abutted to a transmission cover of the multi-wheeled vehicle in one of the predefined positions of the lever member.
[00037] The embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to an embodiment in a synchronized clutch system along with the accompanying drawings. However, the disclosed invention is not limited to the present embodiments.
[00038] Figure 1 illustrates a side perspective view of a support assembly 100 of a multi-wheeled vehicle (not shown) in one embodiment of the invention. In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1, the support assembly 100 has a support member 200 which includes a pair of legs 200 LH, 200 RH along with a lever member L.
[00039] Figure 2 illustrates an exploded side perspective view of the support assembly 100 of the multi-wheeled vehicle (not shown) in one embodiment of the invention. The lever member L is detachably and pivotably attached to one of the legs 200LH, 200RH of the support member (200m).
[00040] Figure 3 illustrates a rear exploded view of the support assembly 100 of the multi-wheeled vehicle (not shown) in one embodiment of the invention. In the embodiment shown in Fig. 3, a support member 200 is shown which is pivotably mounted on the multi-wheeled vehicle. The support member 200 is configured to support the multi-wheeled vehicle in a stationary position when the multi-wheeled vehicle is either parked or placed for servicing. In one aspect of the invention, the support member 200 can be made out of a single cast metal substantially conforming to a desired shape, for example ‘H’ type profile when seen from a vehicle front or a vehicle rear direction. The support member 200, in another aspect of the invention, can be made of single metal pieces including a pair of legs 200 RH, 200 LH attached to each other using horizontal members to achieve the desired profile. The lever member L is configured to rotate the support member 200. The lever member L is also detachably and pivotably attached to the support member 200 with the help of at least one mounting means 200m which could be in the form of fasteners or bolts or pins or rivets. In one embodiment the lever member L is attached to one of the legs 200RH, 200LH. Such arrangement enables a user of the multi-wheeled vehicle to unfold the support member 200 with ease by using the leverage from the lever member L. The one of said pair of legs 200 LH, 200 RH comprises a one or more protrusions 200pr (shown in Figure 5) that help in defining the limits of the rotation of lever member L relative to the support member 200.
[00041] Figure 4a illustrates a front view of the support member 200 of the multi-wheeled vehicle showing sectional area cut across a plane XX’ (shown in Figure 4b) in one embodiment of the invention. In the said embodiment, the mounting means 200m is configured to allow the mounting of the lever L in a pivotable manner. A receiving portion 201 formed on the support member 200 is also shown in which at least a portion of the lever member L is received along with the mounting. Figure 4b shows a side view of the lever member L of support assembly 100 of a multi-wheeled vehicle (not shown) in one embodiment of the invention while showing position of the plane XX’. A cut section across the plane XX’ is shown in Figure 4a and 4c. The lever L is being shown in the unfolded condition. Figure 4c shows the assembled cut sectional view of one of the legs 200LH, 200RH having receiving portion 201 that receives the mounting means 200m of the lever L. Figure 4c also shows an elastic member 200em being used to mount the lever L on the support member 200 of a multi-wheeled vehicle (not shown) in one embodiment of the invention. The elastic member 200em exerts rotary elastic force on the lever member L. Further, the one or more protrusions 200pr (shown in Figure 5 and 6) are also provided on the support member 200 of the multi-wheeled vehicle in one embodiment of the invention. The plurality of stopper portions 200sp on lever member L are used to define the limits of the rotation and retraction of the lever member L. In an OFF-stand condition, the support member 200 can be completely folded. (Shown in Figure 12). In this OFF-stand condition, the lever member L has two positions i.e., folded and unfolded. The lever member L remains in folded condition when the vehicle is in use in OFF-stand condition. When the vehicle is stationary and the user of the vehicle wishes to put the support member 