Variously Arranged Patents (Class 152/89)
  • Patent number: 7537228
    Abstract: A monocycle, includes a wheel, a pedal, a frame portion, a saddle portion, a handle portion, and a braking unit. The wheel includes a rim having a tire, an axle arranged at a center portion of the rim, and a connecting piece for connecting the rim and the axle. The pedal can be driven to rotate the axle of the wheel. The frame portion is pivotably fixed with the axle on one end side thereof. The saddle portion is connected to the other end side of the frame portion. The handle portion is slidably and fixably connected to the other end side of the frame portion such that handle shafts of the handle portion can be slid to a position below the axle to form a stand with a bottom of the wheel. The braking unit can manually brake the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignees: Nihon University, Pixen Inc.
    Inventors: Toshinari Shimizu, Susumu Sasaki, Humiyoshi Suetake