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US 2006/0131830 A1Published application
Apparatus for stabilizing a unicycle
OwnerFrederic Berginventor
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Abstract
A device for allowing a person to ride a unicycle is disclosed. The device easily attaches to a unicycle to allow a person to ride the unicycle. The device has two modes of operation; it can at least partially stabilize the unicycle in two degrees of rotation, yaw and pitch or it can stabilize the unicycle in only the pitch rotation.
Claims15
An apparatus for stabilizing a unicycle, the apparatus comprising:
- support shaft means for supporting the unicycle;
- means for joining said support shaft means to the unicycle;
- and,
- means for joining said support shaft means to at least one wheel, said support shaft means being joined to the at least one wheel at least one end by said wheel joining means, said support shaft means being further joined to the unicycle by said unicycle joining means at location on the unicycle that is generally non-obstructive to the rider.
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An apparatus for stabilizing a unicycle, the apparatus comprising:
- a first support shaft having a unicycle joining end and a wheel receiving end;
- a second support shaft having a unicycle joining end and a wheel receiving end;
- said first and second support shafts being joined at their unicycle joining ends to the unicycle at location on the unicycle that is non-obstructive to the rider and such that both support shafts are generally coplanar with the unicycle wheel, said first and second support shafts being configured to not touch the unicycle wheel and reach in general proximity to the ground;
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- at least one wheel rotatabley joined to the wheel receiving end of each support shaft.
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An apparatus for stabilizing a unicycle, the apparatus comprising:
- a support shaft having a unicycle joining portion and two wheel receiving ends;
- said support shaft being joined at the joining portion location thereof to the unicycle at location on the unicycle that is non-obstructive to the rider,
- said support shaft being configured to not touch the unicycle wheel and reach in general proximity to the ground;
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- at least one wheel rotatabley joined to each wheel receiving end of said support shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.