200 into ON-stand condition, the user exerts force on the lever member L which rotates from the folded position to unfolded position. The folded and unfolded position is defined by a ball 202 (shown in Fig 6) and elastic member 200em arrangement. The ball 202 will move along the lever member L. When a force is applied on the lever member L, the ball 202 will follow a predefined path. The user further exerts force on lever member L which then rotates the support member 200 from OFF-stand condition to the ON-stand condition using the extra leverage provided by the lever member L. Since the lever member L can be pivotably attached therefore its length can be relatively more than the fixed lever members thereby provided additional leverage to rotate the support member 200.
[00042] Further, the support member 200 is being configured to have at least two or more dipped portions 200da, 200db. The dipped portions 200da, 200db are being configured to receive a portion of a ball 202. The ball 202 is operatively connected to the elastic member 200em. Importantly, a blind hole 202 is provided on the lever L. The blind hole 202 is configured to receive the elastic member 200em and a portion of the ball 202. In OFF – Stand or ON-stand condition, the ball 202 and the elastic member 200em retain the position of said Lever L with respect to the support member 200. The ball 202 is configured to be snug fit in said pair of dipped portions 200da, 200db at the corresponding folded and unfolded condition of the lever L. In the folded condition of the lever L, the ball 202 shall remain fit in one of said dipped portions 200da. Upon exertion of force by the user, the ball 202 will come out of said dipped first portion 200da and allow the Lever to smoothly rotate while the ball 202 travelling remains partially fit in the lever L but slides on the predefined path on the support member between the two dipped portions 200da, 200db. When the lever L reaches the unfolded position, the ball 202 shall be received by the other dipped portion 200db and shall remain snug fit therein. This configuration of the ball 202 continuously under pressure from the elastic member 200em and the dipped portion ensures that the lever L remains in the folded and unfolded condition and unless said Lever L is subjected to force by the user. In one embodiment the elastic member 200em is a spring that maintains sufficient force on the ball 202 to remain in the dipped portions 200da, 200db in the desired positions of the lever L. That is how the lever member L will be retained in open/unfolded and closed/folded condition. The plurality of stopper portions 200sp engages with said one or more protrusions 200pr to arrest the further rotation and the retraction of the lever member L at predefined folded/unfolded positions. Further, the placement of the receiving portion 201 with that of the plurality of protrusions 200pr may vary in dimensions depending upon the various parameters owing to size, complexity and other requirements of the vehicle.
[00043] Figure 5 illustrates a side view of the lever member L attached to one of the pair of legs 200 LH, 200 RH of the support member 200 in support assembly 100 of the multi-wheeled vehicle in one embodiment of the invention. This position shows the support member 200 in ON-stand condition and the lever member L in unfolded condition while being mounted onto one of pair of legs 200LH, 200RH using the mounting means 200m.
[00044] Figure 6 illustrates a side exploded view of the lever member L attached to one of the pair of legs 200 LH, 200 RH of the support member 200 in support assembly 100 of the multi-wheeled vehicle in one embodiment of the invention. In the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 6, the lever member L is provided with an opening op which is aligned to the receiving portion 201 on the support member 200. The while engaging with the plurality of stopper portions 200sp (not shown) is used to define the limits of the rotation and retraction of the lever member L by arresting the lever member L at the predefined positions.
[00045] Figure 7 illustrates a side view of the lever member L attached to one of the pair of legs 200 LH, 200 RH of the support member 200 (not shown) in support assembly 100 (not shown) of a multi-wheeled vehicle showing the movement of the lever member L along its mounting means 200m in one embodiment of the invention in one pre-determined position. This pre-determined position is when the support member is shown in ON-stand condition and the lever member L is in unfolded condition. In one aspect of the invention, the lever member L can also be configured to rotate till ground level as shown in Figure 7.
