Rotacycle

Details Rotacycle Rotacycle

1975-06-10

1977-06-14

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Occupant propelled type

280236, 280261, 74194, B62M 1112

Patent

active

040293327

ABSTRACT:
A foot propelled two-wheel-in-line vehicle having a two-wheel friction drive including a front drive epicyclic contra-rotating element, pedalled driving wheels, a pedal actuated rear wheel brake, and an automatic variable-speed transmission comprising a centrally disposed rotor in friction-tight contact with a plurality of pulley wheels normal thereto and radially traversing thereon, said wheels flexibly connected with mating wheels and with said epicyclic element in such manner as to impart torque to the perimeter of the cycle wheels.

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patent: 622758 (1899-04-01), Crutchfield
patent: 707872 (1902-08-01), Spaulding
patent: 1185616 (1916-06-01), Bjorneby et al.
patent: 1462809 (1923-07-01), Gill
patent: 1658137 (1928-02-01), Neracher
patent: 2183434 (1939-12-01), Smith
patent: 3873128 (1975-03-01), Dunder et al.

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