Abstract: The teachings provided herein relate to an articulable crankset for converting a pedal-powered vehicle into a push-powered vehicle having the articulable crankset in a retracted position to provide at least less of an obstruction to a user's legs during use of the push-powered vehicle than a non-retractable crankset. The vehicle can be a bicycle, and the articulable crankset can be a component of a production bicycle or a component of a conversion kit that will convert a bicycle from a pedal-powered bicycle to a convertible bicycle that can also function as a push-powered bicycle.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 6, 2014
Publication date:
July 3, 2014
Applicant:
Kroozn, LLC
Inventors:
BRIAN Kinting SHIU, Vanessa Chen-Hwa Shiu
Abstract: The teachings provided herein relate to an articulable crankset for converting a pedal-powered vehicle into a push-powered vehicle having the articulable crankset in a retracted position to provide at least less of an obstruction to a user's legs during use of the push-powered vehicle than a non-retractable crankset. The vehicle can be a bicycle, and the articulable crankset can be a component of a production bicycle or a component of a conversion kit that will convert a bicycle from a pedal-powered bicycle to a convertible bicycle that can also function as a push-powered bicycle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 15, 2013
Date of Patent:
April 29, 2014
Assignee:
Kroozn, LLC
Inventors:
Brian Kinting Shiu, Vanessa Chen-Hwa Shiu
Abstract: The teachings provided herein relate to an articulable crankset for converting a pedal-powered vehicle into a push-powered vehicle having the articulable crankset in a retracted position to provide at least less of an obstruction to a user's legs during use of the push-powered vehicle than a non-retractable crankset. The vehicle can be a bicycle, and the articulable crankset can be a component of a production bicycle or a component of a conversion kit that will convert a bicycle from a pedal-powered bicycle to a convertible bicycle that can also function as a push-powered bicycle.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 15, 2013
Publication date:
September 26, 2013
Applicant:
Kroozn, LLC
Inventors:
BRIAN KINTING SHIU, Vanessa Chen-Hwa Shiu
Abstract: An articulable crankset for converting a pedal-powered vehicle into a push-powered vehicle is provided. The articulable crankset can be in a retracted position to provide at least less of an obstruction to a user's legs during use of the push-powered vehicle than a non-retractable crankset. The vehicle can be a bicycle, and the articulable crankset can be a component of a production bicycle or a component of a conversion kit that will convert a bicycle from a pedal-powered bicycle to a convertible bicycle that can also function as a push-powered bicycle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 30, 2009
Date of Patent:
June 18, 2013
Assignee:
Kroozn, LLC
Inventors:
Brian Kinting Shiu, Vanessa Chen-Hwa Shiu
Abstract: The teachings provided herein relate to an articulable crankset for converting a pedal-powered vehicle into a push-powered vehicle having the articulable crankset in a retracted position to provide at least less of an obstruction to a user's legs during use of the push-powered vehicle than a non-retractable crankset. The vehicle can be a bicycle, and the articulable crankset can be a component of a production bicycle or a component of a conversion kit that will convert a bicycle from a pedal-powered bicycle to a convertible bicycle that can also function as a push-powered bicycle.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 30, 2009
Publication date:
August 5, 2010
Applicant:
KROOZN, LLC
Inventors:
Brian Kinting Shiu, Vanessa Chen-Hwa Shiu