[00046] Figure 8 illustrates a side view of the lever member L attached to one of the pair of legs 200 LH, 200 RH (not shown) of the support member 200 (not shown) in the support assembly 100 of the multi-wheeled vehicle showing the movement of the lever member L along its mounting axis defined by mounting means 200m. The support member 200 is shown to have just touched the ground while the user exerts force on lever member L and right before the support member 200 is about to reach ON-stand condition is touching ground
[00047] Figure 9a illustrates front view of the lever member L of the support assembly 100 (not shown) of the multi-wheeled vehicle in one embodiment of the invention. Figure 9b illustrates sectional side view of the lever member L of the support assembly 100 of the multi-wheeled vehicle in one embodiment of the invention. Figure 9c illustrates rear view of the lever member L of the support assembly 100 of the multi-wheeled vehicle showing the pair of dipped portions 200da, 200db on the lever member L in one embodiment of the invention.
[00048] Figure 10a illustrates a rear view of one of the pair of legs 200 LH, 200 RH of the support member 200 (not shown) in support assembly (not shown) of the multi-wheeled vehicle showing the plurality of protrusions 200pr. Figure 10b illustrates side view of one of the pair of legs 200 LH, 200 RH of the support member 200 (not shown) in support assembly (not shown) of the multi-wheeled vehicle showing plurality of protrusions 200pr, receiving portion 201 and the pair of dipped portions 200da, 200db. Figure 10c illustrates sectional view of one of the pair of legs 200 LH, 200 RH of the support member 200 in support assembly 100 of the multi-wheeled vehicle showing the receiving portion 201 in an embodiment of the present invention.
[00049] Figure 11, 12 and 13 illustrate side view of the support assembly 100 mounted on a powertrain/transmission cover along with lever member L. The support member is being shown in its ON-Stand position in Figure 11. The support member 200 is in OFF-stand position in Figures 12 and 13. It can be noted that in the OFF-stand condition as shown in Figures 12 and 13, the lever member L can remain in folded as well as unfolded position (defined by engagement of stopper portions 200sp and protrusions 200pr).
[00050] The embodiments of this invention are not limited to particularly described clutch actuators or systems and/or vehicles as the embodiments can vary and will be understood by skilled artisans to be implementing the single inventive concept. It is further to be understood that all terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting in any manner or scope. For example, as used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an” and ““they”” can include plural referents unless the content clearly indicates otherwise. Further, when introducing elements /components etc. of the assembly/system described and/or illustrated herein, the articles “a”, “an”, “the”, and “said” are intended to mean that there is one or more of the element(s)/component(s)/etc. The terms “comprising”, “including”, and “having” are intended to be inclusive and mean that there may be additional element(s)/component(s)/etc. other than the listed element(s)/component(s)/etc.
[00051] This written description uses examples to provide details on the disclosure, including the best mode, and also to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the disclosure, including making and using any devices or systems and performing any incorporated methods. The patentable scope of the disclosure is defined by the claims, and may include other examples that occur to those skilled in the art. Such other examples are intended to be within the scope of the claims if they have structural elements that do not differ from the literal language of the claims, or if they include equivalent structural elements with insubstantial differences from the literal language of the claims.
[00052] It is to be understood that the aspects of the embodiments are not necessarily limited to the features described herein. Many modifications and variations of the present subject matter are possible in the light of above disclosure.

