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Pedal-powered skateboard

  • US 4,861,054 A
  • Filed: 07/28/1987
  • Issued: 08/29/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/28/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A human-powered vehicle, comprising:

  • a plurality of wheels for enabling said vehicle to roll when placed on a surface,a rider-supporting platform having a discontinuous surface so as to provide a plurality of sections, one of said sections comprising a front pedal, and one of said sections comprising a rear pedal,pedal-support means attached to each said pedal for mounting said pedals,pivoting means attached to each said pedal-support means for enabling said pedals to reciprocate in generally vertical directions,said pivoting means for said front pedal being located generally to the rear of said pivoting means for said rear pedal so as to make each of said pedals have as long a lever arm as possible, thereby reducing the angular deviation required of each of said pedals for any given length of pedal stroke,power-transmission means for causing at least one of said wheels to rotate in response to the depression of one of said pedals,pedal-return means for biasing said pedals to return to the top of their strokes, andretaining means for holding all of the foregoing components of said vehicle in their aforecited functional relationships.

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