Patent classifications
B62H7/00
Foot and hand pedaled bicycle assembly
A foot and hand pedaled bicycle assembly that facilitates a full body working during riding includes a bicycle that has a front wheel, a rear wheel and a frame. The frame has a top member and a lower member that each pivotally extends between a seat post and a handlebar fork. The handlebar fork is urgeable toward or away from the seat post. A pair of pedals is provided and each of the pedals is rotatably coupled to the frame for rotating the rear wheel. A pair of hand cranks is provided and each of the hand cranks is coupled to the handlebar fork for steering the bicycle. Moreover, each of the hand cranks is in mechanical communication with the front wheel for rotating the front wheel when the hand cranks are cranked.
Adaptable children's bicycle
Examples of the present disclosure relate to a bicycle configured to easily and efficiently adapt for riders of different sizes while providing both balance bike and pedal bike functionality. An exemplary bicycle is a children's bicycle designed and developed to grow with a child. An exemplary bicycle is configured to enable utility adjustments to a front assembly, among other components, which creates a setup that comfortably accommodates either smaller riders or larger-sized riders. The bicycle is adjustable with minimal effort and without tools, enabling re-configuration on the fly. Further disclosed is an exemplary training wheel device that is attachable to an exemplary bicycle. An exemplary training wheel device extends functionality of the bicycle and assist with training a young child to ride the bicycle.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ASSIST BALANCING OF HUMAN-SUPPORTED VEHICLES
Vehicle simulators assist a rider with balancing a human-supported vehicle (e.g., bicycle, motorcycle, scooter, skateboard, etc.) by laterally displacing two pivot points supporting the vehicle without longitudinally moving the vehicle. The lateral displacement may be human-controlled, and need not require a wheel rolling on a belt or roller. The vehicle simulators feature mechanisms to laterally translate a front portion (e.g., a front wheel) and a rear portion (e.g., a rear wheel) of the vehicle such that a rider may balance the vehicle by steering. Advantageously, embodiments allow the vehicle to be laterally translated such that the rider may balance the vehicle in the same manner as when riding on a road, thereby providing a more realistic experience than prior-art simulators (e.g., stationary bicycle trainers) that do not allow the vehicle to be laterally translated and therefore do not require the rider to balance the vehicle.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ASSIST BALANCING OF HUMAN-SUPPORTED VEHICLES
Vehicle simulators assist a rider with balancing a human-supported vehicle (e.g., bicycle, motorcycle, scooter, skateboard, etc.) by laterally displacing two pivot points supporting the vehicle without longitudinally moving the vehicle. The lateral displacement may be human-controlled, and need not require a wheel rolling on a belt or roller. The vehicle simulators feature mechanisms to laterally translate a front portion (e.g., a front wheel) and a rear portion (e.g., a rear wheel) of the vehicle such that a rider may balance the vehicle by steering. Advantageously, embodiments allow the vehicle to be laterally translated such that the rider may balance the vehicle in the same manner as when riding on a road, thereby providing a more realistic experience than prior-art simulators (e.g., stationary bicycle trainers) that do not allow the vehicle to be laterally translated and therefore do not require the rider to balance the vehicle.
Bicycle Ramp
The bicycle ramp of the present invention is foldable and easily transportable. The bicycle ramp of the present invention may be built directly onto a utility trailer with a foldable gate and wheels and thus is transportable to be pulled along the back of a suitable vehicle using the hitch. The bicycle ramp of the present invention creates an inclined surface for bicycle riding applications, including the teaching of a beginning cyclist skills such as balancing and pedal. There is a receiving slot to engage the rear wheel of the bicycle at the flat upper section of the bicycle ramp. The receiving slot stabilizes the bicycle in a static position until a releasable stopper is released to launch the rider down the angled sections of the bicycle ramp.
Foot and Hand Pedaled Bicycle Assembly
A foot and hand pedaled bicycle assembly that facilitates a full body working during riding includes a bicycle that has a front wheel, a rear wheel and a frame. The frame has a top member and a lower member that each pivotally extends between a seat post and a handlebar fork. The handlebar fork is urgeable toward or away from the seat post. A pair of pedals is provided and each of the pedals is rotatably coupled to the frame for rotating the rear wheel. A pair of hand cranks is provided and each of the hand cranks is coupled to the handlebar fork for steering the bicycle. Moreover, each of the hand cranks is in mechanical communication with the front wheel for rotating the front wheel when the hand cranks are cranked.
Kick scooter control mechanism
A telescoping carer's handle for a child's kick scooter comprising a padded handle on one end of a telescoping pole mechanism. The telescoping pole mechanism is arranged parallel to and attaches to the vertical portion of the child kick scooter's T-bar handlebar by means of one or more clamps and brackets. The telescoping carer's handle is reversibly extendable and retractable from the scooter in a direction substantially upwards and downwards, respectively, relative to the handlebar portion of the scooter. There can be a locking mechanism between adjacent telescoping tubes that allows the user to raise or lower the top of the pole and then lock it into position so that, in use, a carer located adjacent to the scooter can grasp the handle at a comfortable height and safely steer, stop and or propel the scooter and child, and alternatively retract the carer's handle when not in use.
Kick scooter control mechanism
A telescoping carer's handle for a child's kick scooter comprising a padded handle on one end of a telescoping pole mechanism. The telescoping pole mechanism is arranged parallel to and attaches to the vertical portion of the child kick scooter's T-bar handlebar by means of one or more clamps and brackets. The telescoping carer's handle is reversibly extendable and retractable from the scooter in a direction substantially upwards and downwards, respectively, relative to the handlebar portion of the scooter. There can be a locking mechanism between adjacent telescoping tubes that allows the user to raise or lower the top of the pole and then lock it into position so that, in use, a carer located adjacent to the scooter can grasp the handle at a comfortable height and safely steer, stop and or propel the scooter and child, and alternatively retract the carer's handle when not in use.
Safe two-wheeled self-balancing vehicle
A safe two-wheeled self-balancing vehicle includes two power wheels, a motion sensor, a control circuit, a chassis structure, a direction control input device, and a power source. The power wheels are installed at two sides of the chassis structure. The motion sensor is connected to the control circuit and fixed to the chassis structure opposite thereto. The direction control input device is connected to the control circuit. The control circuit drives the power wheels. A protection wheel support is disposed at a front side or both the front side and a rear side of the chassis structure. A floating protection wheel is installed at a front end of the protection wheel support. The protection wheel support is connected with the chassis structure or a structure of the protection wheel support, which enables the floating protection wheel to move freely in a vertical direction with respect to the chassis structure.
Safe two-wheeled self-balancing vehicle
A safe two-wheeled self-balancing vehicle includes two power wheels, a motion sensor, a control circuit, a chassis structure, a direction control input device, and a power source. The power wheels are installed at two sides of the chassis structure. The motion sensor is connected to the control circuit and fixed to the chassis structure opposite thereto. The direction control input device is connected to the control circuit. The control circuit drives the power wheels. A protection wheel support is disposed at a front side or both the front side and a rear side of the chassis structure. A floating protection wheel is installed at a front end of the protection wheel support. The protection wheel support is connected with the chassis structure or a structure of the protection wheel support, which enables the floating protection wheel to move freely in a vertical direction with respect to the chassis structure.