List of Reference numerals:

100 support assembly
200 support member
200LH, 200RH pair of legs
200m mounting means
200em elastic member
200sp plurality of stopper portions
200pr
200da, 200db one or more protrusions
pair of dipped portions
201
202
203 receiving portion
ball
blind hole
L lever member
op100 opening

, C , Claims:We Claim:
1. A support assembly (100) for a multi-wheeled vehicle, said support assembly (100) comprising:
a support member (200), said support member (200) being pivotably mounted on said multi-wheeled vehicle and being configured to support said multi wheeled vehicle in a stationary position in an unfolded position and
a lever member (L), said lever member (L) being configured to rotate said support member (200)
characterized in that
said lever member (L) being detachably and pivotably attached to said support member (200) wherein said lever member (L) is configured to enable a user of said multi wheeled vehicle to unfold said support member (200) to support said multi-wheeled vehicle.

2. The support assembly (100) for said multi-wheeled vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein said support member (200) comprises at least a pair of legs (200 LH, 200 RH), said lever member (L) being detachably and pivotably attached to at least one of said pair of legs (200LH, 200 RH).

3. The support assembly (100) for said multi-wheeled vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein said support member (200) includes a receiving portion (201), to receive a portion of said lever member (L).

4. The support assembly (100) for said multi-wheeled vehicle as claimed in claim 3, wherein said lever member (L) being provided with an opening (op100), said opening (op100) being aligned to the receiving portion (201) on said support member (200) and said lever member (L) being attached to said support member (200) with the help of at least one mounting means (200m), said mounting means (200m) including at least one out of fastener, bolts, pins and rivets.

5. The support assembly (100) for said multi-wheeled vehicle as claimed in claim 4, wherein said lever member (L) being provided with a blind hole (202), said blind hole (202) being configured to receive an elastic member (200em) and at least a portion of a ball (202), wherein
said ball (202) is operatively connected with said elastic member (200em) and said ball (202) is pressed against a portion of said support member (200m) while the lever member (L) rotates relative to the support member (200m).

6. The support assembly (100) for said multi-wheeled vehicle as claimed in claim 5, wherein said support member (200) is being configured to have at least two or more dipped portions (200da, 200db) at predefined positions, said dipped portions (200da, 200db) being configured to receive said ball (202); wherein,
said pre-defined positions of said dipped portions (200da, 200db) on the support member (200m) corresponds to a folded position and unfolded position of said lever member (L) and wherein said ball (202) remains snug fit into said dipped portions (200da, 200db) while holding the lever member (L) in said lever member (L) in said folded and unfolded position.

7. The support assembly (100) for said multi-wheeled vehicle as claimed in claim 6, wherein said lever member (L) having a plurality of stopper portions (200sp) to define the limits of said rotation and said retraction of said lever member (L).

8. The support assembly (100) for said multi-wheeled vehicle as claimed in claim 7 wherein said support member (200) including a plurality of protrusions (200pr), said plurality of protrusions (200pr) being configured to engage with said stopper portions (200sp) of said lever member (L) to arrest the rotation and the retraction of the said lever member (L) at said folded and unfolded positions.

9. The support assembly (100) for said multi-wheeled vehicle as claimed in claim 8 wherein said lever member (L) is abutted to a transmission cover of said multi-wheeled vehicle in said folded position.

10. A lever member (L) for a multi-wheeled vehicle, said multi wheeled vehicle comprising a support member (200), said support member (200) being configured to support said multi-wheeled vehicle in a stationary condition,
characterized in that
said lever member (L) being detachably and rotatably attached to said support member (200) of said multi wheeled vehicle and
said lever member (L) being capable of rotating about its mounting axis (AA’).

11. The lever member (L) for said multi-wheeled vehicle as claimed in claim 10, wherein said lever member (L) being provided with a blind hole (202), said blind hole (202) being configured to receive an elastic member (200em) and at least a portion of a ball (202), wherein
said ball (202) is operatively connected with said elastic member (200em) and said ball (202) is pressed against a portion of said support member (200m) while the lever member (L) rotates relative to the support member (200m).

12. The lever member (L) for said multi-wheeled vehicle as claimed in claim 11 wherein said ball (202) is configured to be received into two or more dipped portions (200da, 200db) on said supporting member (200m), said dipped portions (200da, 200db) being provided at predefined positions, wherein,
said pre-defined positions of said dipped portions (200da, 200db) on the support member (200m) correspond to a folded position and unfolded position of said lever member (L) and wherein said ball (202) remains snug fit into said dipped portions (200da, 200db) while holding the lever member (L) in said lever member (L) in said folded and unfolded position.

13. The lever member (L) for said multi-wheeled vehicle as claimed in claim 11 wherein said lever member (L) includes a plurality of stopper portions (200sp), said plurality of stopper portions (200sp) being configured to engage with a plurality of protrusions (200pr) on said support member (200) to arrest said rotation and said retraction of the said lever member (L) at said folded and an unfolded position.

14. The lever member (L) for said multi-wheeled vehicle as claimed in claim 12 wherein said lever member (L) is abutted to a transmission cover of said multi-wheeled vehicle in said folded position.

Dated this 15th day of November 2022

(Digitally Signed)
Sudarshan Singh Shekhawat
IN/PA-1611
Agent for the Applicant