Skate bike

• US 4,863,182 A
• Filed: 07/14/1988
• Issued: 09/05/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jiuun F. Chern
• Original Assignee: Jiuun F. Chern
• Inventors: Chern, Jiuun F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Marmor, Charles A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): CAMBY, RICHARD M
• Application Number:
  US07/218,914
• Time in Patent Office: 418 Days
• Field of Search: 280/7.1, 280/7.11, 280/87.04 R, 280/87.04 A, 280/87.01, 280/87.02 R, 280/11.28, 280/266, 280/282, 280/291, 280/205, 280/11.1 BT, D21/71, D21/86, D21/81, D21/227, D12/107
• US Class Current: 280/266
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/006 with wheels of different size or type
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/01 Skateboards A63C17/02 - A63C17/28 take precedence; rolling devices on skis A63C5/035
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/014 Wheel arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/265 with handles or hand supports
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/28 with arrangements for sitting
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 1/00 Unicycles
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 5/05 characterised by a single rear wheel

Abstract

A skate bike including a frame; a spring seat saddle connected to an upper part of the frame; a wheel having a central axle connected to a lower part of the frame; a pair of pedals provided on either side of the wheel; a pair of supporting shafts pivotally provided on the frame at suitable position to define a support for feet of a passenger; and an auxiliary wheel set provided on the frame at a suitable position. The skate bike is effective as an unicycle and also effective as an ice scooter or a grass scooter when used in conjunction with a pair of ski poles.

Claims

1. A skate bike comprising:

a frame including a seat tube, two downwardly extending seat stays jointed to a lower end of said seat tube, a substantially horizontally extending U-shaped tube having two straight tube portions and a circular portion connecting an end of one straight tube portion to an end of the other straight tube portion, a bar connecting the straight tube portions of said U-shaped tube to each other at a substantially mid-length of each straight tube portion, and an arc-shaped tube with one end thereof connected to a junction of said seat tube and said two seat stays and the other end thereof connected to said bar;

a spring seat saddle connected to an uper part of said seat tube of said frame;

a wheel including a central axle connectable to said frame, a wheel body, a plurality of spokes, and a tire covering said wheel body, said central axle having a first protuberance substantially vertically formed on each side thereof for engaging with said seat stays of said frame and a second said protuberance substantially horizontally formed on each side thereof for engaging with said two straight tube portions of said U-shaped tube;

a pair of pedals connected to a pair of cranks which are formed on respective sides of said central axle of said wheel;

a cover plate provided on a front part of said U-shaped tube of said frame;

a pair of foldable supporting shafts pivotally provided on said U-shaped tube at a position substantially below said cover plate; and

an auxiliary wheel set provided on a lower side of said U-shaped tube at the position of said circular portion.

2. A skate bike as claimed in claim 1, wherein said U-shaped tube further comprises a semicircular plate at the circular portion and said semicircular plate has a hole through a central part thereof.

3. A skate bike as claimed in claim 2, wherein said semicircular plate is welded to said circular portion of said U-shaped tube.

4. A skate bike as claimed in claim 1, wherein said seat stays and said U-shaped tube define an angle exceeding 90 degrees therebetween.

5. A skate bike as claimed in claim 4, wherein the angle is larger than 100 degrees.

6. A skate bike as claimed in claim 5, wherein the angle is about 105 degrees.

7. A skate bike as claimed in claim 1, wherein the frame includes means permitting its assembly and disassembly.

8. A skate bike as claimed in claim 7, wherein said means includes screws.

9. A skate bike as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said protuberances has two holes along the length thereof for receiving screws.

10. A skate bike as claimed in claim 4, wherein said first and second protuberances are formed to define an angle therebetween conforming with the angle defined by said seat stays and said U-shaped tube.

11. A skate bike as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cover plate is substantially flat and includes two slightly upswept ends.

12. A skate bike as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pair of supporting shafts are connected to two hinging seats which are provided on respective straight portions of said U-shaped tube adjacent to said circular portion.

13. A skate bike as claimed in claim 12, wherein each hinging seat includes a plate body having two extended portions, and each extended portion having a hole therethrough.

14. A skate bike as claimed in claim 1, wherein said auxiliary wheel set includes two wheel members, a rod connecting the wheel members, and an engaging member engaging the auxiliary wheel set to said U-shaped tube.

15. A skate bike as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a pair of ski poles.

16. A skate bike as claimed in claim 15, wherein each said ski pole includes an upright stick body, a cover encasing an end of said stick body, and a soft plastic cap covering another end of said stick body.