CA2296166A1 - Stepping bicycle - Google Patents

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CA2296166A1
CA2296166A1 CA002296166A CA2296166A CA2296166A1 CA 2296166 A1 CA2296166 A1 CA 2296166A1 CA 002296166 A CA002296166 A CA 002296166A CA 2296166 A CA2296166 A CA 2296166A CA 2296166 A1 CA2296166 A1 CA 2296166A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62M—RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR SINGLE-TRACK CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES
    • B62M1/00—Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles
    • B62M1/24—Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles with reciprocating levers, e.g. foot levers
    • B62M1/26—Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles with reciprocating levers, e.g. foot levers characterised by rotary cranks combined with reciprocating levers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62K—CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDE-CARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE
    • B62K3/00—Bicycles
    • B62K3/002—Bicycles without a seat, i.e. the rider operating the vehicle in a standing position, e.g. non-motorized scooters; non-motorized scooters with skis or runners

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Abstract

A foot operated wheeled vehicle is disclosed, the vehicle having a frame, a rear wheel, a front wheel pivotally mounted to the frame and handle bars operatively coupled to the front wheel for pivoting the front wheel in the desired angle. The rear wheel has a hub mounted to the frame, the hub having a sprocket mechanically coupled to the hub, a drive sprocket rotatably mounted to the frame and mechanically coupled to the sprocket of the rear wheel by a chain.
The vehicle also has a right and left pedal pivotally mounted to the right and left side of the frame, respectively, and pivotally movable between a raised and lowered position, the right and left pedal being mechanically coupled to the drive sprocket by a ratchet mechanism. The ratchet mechanism is adapted and configured to rotate the drive sprocket only when a pedal is moved from its elevated to its lowered position. The ratchet mechanism also permits the right and left pedal to be move independent of each other. Each of the pedals are biased towards their elevated position by a spring.

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1. A foot operated wheeled vehicle comprising;
(a) a frame, (b) a front wheel pivotally mounted to the frame and having a handle bar operatively coupled thereto for pivoting the front wheel in the desired angle, (d) a rear wheel having a hub mounted to the frame, the hub having a sprocket mechanically coupled to the hub, (d) a drive sprocket rotatably mounted to the frame and mechanically coupled to the sprocket of the rear wheel by a chain, (e) a right and left pedal pivotally mounted to the right and left side of the frame, respectively, and pivotally movable between a raised and lowered position, (f) the right and left pedal being mechanically coupled to the drive sprocket by a ratchet mechanism, the ratchet mechanism adapted and configured to rotate the drive sprocket only when a pedal is moved from its elevated to its lowered position, (g) the ratchet mechanism permitting the right and left pedal to move independent of each other.
2. A foot operated wheeled vehicle as defined in claim 1 wherein the ratchet mechanism comprises a shaft mounted to the drive sprocket and a right and left ratchet operatively coupled to the right and left pedal, respectively, the right and left ratchet operatively coupled to the shaft to rotate the shaft in one direction when the right or left pedals are moved from their elevated to their lowered position.
3. A foot operated wheeled vehicle as defined in claim 1 wherein the pedals are pivotally mounted to the frame at a position between the front wheel and the drive sprocket.
4. A foot operated wheeled vehicle as defined in claim 3 wherein the pedals are each provided with a foot engaging surface adapted and configured to retain a users foot, the pedals each being operatively coupled to the racket mechanism at a position between the foot engaging surfaces and the pivotal attachment to the frame.
5. A foot operated wheeled vehicle as defined in claim 2 wherein the ratchet mechanism further comprises a right and left lever arm each having a first and second end, the first end of the right and left lever arms each being attached to the right and left ratchets respectively, the second end of said lever arms movably attached to the right and left pedals, respectively.
6. A foot operated wheeled vehicle as defined in claim 5, wherein the pedals are each pivotally attached to the frame at a position between the front wheel and the drive sprocket.
7. A foot operated wheeled vehicle as defined in claim 6 wherein each pedal is provided with
8 a foot engaging surface adapted and configured to retain a users foot, the pedals each being movably connected to the lever arms at a position on the pedal between the foot engaging surfaces and the pivotal attachment to the frame.
8. A foot operated wheeled vehicle as defined in claim 7 wherein the movable connection between the lever arms and the pedal comprises a slot in the pedal adapted and configured to retain a projection on the lever arm.
9. A foot operated wheeled vehicle as defined in claim 2 wherein the ratchet comprises a roller ratchet, the roller ratchet having a substantially circular housing with substantially circular cavity, a toothed wheel centrally disposed in the cavity, and a plurality of rollers peripherally arranged around the toothed wheel and positioned between the teeth of the wheel and the housing, the teeth configured to permit the rollers to physically engage both the wheel and the housing only when the housing is rotated relative to the toothed wheel in one direction.
10. A foot operated wheeled vehicle as defined in claim 9 wherein the ratchet further comprises an arm rigidly attached to the housing, the arm being mechanically coupled to the pedal and the toothed wheel being mechanically coupled to the shaft.
11. A foot operate wheeled vehicle as defined in claims 1, 2, 3 or 10 further comprising a biasing means for biasing the right and left pedals towards their raised position.
12. A foot operated wheeled vehicle as defined in claim 4 wherein the foot engaging surface comprises a member pivotally attached to each pedal.
13. A foot operated wheeled vehicle as defined in claim 1 further comprising a first and second shock absorber mounted on the right and left sides of the frame, respectively, each shock absorber positioned to arrest the downward movement of its respective pedal at the pedals downward most position.
14. A foot operated wheeled vehicle as defined in claim 1 further comprising a first and second stop mounted on the right and left side of the frame, respectively, each stop positioned to arrest the upward movement of its respective pedal at the pedals upward most position.
15. A foot operated wheeled vehicle as defined in claim 14 wherein the stops are adjustably mounted to the frame such that the upward most position of each pedal can be adjusted.
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Cited By (5)

