Land vehicles – Skates – With propulsion means driven by occupant
Patent
1983-09-01
1988-04-26
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Land vehicles
Skates
With propulsion means driven by occupant
272114, 280205, 280217, 446462, B62M 110, B62M 114
Patent
active
047400013
ABSTRACT:
A sprag wheel is a one-wheeled recreational vehicle. Two treads extending on opposite sides of a ground wheel provide a place for the rider to stand. A flywheel concentrically mounted with the treads and ground wheel and housed within the ground wheel provides pitch stability for the rider. That is, the flywheel is coupled to the treads and ground wheel so that the flywheel rotates faster than the ground wheel. The treads are coupled to the flywheel so that the treads will move only by changing the rpm of the flywheel. Thus, a relatively large force is required to move the treads, and, in any event, a force greater than that necessary for the rider to balance on the treads. The sprag wheel of this invention is designed to imitate Thor's wheel in the "B.C." comic strip, so the ground wheel has a relatively large diameter and a moderate width so that a rider may balance on the wheel. Sharp edges of the ground wheel provide improved lateral stability and allow the rider to counteract the natural gyroscopic force generated in the flywheel, when steering the wheel.
Input power means allow a rider to drive the axle and to move the sprag wheel while standing on the treads. In some embodiments, a brake may be used.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2802300 (1957-08-01), Rodgers
patent: 3306626 (1967-02-01), Kawada
patent: 3807085 (1974-04-01), Campbell, Jr.
patent: 3968593 (1976-07-01), Lin
patent: 4109741 (1978-08-01), Gabriel
patent: 4241931 (1980-12-01), Healy
patent: 4277912 (1981-07-01), Hsien
Dukes Mark C.
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
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