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.
Claims8
An occupant propelled roundabout, comprising:
- a body including a central post and a base, the central post extending upwardly from the base;
- a carrier secured to the central post for rotation thereupon, the carrier including a cross bar;
- at least one seat assembly, including a seat for supporting an occupant, the seat assembly supported beneath the cross bar and spaced from the central post thereby;
- a drive mechanism associated with each of the at least one seat assembly, the drive mechanism having a wheel, and pedals linked to the wheel for allowing the occupant to drive the wheel and move the seat assembly in a circular path around the central post, each drive mechanism movable between a deployed position wherein the wheel engages the ground surface, and a retracted position wherein the wheel is raised above the ground surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.