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WO2007076658A1 (en) * 2005-12-30 2007-07-12 Yan Hui Lu A manpower acturating device for bicycles
GB2438183A (en) * 2006-05-19 2007-11-21 Robert Maclean Muirhead Bicycle with arcuately reciprocating pedal crank arms
WO2009129594A1 (en) * 2008-04-22 2009-10-29 Mcisaac Gerald Bicycle propulsion assembly having telescoping elongate members engageable through circular motion
CN104773250A (en) * 2014-01-10 2015-07-15 赵洪亮 Innovative driving mechanisms for pedal scooters
US10322767B2 (en) 2016-01-24 2019-06-18 Costel Dragomir Carry-on foldable stepper scooter

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WO2007076658A1 (en) * 2005-12-30 2007-07-12 Yan Hui Lu A manpower acturating device for bicycles
GB2438183A (en) * 2006-05-19 2007-11-21 Robert Maclean Muirhead Bicycle with arcuately reciprocating pedal crank arms
WO2009129594A1 (en) * 2008-04-22 2009-10-29 Mcisaac Gerald Bicycle propulsion assembly having telescoping elongate members engageable through circular motion
WO2009129593A1 (en) * 2008-04-22 2009-10-29 Gerald Mcisaac Bicycle propulsion assembly having elongate members
US7823899B2 (en) 2008-04-22 2010-11-02 Mcisaac Gerald Bicycle propulsion assembly having elongate members
US8286981B2 (en) 2008-04-22 2012-10-16 Gerald Mclsaac Bicycle propulsion assembly having telescoping elongate members engageable through circular motion
CN102015428B (en) * 2008-04-22 2013-11-13 杰拉德·马艾萨克 Bicycle propulsion assembly having telescoping elongate members engageable through circular motion
CN104773250A (en) * 2014-01-10 2015-07-15 赵洪亮 Innovative driving mechanisms for pedal scooters
US10322767B2 (en) 2016-01-24 2019-06-18 Costel Dragomir Carry-on foldable stepper scooter

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