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Pitch-propelled vehicle

  • US 9,993,718 B2
  • Filed: 03/30/2017
  • Issued: 06/12/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle for carrying a user comprising:

  • a board having a plurality of detached sections coupled together by a hinge including a pin, wherein the sections are able to pivot about the pin of the hinge between a folded position where the board is bent and an unfolded position where the board is flat, and further wherein the hinge is coupled to a top surface of the sections such that in the unfolded position an inner surface of the sections contact each other thereby preventing the sections from further pivoting;

    a ground-contacting member coupled with the board and configured to rotate about a central axis, wherein the pin of the hinge is aligned with the central axis and the board is offset below the central axis when in the unfolded position; and

    a motorized drive assembly coupled with the ground-contacting member, wherein the ground-contacting member rotates about an axle and the axle acts as a pin of the hinges, wherein the sections pivot about the axle.

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