Land vehicles – Wheeled – Occupant propelled type
Patent
1983-01-28
1985-05-07
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Occupant propelled type
74578, 280 11115, 280 8704B, B62M 108
Patent
active
045153825
ABSTRACT:
A two wheeled occupant propelled vehicular device having a pair of wheels mounted on the opposite end portions of an elongated axle extending therebetween with the axle including a pair of opposed offset portions or cranks intermediate the ends thereof with each offset portion being provided with a board or pedal structure on which the feet of an occupant are placed so that the occupant or user of the device may balance himself and stand on the boards and by moving his feet in a pedaling action, the axle can be caused to rotate about an axis extending through the aligned end portions on which the wheels are mounted. A ratchet drive connection is provided between each end portion of the axle and the corresponding wheel in order to rotate the wheels with the axle when the axle is rotated in a forward direction but enabling the wheels to rotate in a reverse direction with respect to the axle thereby enabling the direction of movement of the device to be altered by the occupant or user shifting his feet or twisting his body about a vertical axis so that one of the wheels may ratchet rearwardly in relation to the axle when the device is being turned toward a new direction. The one-way ratchet drive connection between the end portions of the axle and the wheel also enables the device to move in one direction under the force of gravity, such as going down hill, without rotation of the axle.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1574517 (1926-02-01), Rohdiek
patent: 2165996 (1939-07-01), Chiles
patent: 3035854 (1962-05-01), Johnston
HKC, Inc.
Jacobson Harvey B.
Mar Michael
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
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