Piston configurations for pneumatic pogo stick
AssigneeVurtego, LLC
InventorsIan Britt, Brian James Spencer
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Abstract
A pneumatic pogo stick is provided that utilizes compressed air like a spring to have a potentially higher power to weight ratio than a comparable coil spring pogo stick. The pneumatic pogo stick includes an elongate cylindrical housing which forms a cylinder. Improvements are also provided to the piston and air shaft that allow for reduced hammering and a lower maximum compression ratio in order to provide relatively smooth jumping and landing while propelling a user to greater heights. Examples of such improvements include a hollow air shaft and modifications to the shape and structure of the piston.
Claims18
A pogo stick comprising:
- a housing;
- a piston disposed within the housing, such that there is a space between the piston and the housing;
- and
- a sliding shaft at least partially disposed within the housing, said sliding shaft connected to the piston;
- wherein the piston comprises an upper surface with a concave shape.
A pogo stick comprising:
- a housing;
- a piston disposed within the housing, such that there is a space between the piston and the housing;
- and
- a sliding shaft at least partially disposed within the housing, said sliding shaft connected to the piston;
- wherein the sliding shaft comprises a hollow section that is in fluid communication with the space between the piston and the housing.
A pogo stick comprising:
- a housing;
- a piston disposed within the housing, such that there is a space between the piston and the housing;
- and
- a sliding shaft at least partially disposed within the housing, said sliding shaft connected to the piston;
- wherein the piston comprises an upper surface with a concave shape;
- and
- wherein the sliding shaft comprises a hollow section that is in fluid communication with the space between the piston and the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.