Occupant propelled roundabout
OwnerMichael Bishopinventor
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Abstract
One embodiment of an occupant propelled roundabout (“roundabout”) may have a body. The roundabout may also have a carrier, which may be rotatably carried by the body and may also have a seat assembly adapted to carry an occupant. In addition, the roundabout may also have a drive mechanism pivotally coupled to the seat assembly such that the drive mechanism may be movable between a deployed position and a retracted position. The drive mechanism may be moved toward the deployed position in response to the occupant operating the drive mechanism. Also, the roundabout may have a biasing member, which may be operably connected between the drive mechanism and the carrier so that the biasing member may move the drive mechanism toward the retracted position.
Claims20
An occupant propelled roundabout, comprising:
- a body;
- a carrier rotatably carried by the body and having a seat assembly adapted to carry an occupant;
- a drive mechanism pivotally coupled to the seat assembly such that the drive mechanism is movable between a deployed position and a retracted position, wherein the drive mechanism is moved toward the deployed position in response to the occupant operating the drive mechanism;
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- a biasing member operably connected between the drive mechanism and the carrier so that the biasing member moves the drive mechanism toward the retracted position.
An occupant propelled roundabout, comprising:
- a body having a base, and the body also having a post extending from the base;
- a carrier having a cross bar that is rotatably carried by the post, the carrier also having a first pillar carried by one end of the cross bar and a second pillar carried by the other end of the cross bar, the carrier also having a first seat assembly that is carried by the first pillar and adapted to carry a first occupant, and the carrier also having a second seat assembly that is carried by the second pillar and adapted to carry a second occupant;
- a first drive mechanism pivotally coupled to the first seat assembly;
- a second drive mechanism pivotally coupled to the second seat assembly, such that the first and second drive mechanisms are movable between a deployed position and a retracted position, wherein the first drive mechanism is moved toward the deployed position in response to the first occupant operating the first drive mechanism and the second drive mechanism is moved toward the deployed position in response to the second occupant operating the second drive mechanism;
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- a first biasing member operably connected between the first drive mechanism and the carrier;
- a second biasing member operably connected between the second drive mechanism and the carrier, such that the first and second biasing members move a respective one of the first and second drive mechanisms toward the retracted position.
A method for operating an occupant propelled roundabout, the method comprising:
- supporting an occupant on a seat assembly;
- operating a drive mechanism pivotally carried by the seat assembly, such that the drive mechanism moves toward a deployed position and a wheel of the drive mechanism rolls along the ground;
- disengaging the drive mechanism such that a biasing member interconnecting the seat assembly and the drive mechanism moves the drive mechanism toward a retracted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.