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US 2023/0365181 A1Published application
Sail Wheel
OwnerSean Glenn Cunninghaminventor
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Abstract
A sail wheel includes a large wheel with a sail that is ridden on an outrigger attached to an axle of the large wheel. The outrigger includes a handle section and a foot stand section, allowing a user to ride and control the sail wheel. The sail wheel utilizes wind power for propulsion and is used on land for extreme sports or recreationally.
Claims20
A land sail apparatus comprising:
- a wheel for contacting a land surface;
- an axle attached to a center of the wheel, the wheel configured to rotate about the axle;
- a sail attached at the wheel, the sail configured to capture wind to cause rotation of the wheel about the axle, thereby propelling the land sail apparatus;
- and
- a riding assembly attached to the axle and including a foot stand section configured to receive at least one foot of a user, and a handle section configured to receive at least one hand of the user, the riding assembly enabling the user to ride and control the land sail apparatus.
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A land sail apparatus comprising:
- a wheel for contacting a land surface;
- an axle attached to a center of the wheel, the wheel configured to rotate about the axle;
- a sail attached at a first side of the wheel, the sail configured to capture wind to cause rotation of the wheel about the axle, thereby propelling the land sail apparatus;
- an outrigger attached to the axle and opposite the sail at a second side of the wheel;
- a foot stand section attached about a bottom end of the outrigger and configured to receive feet of a user;
- and
- a handlebar section attached about a top end of the outrigger and configured to receive hands of the user, the foot stand section and the handlebar section enabling the user to ride and control the land sail apparatus.
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A method of using a land sail apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing the land sail apparatus including:
- a wheel for contacting a land surface;
- an axle attached to a center of the wheel, the wheel configured to rotate about the axle;
- a sail attached at the wheel, the sail configured capture wind to cause rotation of the wheel about the axle, thereby propelling the land sail apparatus;
- an outrigger attached to the axle and providing stabilization and support to the wheel;
- a foot stand section attached about a bottom end of the outrigger;
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- a handle section attached about a top end of the outrigger;
- placing a foot on the foot stand section;
- placing at least one hand on the handle section;
- pushing off from the land surface via the other foot, thereby beginning rotation of the wheel and thus propelling the land sail apparatus, the propulsion of the land sail apparatus being continued by wind power captured at the sail;
- and
- controlling the land sail apparatus via at least one of the handle section and the foot stand section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.