Monocycle
AssigneesNihon University, Pixen Inc.
InventorsToshinari Shimizu, Susumu Sasaki, Humiyoshi Suetake
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Abstract
A monocycle, includes a wheel, a pedal, a frame portion, a saddle portion, a handle portion, and a braking unit. The wheel includes a rim having a tire, an axle arranged at a center portion of the rim, and a connecting piece for connecting the rim and the axle. The pedal can be driven to rotate the axle of the wheel. The frame portion is pivotably fixed with the axle on one end side thereof. The saddle portion is connected to the other end side of the frame portion. The handle portion is slidably and fixably connected to the other end side of the frame portion such that handle shafts of the handle portion can be slid to a position below the axle to form a stand with a bottom of the wheel. The braking unit can manually brake the wheel.
Claims7
A monocycle, comprising:
- a wheel comprising a rim of a predetermined diameter having a tire, an axle arranged at a center portion of the rim, and a connecting piece for connecting the rim and the axle;
- a pedal capable of driving to rotate the axle of the wheel;
- a frame portion pivotably fixed with the axle on one end side thereof;
- a saddle portion connected to other end side of the frame portion;
- a handle portion slidably and fixably connected to the other end side of the frame portion such that handle shafts of the handle portion are configured to be slid to a position below the axle to form a stand with a bottom of the wheel;
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- means for braking to manually brake the wheel,
- wherein, the handle portion and a saddle of the saddle portion are constituted by a structure being arranged at a predetermined angle therebetween, the connecting piece is arranged with at least three pieces of suspensions at intervals of 120 degrees between the rim and the axle.
A monocycle, comprising:
- a wheel comprising a rim of a predetermined diameter having a tire, an axle arranged at a center portion of the rim, and a connecting piece to connect the rim and the axle;
- a pedal connected to the axle of the wheel;
- a frame portion pivotably fixed with the axle on a first end of the frame portion;
- a saddle portion connected to a second end of the frame portion and including a saddle;
- a handle portion slidably and fixably connected to the second end of the frame portion such that handle shafts of the handle portion are configured to be slid to a position below the axle to form a stand with a bottom of the wheel;
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- a brake configured to manually brake the wheel,
- wherein the handle portion and the saddle are arranged at a predetermined angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.