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US 11,787,508 B2Granted
Powered boots
OwnerKeith Maximilian Rudofskyinventor
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Abstract
Electric Powered Boots are a new compact and rugged motorized multi-terrain micro-vehicle for individual powersports, mobility for ground troops, or anyone who has difficulty in walking or running. For use on snow, sand, asphalt, hard dirt, or mud, electric powered boots elevate the prior teachings of motorized surf boots of U.S. Pat. No. 5,643,029 to the next level of fit, form, and function, by adding novel features and components in an innovative packaging arrangement that provides increased safety, functionality, and ergonomics during use on land.
Claims6
Motorized surf boots for land use comprising:
- a pair of boards of predetermined length, width, and cross-section, each board, of said pair of boards, acting as a platform for each of a pair of boots or a pair of foot braces;
- a pair of carriages;
- a pair of track assemblies, each track assembly containing a track or wheels directly in contact with a ground surface;
- a pair of longitudinal bearing components, for rotating said pair of boards in order to “carve” into turns, one said bearing component attached to the underside of each said board and to a respective said carriage;
- multiple shock absorbers connecting each said carriage and a respective said track assembly;
- one or more electric motors mounted within each said track assembly;
- one or more batteries mounted on the topside of each of said carriages;
- electronics contained in electronics compartments on the topside of each of said boards;
- a pair of retractable handlebars operably connected to said pair of boards;
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- a chassis having structures connected between front portions of the respective boards and between rear portions of the respective boards.
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